Why Does Krum Catch The Snitch?

[dfrankiswork at netscape.net]

No: HPFGUIDX 26600

Cindy wrote:

> > > But why does Krum catch the snitch when he knows, or ought to 
> know,
> > > that Bulgaria would lose if he did it?  We have seen Harry hold 
> other
> > > seekers off of the snitch when he knows his team doesn't have 
the
> > > points to win.  JKR must have something in mind here, but I must
> > > admit that I have completely missed it.

> Then Margaret Dean:
> > > > 
> > 	"He knew they were never going to catch up! He
> > 	wanted to end it on his terms, that's all...."

and Cindy again:

> That's it?  I saw this explanation, but I dismissed it as 
> misdirection or something.  I fully expected it to reveal a key
> part of Krum's character that would recur at some point in GoF.  

Me likewise.  At the end of GOF, I decided that it was meant to 
signal that Krum, while very good at catching small balls in mid-air, 
is, er, well, not very bright, and that this is signalling something 
about how soon Hermione will decide that they aren't going to get 
very far together.

David