Krum the transfer student?

[Steve]

No: HPFGUIDX 53857

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "jsherman6" <jdm267 at p...> wrote:
> Krum ... enjoyed staying at Hogwarts.  I think ... Krum will transfer
>  to Hogwarts....  
> 
> ... What house would he  be sorted into? I think... a toss up between 
> Slytherin and Gryffindor.  No matter what house... , he would 
> ... become ... lead seeker.
> 
> ... great to see Malfoy benched....  And ... an excellent
>  matchup between Harry and Krum....  Though, Krum in Gryffindor 
> would present some interesting conflicts, like Harry's Quidditch 
> position, and the Ron-Hermione-Krum love triangle.  
> 
> Any more thoughts on Krum at Hogwarts?
> 
> -jack-

bboy_mn:

I see this happening too, but coming up with a solid reason and method
is more difficult. 

Krum probably was in his last year at Drumstrang. But there was no
headmaster at the end of the year, perhaps there was no one to certify
his completion. Or maybe Krum felt the education at Drumstrang wasn't
up to par, so he decided to ask Dumbledore's permission to repeat his
last year. Maybe he will come as a graduate student with the intent of
specializing in a particular area of magical study, studying under one
 of the Hogwart's teachers because they are very highly regarded in
this area; Flintwick-charms, McGonnagall-Tranfiguation, Snape-potions.
Then again, he may just offer to join Dumbledore's fight against
Voldemort. 

The main point here is that there are some reasonable and logical
circumstance under which he might return.

House-
That's a hard one. Would they even sort him, or would they just assign
him an available bed?

If he is in Slytherin, that certainly creates some interesting story
lines. Since Krum and Harry get along, Krum might tell Draco to back
off. Also, right now Draco is sort of the king of Slytherins even
though he is an underclassmen. He is sort of like the Harry of
Slytherin's. Draco commands the center of attention of all those
around him including upperclassmen (speculation). But if Krum is in
Slytherin, Draco get demoted to prince if he is luck, otherwise,
relative to Slytherin attention, he falls into the shadows; just
another kid in school. That's not a position Draco would like, and I
can see that creating all kinds of interesting conflicts internal to
Slytherin, with the school in general, and with Harry and Gryffindor.

If he is in Gryffindor, I think you pointed out the most obvious
conflict the Ron-Hermione-Krum love triangle. But it also makes the
general daily dynamics of Harry/Ron/Hermione's relationship
complicated. In some ways, Krum could re-enforce the group, but in
other way, he could dilute the trio's relationship with each other. 

Quidditch-
Krum played professional Quidditch, or I assume it was professional.
Once someone competes on a professional team, they usually aren't
allowed back into amateur ranks. Of course, I have no way of knowing
if that rule carries over into the wizard world.

I see Krum entering Hogwarts house neutral; no house allegiance then
acting as the Gryffindor reserve teams trainer or coach. I have no
foundation for that other than knowing that Gryffindor needs to start
working on a reserve team, and that I think Krum will be there.

I could handle it if Krum was the Slytherin Seeker. That might be
interesting, Harry and Krum seem to like and respect each other off
the Quidditch pitch, but they would have to show no mercy when it came
to playing the game.

I don't think I could handle it if Krum was on the Gryffindor team in
any player position. Mainly because I want Ron to become the new
Keeper. An extention of that desire, is that in year 6, Ron becomes
the captain of the team. 

My instinct tells me that Krum is going to be there, but I can only
guess how and why.

Just a few thoughts.

bboy_mn