Does Viktor Krum become an important character?

[hickengruendler]

No: HPFGUIDX 120003


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wrote:
 
> Snow:
> 
> I would like to believe that Krum will be on the side of good but 
> Dumbledore's reaction in GOF leaves me a bit hesitant.
> 
> In the chapter, The Madness of Mr. Crouch, Harry has gone to tell 
> Dumbledore that Crouch is in the forest talking strangely:
> "Said he wants to warn you
said he's done something terrible
he 
> mentioned his son
and Bertha Jorkins
and-and Voldemort
something 
> about Voldemort getting stronger
"
> "Indeed," said Dumbledore, and he quickened his pace
"
> "He's not acting normally,"[
]I left him with Victor Krum."
>  "You did?" said Dumbledore sharply, and he began to take longer 
> strides still
" 
> 
> It appears, at least to me, that Dumbledore was not thrilled at the 
> prospect of leaving Krum alone in the woods with Crouch. 
> 
> Snow

Hickengruendler:

I think it's the other way around. When Harry told Dumbledore what 
happened, Dumbledore went fast because he knew that some odd things 
were going on (that possibly involve Voldemort), and he thought that 
Mr Crouch was in danger. When Harry told him that Viktor is with 
Crouch, he went even faster because he thought that now two lives 
were in danger. And Viktor is in gtrave danger. The fake Moody could 
just as well have killed him, too. In fact, I think the only reason 
why Moody hasn't killed him, was that with Viktor's death the 
Triwizard Tournament might have been cancelled, and Moody needed the 
tournament for his plan. (Yes, we all don't understand why exactly he 
needed the tournament instead of turning some random object into a 
portkey, but obviously he did ;-) ).

IMO, GoF gives a clear hint on which side Viktor Krum is. He was 
raised and educated in Durmstrang by Karkaroff, who didn't except 
muggleborns and where they teach the Dark Arts. He was probably 
taught that muggleborns were inferior to pure-blooded wizards. And 
still he fell genuinely in love with Hermione, although he knew from 
Rita's articles, that she's a muggleborn. And that his feelings were 
honest and that he didn't just use her to get some informations is 
shown at the Second Task, when Hermione was the hostage he had to 
save. That shows IMO that Viktor has a lot of character strength, if 
he isn't influenced by all the prejudices that were taught him since 
he was a about eleven.

Hickengruendler