[HPforGrownups] Resisting the Imperius Curse

[Gail Bohacek]

No: HPFGUIDX 48572

Phyllis Wrote:

>I don't read "real strength of character" to mean a non-weak
>character.  I think someone can have a strong character and still not
>be able to withstand the Imperius Curse.  After all, Real!Moody and
>Viktor Krum couldn't withstand it, and their characters seem to be
>quite strong.


Thought this might be as good a time as any to throw out something that I've 
been thinking about myself...about Real!Moody resisting the Imperius 
Curse...

It would stand to reason that somebody in the Auror profession *would* be 
able to throw off the Imperius Curse, especially somebody as tough as nails 
like Moody.  Taking it a step further, I would dare say that perhaps one of 
the qualifications to become an Auror would be the ability to quickly throw 
off the Imperius curse.  I mean, look at it this way...it would be rather 
hazardous to have an Auror out there trying to catch dark wizards who 
couldn't shake the Imperius, now wouldn't it?  For Pete's sake, my big 
brother was discharged from the Army for having asthma...I can't imagine 
that Aurors would do less.

So I wonder, how come Moody couldn't do it?   Then I look at chapter 35, 
"Veritaserum":

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'Dumbledore climbed into the trunk, lowered himself and fell lightly onto 
the floor beside the sleeping Moody.  He bent over him.

"Stunned - controlled by the Imperius curse - very weak," he said, "Of 
course they would have needed to keep him alive.  Harry, throw down the 
imposter's cloak, Alastor is freezing.  Madame Pomfrey will need to see him, 
but he seems to be in no immediate danger."'
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Moody *was* under Imperius, but under what conditions?  'Stunned'. 
'Freezing'.  So bad that Madame Pomfrey would have to tend to him.  Really 
extraordinary circumstances.  But I bet you anything that under normal 
conditions, nobody would have been able to keep Mr. Moody under Imperius for 
one second.

Anyway, I just wanted to put that out there.


-Gail B...who really digs Aurors and who thinks Moody is too cool.


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