Viktor Krum

Viktor Krum is a fictional character in J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. In the movie adaptation of the book, he is played by actor Stanislav Yanevski from Bulgaria.

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J. K. Rowling - Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire - Stanislav Yanevski

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Krum became a seeker for the Bulgarian Quidditch team; He was considered a genius by many, having entered the International Quidditch League while still attending wizarding school at Durmstrang.

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Bulgaria - Quidditch - Durmstrang

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Krum and some of his fellow students travelled to Hogwarts to enter themselves as candidates in the Triwizard Tournament. Krum became the Durmstrang champion. He was often viewed both with suspicion, due to Durmstrang's reputation for teaching the Dark Arts, as well as with admiration for his feats and complexion (mostly from giggling girls in the Hogwarts Library).

Related Topics:
Hogwarts - Triwizard Tournament - Durmstrang

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Krum's wand is made of hornbeam and has a dragon heartstring core. It is ten and a quarter inches long.

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In the 1994 Quidditch World Cup game between Bulgaria and Ireland, he caught the snitch, ending the game while Ireland won the cup.

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Viktor had a crush on Hermione Granger, continually coming to the library to meet her, but did not have the courage to act on his feelings until just before the Yule Ball. Ron was furious that Hermione was "fraternising with the enemy." He acted as if he was jealous of Krum, and from then on disliked him. Karkaroff, who was the headmaster of Durmstrang and didn't admit Muggle-borns, wasn't particularly pleased with his interest in Granger either.

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Hermione Granger - Ron

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Krum said he "had never felt this way about any other girl." In the second task, Hermione was the most prized possession that Krum had to retrieve as Durmstrang champion.

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Rita Skeeter, looking for revenge on Hermione, made up a story for Witch Weekly, claiming she was toying with both Krum and Harry's affections. Harry became sick of telling people that Hermione wasn't his girlfriend.

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Rita Skeeter - Witch Weekly

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At the end of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire he went back to Durmstrang on their boat which had risen in the lake beside Hogwarts. He didn't make a personal appearance in the fifth book, but Hermione wrote at least one letter to him that year, maintaining a correspondence.

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Krum's first name is a homonym of "victor" meaning winner. His last name is shared with the early Bulgarian khan Krum, a Bulgarian hero.

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It's believed Hermione and Krum will kiss in the film version of the fourth book. Though no kiss between them has ever been seen "on-screen," Ginny Weasley mentioned in passing in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince that they had kissed, which had to have occurred in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, as he was not in the fifth book and Hermione did not end up visiting him in Bulgaria.

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The film version of the fourth book - Ginny Weasley - Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince - Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

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We also see, however briefly, Viktor Krum's parents in the chapter "The Third Task" in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. He seems to have inherited his mother's, Mrs. Krum's dark hair, and his father's, Mr. Krum's hooked nose.

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