Where were Barty jr.'s marbles?

[prefectmarcus at yahoo.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 23920

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "Mindy, a.k.a. CLH" <mindyatime at j...> 
wrote:
> I don't get it -- Moody just unveiled himself to be a DE (OK we 
didnt yet
> know he was Barty jr. but he told Harry he was a DE) and then he 
wants to
> kill Harry. Then -- what? He is still at Hogwarts, which is 
Dumbledore
> domain.

Excellent question.  Let me try.

(1) He was majorly winging it.  He didn't have time to think it all 
the way through.

(2) He had been looking forward to Voldemort's return.  That and the 
punishment of all the slacker Deatheaters had occupied his thoughts 
for nearly a year.  Harry was supposed to be dead.

(3) When Voldy returned, and Harry survived, and the slacker DE's 
were not punished, it destroyed the scene he had concentrated on for 
so long.

Marcus