Moody's Dark detectors reacting to Crouch Jr.

[XLargeFry]

No: HPFGUIDX 39603

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "Alina" <alina at d...> wrote:
> A little while ago this group had a serious of posts when one person 
theorized that all of Moody's dark detectors were detecing 
Crouch!Moody and thus were always active not by mistake but active for 
a very good reason.
> 
> I'm just finishing re-reading book 4 again and I realized that the 
theory can't be true. In the scene where Dumbledore gives Crouch Jr. 
the Veritaserum the Foe-glass has detected Dumbledore, Snape and 
McGonagall sneaking up behind Crouch!Moody and it even continued 
showing them after they knocked him unconcious. I think it's fair to 
assume the other detectors were also detecting his enemies and not 
him. 
> 
> Alina of Distant Place


I beg to differ,:)"the Foe Glass" is not a dark detector per-say, 
but works as a sort of warning in the event of oncoming attack.
A sort of Wizard close circuit servailence monitor I guess.
Sneakoscope are intended to warn one when there is deception
taking place or when someone who cannot be trusted is within 
range. Therefore Crouch!Moody had to disable the Sneakoscope 
and the Secrecy Sensor, as he said they were picking up the 
deception of the students' lies about homework, etc. as well 
as the deception he himself was practicing.

Another thing Crouch!Moody did, to protect his cover, was to 
borrow the Marauder's Map from Harry; because it showed him 
as Bartemius Crouch instead of Alastor Moody. GoF pg.475 
American Hb edition
"Merlin's beard," Moody whispered, staring at the map, his 
magical eye going haywire. "This...this is some map, Potter!" 

Indeed it is. Isn't it? 

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