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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 Ianevski from Bulgaria.

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

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 (mostly from giggling girls).

In the movie, Rita Skeeter refers to him as the "Bulgarian Bon-Bon."

The name Victor means winner or conqueror.

Krum's wand is made of hornbeam and has a dragon heartstring core. It is ten and a quarter inches long. Mr. Ollivander pronounces it 'a Gregorovitch creation,' and 'rather thicker than one usually sees . . . quite rigid.'

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

Whilst competing the Triwizard Tournament, he found himself falling for studious Hermione Granger. He took to visiting the Hogwarts library frequently and Hermione later revealed that he told her, "...he'd been coming up to the library every day to try and talk to me, but he hadn't been able to pluck up the courage!" In the Second Task, Krum had to retrieve Hermione as she was the person he would miss most. Krum's relationship with Hermione provoked jealousy from Ron Weasley.

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 and, when questioned, he told Krum that "We're friends. She's not my girlfriend and she never has been. It's just that Skeeter woman making things up."

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

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

It was once believed that Hermione and Krum would kiss in the film version of the fourth book. No kiss ever did occur in the film or the book, but 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. Subsequently, Ron asked Harry if Hermione had ever kissed Krum and Harry thought that she had but didn't want to tell Ron, although Ron "seemed to gather the worst from the look on Harry's face."

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 dark hair, and his father's large nose.

J. K. Rowling has said that Krum will make an appearance in Book 7.

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