The intellect of Krum

[zgirnius]

No: HPFGUIDX 164788

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, Bart Lidofsky <bartl at ...> wrote:
>
> From: Ronin_47 <Ronin_47 at ...>
> > on his lack of wit. But at the end of the book I remember he 
> > tracked her down to say goodbye and ask her to write. He still 
> > stumbled over her name, but was making an effort. The celebrity 
> > Krum who first arrived at Hogwarts would've probably just said, 
> > "Well, see ya 'round then".
> 
> Bart:
> Some names are very difficult to pronounce by someone who comes 
from another country. Even many English speakers would probably 
pronounce the name "her mine ee" rather than "her my-o knee". And 
remember, Krum was eligible for the Wizard's Cup.
> 

zgirnius:
Indeed, I was unaware that the name is Greek in origin, so I always 
read it "Hermy-own", since in English phonetics, single e's at the 
end of words are usually silent. I only learned the correct 
pronunciation when I saw a movie. (Born and raised in the US).