Crouch / Moody

[Mauricio Drelichman]

No: HPFGUIDX 9240

Hi everybody! This is my first posting. I've tried to ensure that it 
hasn't been discussed before; please forgive me if it has.

I was most intrigued by Crouch Jr's ability to fool everybody at 
Hogwarts, and particularly Dumbledore, into believing he was 
the real Moody. Under the influence of Veritaserum, Crouch Jr. 
explains how he kept the real Moody alive to learn about his past 
and his habits, as well as to obtain the hairs he needed for the 
Polyjuice potion. The impersonated Moody also teaches DADA 
as the real one would have, even breaking the law under 
Dumbledore's instructions (or just with Dumbledore's consent).

In Chapter 15 of GoF, Moody places the Imperius curse on each 
of the students, and is particularly intent on teaching Harry to 
resist it. However, this resistance will eventually enable Harry to 
resist Voldemort's Imperius and keep on fighting. If he hadn't 
been able to do so, the duel would have been over pretty soon.

So why does Moody teach Harry so well to resist the Imperius, 
and seems so enthusiastic with his success? Is he under 
special instructions from Dumbledore? I don't think so; he could 
have said that Harry wouldn't learn to resist it after the first try. 
And why would Dumbledore suspect that Harry would  need that 
particular ability in the near future?

Another theory is that Moody wanted Harry to resist Voldemort's 
Imperius, so that he could return and he, Crouch, could hand 
Harry personally to the Dark Lord. But this would mean 
assuming that Crouch would also have predicted the outcome of 
the duel beforehand, which seems somewhat far-fetched.

Any other ideas floating? By the way, wonderful group. Loved it 
lurking and reading old posts! 

Mauricio