[HPforGrownups] GoF Question

[Amanda Lewanski]

No: HPFGUIDX 8100

Greg and Kelly wrote:

> Ok, I've almost finished listening to GoF (I'd already read it once).  But I have a question, and it has probably come up, but I"m new, so if there are old posts, please just point me in the right direction. . .   After Moody took Harry up to his office, after Harry escaped from Voldemort, Dumbledore told Snape to go  get the truth serum, and also to go get Winky, the house elf from the kitchen.  This was before they knew that the impostor Moody was actually Barty Crouch Jr. . . .  How did he know??  Did I miss something??  How could he have ever suspected a dead man of impersonating Moody?

I don't think Dumbledore knew for certain that it was Barty Jr. But he did know that Moody was not Moody, but someone using polyjuice. I suspect he sent for Winky because Winky had clearly been in the middle of things, with the involvement at the Quidditch Cup and all, and just as clearly knew more than she was telling. He probably wanted her right there while he was questioning whoever, so the facts could be brought out.

As for the truth serum, he knew he'd need that no matter who it was. No oddity in his sending for that.

--Amanda