Krums Future & Quidditch

[Steve <bboy_mn@yahoo.com>]

No: HPFGUIDX 49505

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "BoBaFeTT" <bobafett at h...> wrote:
> Needless to say I doubt his school year was completed due to the 
> headmaster running off ... ... ...  He would need to repeat his 
> last year. 
> 
> Assuming that's true he would undoubtedly play on the quidditch team 
> ... ... ...
> 
> Who would be seeker though?
> I would think Harry would remain seeker ... ... ... 
> 
> Perhaps Krum would like to be a keeper for a change anyway.
> 
> So there's my theory pick away ;)
> 
> BoBafeTT

bboy_mn comments:

I think both Krum and Fleur are going to be in the next book, and the
relationship aspect is a lot more complicated that Ron/Hermione/Krum.
It's more like /Harry/Hermione/Cho/, /Ron/Hermione/Krum/,
/Harry/Ginny/Colin/, /Ron/Hermoine/Fleur/, /Harry/Hermione/Ron/, and
more....

As far a Quidditch, the position that is open is Keeper, but after the
fifth year, nearly the whole team will be gone, and they will be
starting all over again. So my vote is for Ron to be Keeper, and Krum
to volunteer to coach a reserve team so that they are ready to step in
 next year when the Chases and Beaters leave. 

That means there will be a secondary story about all the new Quidditch
players. We know that Neville and Dean don't have any previous (before
school) experience flying, although, now that they have had some
limited experience at school, they may have demonstrated some natural
ability. 

Seamus seems, based on his bragging, to be a capable flyer. Although,
I might be tainted by the movie, I don't picture Seamus as a very big
guy, so he wouldn't make a good beater. That leaves him as a Chaser.
I think finding Beaters is going to be the hardest task. 

We really don't see any Gryffindor girls who seem to have a serious
interest in Quidditch, which means Harry as the only remiaining
member, will have to choose from the underclassmen. Colin and Dennis
are pretty small guys, they might make Chasers, but they won't make
good Beaters. 

I think if they do assemble a reserve team, they will have to
introduce some new characters. Based on know foreground characters,
there simple don't seem to be enough to form a team. 

But I still think it will be Ron who gets the job of Keeper. Ron's
biggest problem is not having a decent broom. I'm sure he could
probably find a school broom that would be good enough for a Keeper
who doesn't have to do a lot of flying. Maybe Wood who has been signed
to a progessional team and will certainly have a new broom, will
donate his old broom to Ron.

Krum coming to Hogwarts-
The having to repeat his last year idea is good, but I think he will
come to Hogwarts for some 'post graduate' work. Since there is a lot
of emphasis on Dark Arts at Durmstrang, Krum may feel that other areas
of his education were neglected by the school. So he will attend
Hogwarts for a year to round out his education... and of course, be
close to Hermione. 

Fleur at Hogwarts-
I think she will be there but I'm not sure in what capacity. If she is
DADA teacher, I don't see her getting a lot of respect or cooperation
from the students because she is clearly not up to the job. However,
her goal is to improve her English, so she may take on an unpaid
position as a teaching assistant. But what subject though? What talent
has she demonstrated that would indicate which subject she would be
good at? ....don't know. None that I can see. I'm sure she is an
adequate witch, but other than beguiling boys, what is she good at? 

Her presents certainly does complicate the Harry/Ron/Hermione/Krum
quadrangle. 

Just a few thoughts.

bboy_mn