Viktor Krum Character Analysis

The Seeker for the Bulgarian Quidditch Team and, later, the Triwizard champion from the Wizarding school Durmstrang. Harry and Hermione's first introduction to Krum happens at the Quidditch World Cup, when Hermione notes that in the posters of him, Krum looks surly and unfriendly. Ron, however, idolizes Krum for his skill at flying and Harry comes to do the same. Though Krum is at home on a broomstick, he's awkward on the ground and in conversation with other people. He often stands alone and is generally unwilling to speak with the other champions. Ron's idolization of Krum starts to wane when he discovers at the Yule Ball that Krum and Hermione are romantically involved. Hermione finds Krum to be kind and is presumably attracted to him in part because he spends so much time in the library. Harry has no issue with Krum and Hermione seeing each other and comes to believe that Krum is a perfectly fine person when, after Krum ascertains that Harry and Hermione aren't involved, Krum compliments Harry's performance in the first task. Krum is attacked moments later, however, and spends the rest of the Tournament afraid, and with good reason: Barty Crouch, disguised as Moody, puts Krum under the Imperius Curse and forces him to perform the Cruciatus Curse on Cedric. Following the tournament, Krum shares with Harry that he liked Cedric and that Karkaroff was an incompetent headmaster. He invites Hermione to visit him in Bulgaria over the summer and signs a piece of parchment for Ron.