7 Harry Potter Fan Theories J.K. Rowling Debunked (And 3 She Approved)
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3. Krum Mispronouncing Hermione's Name Was Written To Teach Us All The Correct Way
The Theory: In The Goblet Of Fire, Hermione ends up getting involved with Bulgarian beefcake Viktor Krum, and the pair attend Hogwarts' lavish Yule Ball together.
Throughout their courtship, Krum - on account of English not being his native language - struggles to pronounce her name properly (he calls her "Her-My-Own" rather than "Her-My-Oh-Knee"). So, Hermione decides to teach him the correct way.
There are plenty of book-readers who have difficulty with the pronunciation too, and as a result, some fans posited that Rowling had written this part of the novel in order to teach us all how to say "Hermione" properly.
The Approval: And... they were right! Rowling recently confimed that she had indeed included the "Hermione schools Krum" passage as a way to school her readers.
Now if only she'd included a paragraph that told us all the "t" in Voldemort is silent...