Moody was really Crouch, Jr.

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No: HPFGUIDX 34067

On the point of  congruence between Moody and Crouch Jr. I accept 
that Crouch Jr's general bahviour can't have been too far off Moddy's 
persoanlity but I do think that there are several incidents that we 
can see as more in keeping with Crouch than Moody (with the benefit 
of hindsight of course!). During the bouncing ferret episode for 
example I believe that Crouch was persecuting Draco quite 
deliberately and just finding it convenient that he could also be 
assumed to be sticking up for Harry. After all he tells Harry (more 
than once) that there is nothing he hates more than a DE who got off. 
Moody might well be expected to feel this but we know by the end 
these are Crouch's real feelings. He asked Harry for details of how 
LV might have tortured the DEs who didn't go to Azkaban and we know 
that Lucius Malfoy was one of the first to go back to the MOM to save 
their own skins. Crouch isn't the chap to let the son off for the 
father's crimes. I reckon he would quite enjoy punishing the sins of 
the fathers to the fourth and fitfth generation. Also in the curses 
class, if we think about it, that is clearly done by someone with a 
powerful sadistic streak. I do not believe Crouch when he says he 
cleared it with Dumbledore (after all why should we believe anything 
he says - his whole existence at this point is an elaborate lie) and 
anyone who can torture animals (even spiders) with such relish can 
torture human beings. It is perhaps the first indication that this is 
not a good person if we only had eyes to see. His pretence of concern 
for Neville at the end of the class may have been in keeping with 
Moody (though he also had an alterior motive for it) but it is clear 
from the text that seeing the effects of the cruciatis even on a 
spider was a major trauma for Neville. I believe that would be a 
bonus for Crouch who would again see a little persecution of the son 
as an excellent way to get some revenge for the Longbottoms' work 
against the Death Eaters. The real Alastor Moody is Dumbledore's 
friend. He may be twitichy, unpredictable, unconcerned with other's 
opinion's, suffering from persecution mania etc but I do not believe 
that Dumbledore would be friend's with someone who was cruel in 
nature. That of course is accepting that Dumbledore is the standard 
for all that is good in the books and hoping hard that the 
notorious 'gleam of triumph' is not a hint in the other direction. 
But I think JKR said somewhere that Dumbledore is her idea of a good, 
wise person so until proved otherwise by the books that is what I 
will believe.

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