OOP: Hermione & Krum

[serenadust]

I wrote:
> > I really think that Krum is now part of the Order, and that 
> Hermione has been asked by Dumbledore to keep him up to date.  

<snip train of thought>
> > Anyway, this theory satisfies me concerning Krum & Hermione's 
> > interaction at the end of GoF, and paves the way for Krum's 
> reentry 
> > in book 6 or 7. Does anyone else find this scenario plausable?

Kris replied: 
> 
> My only disagreement with this statement comes from the fact that 
> Hermione, Harry, and Ron are not actually part of the Order.  They 
> are informed of some of the things going on, but in reality I 
think 
> there is much more going on behind the scenes than what we see.  I 
> don't think the kids realize how much is really being planned and 
> intercepted.  But I do think Krum could very well be a part of the 
> Order.  
> 
> The other problem is that all Owl Post is being intercepted.  
> Hermione couldn't give Krum a lot of useful clear information.  
Not 
> without tipping Umbridge off.  
> 
> It's also just very possible that they are good friends.  
Hermione's 
> always been a little secretive about her personal life.  This 
> situation may not be any different.  She doesn't seem like the 
type 
> to brag that she would be writing him. 

I agree that it's possible that they are actually good friends and 
there may not be any more to the correspondance than that.  However, 
I had expected that we would find out *something* about the 
resolution of Hermione & Krums GoF goodbye scene in OoP, and when it 
was never addressed it left me suspicious that there may be more to 
the conversation than we were led to believe at the time.  

I know that HRH aren't actually in the Order and that the Owl Post 
is being intercepted, but I thought that Hermione might just be 
letting him know what's going on at Hogwarts and slipping enough 
real information beneath the radar for him to make use of it.  I 
admit that the inspection of Owl Post is a real problem with this 
theory, but I'm sure JKR is clever enough to have found a way around 
this (even if I'm not <vbg>).

Jo Serenadust