Krum taking a 'mudblood' to Yuleball

[Geoff Bannister]

No: HPFGUIDX 152236

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "potioncat" <willsonkmom at ...> wrote:
 
> Potioncat:

> The students, as a group, ate at the Slytherin table. We aren't told 
> if there were other contacts. We know that not all Slytherins are so 
> biased in their beliefs as the Malfoys and Blacks.

Geoff:
Canon does not imply that Viktor Krum and his fellow students made 
an immediate beeline for the Slytherins:

'Ron took care to sit on the side facing the doorway because Krum 
and his fellow Durmstrang students were still gathered around it, 
apparently unsure about where they should sit...

..."Over here! Come and sit over here! Ron hissed. "Over here! 
Hermione, budge up, make a space -"

"What?"

"Too late," said Ron  bitterly.

Viktor Krum and and his fellow Durmstrang students had 
setlled themselves at the Slytherin table. Harry could see 
Malfoy, Crabbe and Goyle looking very smug about this.'

(GOF "The Goblet of Fire" pp.119, 120 UK edition)

I get a sense that the Slyhtherins had not necessarily 
expected the visitors to sit with them and were a bit 
chuffed becauise they'd managed to get their attention 
before the Gryffindors.

There is also a suggestion that Krum was not totally 
happy with the Durmstrang set-up:

'"Wonder how the Durmstrang students are getting 
back?" said Ron. "D'you reckon they can steer that ship 
without Karkaroff?"

"Karkaroff did not steer," said a gruff voice. "He stayed 
in his cabin and let us do the vork" Krum had come to 
say goodbye to Hermione...

..."I liked Diggory," said Krum abruptly to Harry. "He 
vos alvays polite to me. Alvays. Even though I vos from 
Durmstrang - with Karkaroff" he added scowling.'

(GOF "The Beginning" pp.628, 629 UK edition)

Reading between the lines, I get a feeling that Viktor 
Krum was not a Karkaroff fan. A follow-up question 
would be, that although IK is or was a Death Eater, 
is there a pureblood restriction on entry to the school?