Does Viktor Krum become an important character?

[annemehr]

No: HPFGUIDX 120008


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> > 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.
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> > It appears, at least to me, that Dumbledore was not thrilled at the 
> > prospect of leaving Krum alone in the woods with Crouch. 

> 
> dcgmck:
> At first I wondered about DD's reaction, but then it dawned on me 
> that there might have been just as much cause for concern over 
> leaving a seventeen-year-old alone with a powerful wizard not fully 
> in touch with reality. DD, after all, as headmaster of the school 
> hosting the Triwizard Tournament, is responsible for the safety of 
> all the contestants, not just his own students, and Crouch, Sr. has a 
> history of spelling first and asking questions later when he believes 
> he is confronting an enemy.

Annemehr:
Not only that, but Crouch was obviously escaping from something.
Dumbledore was concerned for the safety of both of them, and with good
reason -- when he arrived at the scene, one was stunned and the other,
as it turned out, was murdered.

I also think Krum is all right. He may have been Karkarov's favorite
boy for the glory he might bring to him, but as we saw at the end of
GoF, Krum did not have any respect for his headmaster as a person.

Annemehr