The Imperius Curse

[Steve Vander Ark]

No: HPFGUIDX 2667

--- In HPforGrownups at egroups.com, "Brooks R" <brooksar at i...> wrote:
> --- In HPforGrownups at egroups.com, fluctuation at r... wrote:
> > One thing that really bugs me is why Moody/Barty Crouch Jr.
> > would make Harry go through the Imperius curse over and over 
again 
> > until he got it right? Wouldn't he have realised that Voldrmort
> might 
> > need the curse to take control of Harry? 

One possibility is that Crouch was trying to figure Harry out, what 
makes him tick, what is he capable of, and how could he resist 
Voldemort. So he repeats the curse over and over, supposedly for 
Harry and the class's sake, but really so he could analyze how Harry 
is shaking off the curse. And remember, he said to watch the eyes. 
Crouch, as he watched with interest, noticed something unusual in 
Harry's eyes as he fought the curse. And JKR herself has stated that 
there is something important in the whole Harry/Lily eye thing.

Steve Vander Ark
The Harry Potter Lexicon
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