Crouch jr and the Imperius Curse

[eloiseherisson at aol.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 44676

In a message dated 29/09/2002 12:31:24 GMT Standard Time, potter76 at libero.it 
writes:


> What you [Daniel] said in your  other post about Crouch jr is very 
> interesting. I
> didn't recall that Harry had already tried and sort of overcome the 
> Imperius
> Curse with the help of the fake Moody. Why giving to someone you know is
> going to fight in a battle you are supposed to wish he will lose a useful
> trick that might help him win? 



Time to trot out one of my old theories again (those who've heard it before, 
look away now!)

The lunatic plan which the mad evil overlord had thought up required that 
Harry *won* the Triwizard Tournament. To do this, he had to beat the other 
contestants, notably Viktor, who came from a school noted for its emphasis on 
the Dark Arts and may well have already been adept at casting the Imperius. 
More than that, Karkaroff, a known ex-DE and a whole troop of other 
Durmstrang students were also there. 

The likelihood of Viktor, Karkaroff, or one of the others using the Imperius 
to make Harry throw the contest must have loomed large in Crouch Jr.'s mind. 
Logically, Harry *needed* to be able to resist the Imperius Curse if he were 
to be guaranteed winning.

And from the point of view of what Crouch Jr. thought Voldemort had in store 
for Harry, I don't think the Imperius was very important. Why on earth would 
he anticipate his using it? Surely he would want to punish and kill him? 
Cruciatus and AK he must have anticipated and he didn't teach him any tricks 
for resisting (if it is possible) Cruciatus or avoiding AK. I have always 
thought that Crouch/Moody's insistence on constant vigilance in the face of 
the Unforgivables rather odd. Since AK is unblockable, why is it so important 
to be able to anticipate that someone is about to cast it on you or to know 
what it looks like? It is only of any use to anticipate it if you are taught 
some trick for physically avoiding it. This he does not do. He doesn't even 
(as far as we know) give them practice in disarming.

Given the *necessity* of his winning the Triwizard Cup, what did it matter if 
he could resist Imperius when he could be finished off with a quick AK, or 
his resistance diminished by a Cruciatus?

Eloise




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