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

[Jesta Hijinx]

No: HPFGUIDX 49482

Hello, Snuffles:

> > 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.
>
>Ahh, I'm not so sure the Quidditch fame had much to do with Hermione's
>interest in Krum. Personally, I think it was despite this, as Hermione is
>painfully bad at remembering most things Quidditch.
>
Um, Snuffles, I believe you misunderstood me.  I don't think his *fame* per 
se has anything to do with it at all.  But if she'd been totally ignorant 
about Quidditch and had still been taking the position that it was all 
bloody boring, I don't think she would have been appealing to him, either.  
I think she knows enough on an intellectual level to understand the 
mechanics of the game and say things like, "Right, you're the Seeker from 
Bulgaria; my friend Harry is a Seeker, too."

It's not the fame; the Quidditch bits about Krum are data points for 
Hermione, and since he's *publicized* because of it, that means there are 
things in print about him - probably where he was born, his favorite likes 
and dislikes, etc.  I could see it being publicised, for example, that his 
favorite treat was blueberry muffins, and Hermione doing some homework that 
happened to result in blueberry muffins when they were hanging out together. 
  That kind of thing.

>I imagine that it was somewhere in the library where they began speaking 
>and
>discovering the attractive facts. I agree with you that Krum is attracted 
>to
>her intellectual "athleticism" ( great way to word it, mind you ;)) but I
>think in turn Hermione realises that there is more to Krum than the 
>Quidditch
>facade that all of the other girls in the school fancy
>oh-so-very-much-giggle-giggle-giggle.
>
>Hermione, though true in her friendship to Harry sees that fame, as Snape
>puts it "clearly isn't everything." Harry is a talented wizard, but she has
>had to help him out of a bind more than once. So, for Krum to be a part of
>her life, he would have to have a lot more to offer than just talent on the
>Quidditch pitch.
>
>-Snuffles
>
I'm sure he does.  It's not made really clear just how bright he is - 
whether he's a slouch academically or not.  But the pursuit of excellence 
itself takes rigor and discipline, not just natural talent, and possibly 
Krum diagramming out Quidditch plays while they're talking can be taken as 
some sort of vector exercise by Hermione - she's not going to go "gee, wow, 
how do you think of such things, mah li'l' ol' head would bust", but she 
would be able to appreciate the theory of directional changes and speed and 
all that sort of thing - even if she could care less if she ever saw a 
Quidditch match again.

And who knows - maybe Krum has a favorite subject or two, and they study 
together or discuss it.

Felinia


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