Suspicious Times and Victor Krum

[uncmark]

No: HPFGUIDX 34631

Personally I like Victor Krum, but I wonder what Durmstrang girls are 
like that 15-year-old Hermione could sweep an international Quidditch 
star off his feet.

I was rereading Goblet of Fire where Sirius was telling the Potter 
trio about the Dark Times of the first Voldemort war. With LV's heavy 
use of the Imperius curse, suspicions ran deep of any strange wizard.

I remember how nervous people were after 9/11. Anyone who looked 
third world was suspect of being a terrorist and my workplace was on 
lockdown because some fool sent a package of baby powder through the 
mail.

As Lord Voldemort is on the move again, many of Hogwarts will surely 
suspect the prize student of a foreign Death Eater. If he did visit 
Hogwart's I could see Slytherin's saying something insensitive about 
him and Hermione. 

(I would like to see Draco calling H a 'mudblood' in front of Victor. 
What would a 7th year who can morph into a shark do to a git like 
Malfoy if he was angered?)

Here's hoping that JKR can treat the issues of a magic war without 
getting too dark. I doubt I'd enjoy Potter if battle killed half the 
student body. Some of the rumors are just TOO depressing!

Uncmark