Does Viktor Krum become an important character?

[delwynmarch]

No: HPFGUIDX 119079


Carol wrote :
"I like Viktor Krum and I admire him for not letting the girls who
follow him around go to his head. (He probably knows that if he
weren't a Quidditch champion, they wouldn't give him a second glance.)
But I worry about him. He's been taught the Dark Arts, apparently
including the Unforgiveables. He was Karkaroff's favorite boy, and we
know what Karkaroff is or was. Is it safe to have Viktor on the good
side?"

Del replies :
Hmmm, interesting question !

I remember that Wronski Feint too. It takes some cold-blooded guts to
execute that kind of maneuver, where the goal is to get the other
Seeker to *crash*.

On the other hand, Hermione is not such a bad judge of character, so
if she keeps writing to Viktor, maybe that means he's not that bad ?
But she could be mistaken, of course.

I guess we can't really know, and the Good Guys will have to give
Viktor a try, if he asks for it. They'll have to keep a close eye on
him, though, at least at first.

Another one that we can't necessarily trust so easily IMO is Fleur.
She *is* part-Veela after all. And she's not a native either : do we
really know why she came back to England ? Is it strictly for personal
reasons, or is it because of LV's rebirth ? In that case, does she
want to fight him, or does she want to help him ? I hope Bill is being
cautious...

Del