Liked 1st Moody Better Than 2nd

[kiricat2001]

No: HPFGUIDX 72147

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Richelle Votaw" <rvotaw at i...> 
wrote:
> Buttercup wrote:
> 
> > >I was just wondering if anyone else liked the
> > imposter Moody (even though he turned out to be
> > evil)better than the real one. I don't care for the
> > real Mood because, first of all, he doesn't seem to
> > trust Harry. He's always keeping his electric blue eye
> > on him. Then at the hospital while visiting Mr.
> > Weasley, he says "...there's something funny about the
> > Potter kid, we all know that," (as if he's normal).
> 
> Well, I liked the real Moody at times.  For example, at the end of 
the book when he threatened Uncle Vernon so well.  I loved that.  And 
when he was giving the speech about getting Harry to safety no matter 
what, if someone dies, keep going, etc.  As far as Moody not trusting 
Harry, well, that's Moody.  This is the man who won't drink something 
someone else gives him in case it's poisoned, I'd say his motto is 
rather X-fileish.  "Trust no one."  However, one thing I was 
disappointed in was Moody's performance (or lack thereof) in the 
battle at the end of the book.  I know he's retired, but he was 
supposed to be so great, and doesn't last any time at all.  Goodness, 
*Neville* lasted longer than Moody did.  Tonks didn't last much 
longer, but she's young and inexperienced, especially compared to 
Moody.  
> 
> Richelle
> 
Just the fact that Real!Moody worries about people blowing their own 
buttocks off with their own wands sent him way up in my estimation!
It makes me wonder if he insisted his Aurors learn that lesson, or if 
this is something that's occurred to him now that he's retired and 
seeing enemies lurking everywhere.

As far as the "something funny about the Potter kid" bit...That seems 
to indicate that Dumbledore has not told the Order members all that 
he knows and suspects about Harry and his connection to Voledmort.  
And, since at that point no one knew a whole lot about what was 
happening inside Harry's mind, I think that Moody gets points for 
recognizing that there is indeed something going on that is not good. 
I don't think it means that he distrusts Harry but, rather, that he 
knows perfectly well Harry is the key to something and that he bears 
watching for exactly this sort of Death Eater manipulation.

Marianne