Krum and Her-My-Oh-Ninny

[Christopher Nuttall]

No: HPFGUIDX 48465

I've been thinking about Krum's relationship with Hermione (I hope I got his version right on the subject field) and I've got an unusual conclusion to the question, what does he see in her?  

Krum is famous, perhaps more deservingly than Harry.  Harry had a stroke of luck to get his fame (yes, I know what it cost him), while Krum trained hard and played harder to get where he is as a player.  Bu this has its own cost, he's so famous that girls will fall over themselves to get him as their partner and therefore will fake their responses to him.  (No, I'm not a girl hater (but why do they hate me, LOL), but the prestige of going with someone famous to the Yule ball has to count for a lot).  Hermione, on the other hand, is too sensible to do that, she understands what famous people can be like (she's been one of Harry's best friends), she knows how annoying it can be to have your photo constantly taken and your signature demanded, and she takes it all in stride.  

I can't imagine Hermione acting like some silly schoolgirl and falling all over him.  Krum would care for her just for that, let alone for any other benefits, and she would be very precious to him.  Even if they become just friends, they'll still be close.  She's someone he can be himself with.  That's the definition of a true lover and/or friend.

Chris

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