[HPforGrownups] Krum and Her-My-Oh-Ninny

[Jesta Hijinx]

No: HPFGUIDX 49479







Christopher:


>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?
>
My guess is that Hermione was so obviously not interested in Krum's fame or 
anything while in the library that she may have been a bit of a relief for 
him to talk to - their introduction could have been something as simple as 
one knocking a stack of books over and the other helping pick it up.  
Hermione is a straight shooter, not a girly-girl, and I don't imagine Krum 
finds giggles and coquetry very fetching.  As a top athlete himself, he may 
well have been impressed by her, for lack of a better term, "intellectual 
athleticism" and thirst for knowledge; she's driven, but in a different 
arena, so they're not competition for each other and can learn tons from 
each other.

As someone who dwells primarily in the internal realms of the mental - 
intellectual, emotional and spiritual - myself, I would definitely be drawn 
to someone who valued those things about me.  Likewise, while Hermione has 
never been a big Quidditch fan, she at least knows about the game - how can 
she help it, being around Harry and Ron? - and Krum is, quite simply, one of 
the best.  I'm sure there are lots of stats around about him that she can 
happily look up.  She could probably "research" him to a certain extent, and 
that facet was probably appealing.

All in all, I don't find it that strange.  Neither of them like pretentious 
people, and Hermione is anything but pretentious.

Felinia

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