Krum's Role (was SHIP Luna Was Re:Hermione's Reaction to...)

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No: HPFGUIDX 105944

Jim Ferer wrote:
> I'm H/Hr as well, and Luna is an unknown.  We just don't know much 
at
> all.  I have to say I find Luna's serene, slightly eccentric
> spirituality intriguing, and good for Harry, but it's way short of
> enough for a romance.
> 
> In a strictly plot analytical way, you could argue it's more likely
> that Luna is there for Ron, not Harry. After all, JKR didn't need to
> introduce a new character to be Harry's love interest when she 
already
> had Ginny at hand.  But I prefer to treat the characters as real, 
not
> plot elements. Trying to analyze the plot that way can really lead 
to
> error.
> 
> And we all have to figure out where Viktor fits in.

I think the only one that has the answer to the question "who does 
Hermione love" right now is Viktor Krum.

If we go back to GoF, we clearly see that Krum was "jealous" of the 
H/Hr relationship, even going as far as confronting Harry to see what 
was between him and Hermione. Although Harry quickly denied anything 
was going on between them. 

We know that at the end of the year, Harry sees Hermione and Krum 
talking on the King Cross station. We are never informed what they 
talked about.

I believe that either Krum confronted Hermione about her feelings for 
her best friend (much like he did with Harry), or simply asked her 
outright if she fancied him. IMO, there are only 4 possible answers 
Hermione might have given:

a) Hermione confesses she loves Harry (maybe the kiss at the end of 
GoF was prompted by that)
b) Hermione confesses she loves Ron.
c) Hermione reassures Krum she fancies him.
d) Hermione has never given it a single thought, but is forced to 
start thinking about it after whatever it was that Krum said.

Krum is a very good guy, and I believe he would have no trouble being 
Hermione's pen pal, even if they weren't involved in a relationship. 

What if, since Krum might be the only one that knows her *secret*, 
he's the only person she can go to for relationship advice (after 
all, he's 4 years older)?

JKR has said that Krum has a small role in future books. What if she 
uses Krum as a tool to answer the Hermione enigma?

Just a thought,
Anasazi
-who thinks Krum is just the sweetest bulgarian pumpkin in GoF