[HPforGrownups] Re: Random Comments: Madame Maxime/ Krum and Karkaroff

[Jesta Hijinx]

No: HPFGUIDX 61024

>
>     Personally, I think Krum will end up being one of the good
>guys. The only canon I have to base this on is Krum's obvious
>disdain for Karkaroff in the scene when Krum comes to say good bye
>to Hermione at the end of GOF. Flimsy, I know, but there you are.
>
>   -Linda
>
Linda -

I deleted some of your analysis about the Karkaroff/Krum connection, but I 
think you hit the target dead center about their relationship.  I think that 
Karkaroff has been pampering and trying to stay attached to Krum because 
Krum's a celebrity already - no other reason.  I think that Krum, who seems 
basically to be a nice and polite boy if somewhat reticent around most 
people (probably due somewhat to an innate sense that he doesn't want 
sycophants around him all the time), has put up with Karkaroff because he's 
the headmaster, and he probably was raised to be polite to his elders (while 
a tiny bit gruff at times, he basically has good manners - he goes and talks 
directly to Harry, politely, about his connection with Hermione, instead of 
engaging in any of the other posturing displays some teenaged males might 
do, or trying to make him look bad), so Karkaroff is his elder in a position 
of authority over him - he certainly isn't chatting him up all the time nor 
returning the attentions in kind.  I think he really does have Karkaroff's 
measure - probably, again, being down inside his own world and only having 
information and resources he's had so far, there may not have been a need to 
"do" anything about Karkaroff so far - and he may figure he's out of school 
soon anyway, he can put up with this sycophant for a bit longer, and why 
piss him off needlessly?  Krum does not seem to believe in burning bridges 
without due cause, but I'll bet that if someone was proven to him to be a 
"baddie" he'd be really firm about having nothing more to do with them.

Felinia

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