Who is the HBP?

[Hannah]

No: HPFGUIDX 125446


> bbkkyy55 wrote:
> 
> >I've always thought it might be Victor Krum.  JKR mentioned him 
again 
> >in OOTP, so he must be important for some reason.  Also in a 
quote 
> >she said he would appear again.  He's just mysterious enough.  My 
> >vote is Victor Krum.

Dorothy replied: 
> I am with you on this.  I find the name "Krum" interesting, as it 
was the name of a ruler of Bulgaria.  This web site 
http://www.bulgaria.com/history/rulers/krum.html calls 
him, "energetic, courageous and steadfast ruler, ruthless when 
necessary," and gives a lot of other information.  For instance, it 
says, "But he is equally celebrated for another important 
contribution: Bulgaria's first written laws."  He ruled from 803-814.
> 
> If Viktor (not the meaning of his given name) is a descendant with 
a muggle father and witch mother, he might well be called a half-
blood prince.

Hannah:  The only problem I'd have with this theory is how Krum 
could be a half-blood.  Durmstrang doesn't let in muggle-borns (of 
course, that may not extend to half bloods, but I suspect that it 
does).  Also, Karkaroff thinks Krum is great - yet evil Igor has 
every appearance of being a genuine pureblood supremacist.  Would he 
really like Krum so much if the boy was half blooded?  And then 
there's Hagrid's comment to Harry in GoF about him wanting Harry to 
win to prove you don't have to be pureblooded to do it.  That 
suggests to me again that Krum is pureblood.

Of course, it could be argued that Krum may be a secret half-blood 
(his father's not who they think he is etc.)  But I still doubt it 
(mind you, I think it's Colin Creevey, so who am I to talk?).  The 
other thing that doesn't fit so well is JKR's original intention to 
have the storyline of the HBP in CoS.  I can't see how she could 
have worked Krum into that book without making some very drastic 
changes.  Just my opinion of course.  The bit about the possible 
royal family connection is interesting though. 

Hannah