Does Viktor Krum become an important character?

[mommystery2003]

No: HPFGUIDX 118843


--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "ikhendley" <ikhendley at y...> 
wrote:

> He is not on the scene in OotP, but he is in contact. Therefore, I 
> think a case could be made that he could play a more major role in 
> the future.

I hope not.  I do not like Krum at all, nor do I trust him.  He is 
one character I wouldn't cry any tears over if JKR killed him off.  I 
think he's a nasty piece of work.

I know he expresses admiration for Harry, but that could just be a 
cover-up.  While I don't think he particularly liked Karakoff, I can 
see him as a junior DE, just like Malfoy.  He could be using Hermione 
to get as much information on Harry as possible.

I also had problems with Hermione playing a part for him in GoF.  Why 
pick a student from Hogwarts to help a student from Durmstrang?  That 
doesn't seem quite like fair play in my book.  I'm sure there was 
someone that Krum had known much longer and cared for than Hermione.

My other pet peeve about Krum is the way he pronounces Hermione's 
name.  For crying out loud, the guy is supposed to be an adult and 
can't pronounce her name after months?  Having a hard name to 
pronounce myself, I know most people take time to learn the correct 
pronounciation after only a few tries.  Krum doesn't seem to make an 
effort.

Ces - who really can't stand Viktor Krum and hopes to see a lot less 
of him in the future.