Moody-Crouch

[Amy Z]

No: HPFGUIDX 18624

Penny wrote:

>We know from CoS that polyjuice potion does not give
> the person who takes the potion the thoughts/mind/knowledge/memory 
of
> the person whose appearance is taken on (that is, Harry & Ron look 
like
> Crabbe & Goyle, but they still retain their own minds; they don't 
know
> where to find the Slytherin common room, etc.).  So .... how exactly 
did
> Crouch Jr. know enough about Moody to hoodwink Dumbledore for such 
an
> extended period of time?  How would he have found out so much about 
him
> & his quirks & personality traits?  

He interrogates him as needed all year, using the Imperius Curse 
("Veritaserum"); that's why he keeps him alive (though he may also 
do so because you can only make Polyjuice out of stuff from a 
still-living person--I wonder).  Even so it seems a little weak; 
impersonating someone well enough to fool his longtime friend must be 
very hard to pull off.

Amy Z

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   "See, there was this wizard who went . . . bad.  As bad as 
 you could go.  Worse.  Worse than worse.   His name was . . ."
   Hagrid gulped, but no words came out.
   "Could you write it down?" Harry suggested.
   "Nah--can't spell it."
                              -HP and the Philosopher's Stone 
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