polyjuice affecting personality?

[indigo at indigosky.net]

No: HPFGUIDX 14299

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "Kimberly" <moongirlk at y...> wrote:
> 
> On polyjuice potion:
> Margaret Dean wrote:
> 
> <<It makes me wonder about the effects of using a Polyjuice Potion
> > long-term, and how much of the false "Moody" actually =was= Moody 
> and not an act.  Harry and Ron only stayed in Crabbe and Goyle form 
> for an hour.  What would have happened if they'd kept it up?  Would 
> they start "being" Crabbe and Goyle in more than just outward form?
>>
> 
> I don't think that can be.  If Crouch Jr. was 'becoming' Moody as 
> early as the Imperio lesson, I can't imagine that by the time of 
> the 3rd task there'd have been enough of Jr. left to actually go 
> through with the plan.  Unless, of course, he was periodically 
> reverting back to himself, I guess..  Hard to say.
> 

Hullo!  New member popping her head in! 

About Barty Jr. and the Polyjuice making him more like Moody: 

I would venture to say that's possible.  

Barty Jr. had to *sleep* after all, unless he woke up every 59 
minutes to make sure he quaffed another draught of Polyjuice Potion.

If he slept the night straight through, or took any nap at all longer 
than 59 minutes, he'd revert to Barty Jr. until he took another hit 
of the potion. 

And he had his invisibility cloak with him, we know. He was under it 
when he killed Daddums Barty Sr., yes?  So if he slept under the 
invisibility cloak (which he might even have been used to while 
living under his father's curse at home)  no one would've been the 
wiser.

The only thing that would've given away that it was Barty Jr. 
pretending to be Moody was the Marauder's map. Which, my guess is, is 
why he asked to borrow it from Harry -- so Harry could not 
spot "Moody"  suddenly showing up labeled "Barty Crouch, Jr." 

Does that make sense? 

Vootie,

Indigo