[HPforGrownups] Re: Teaching methods (was Umbridge and Harry's Temptations)

[Paula "Elanor Pam"]

No: HPFGUIDX 120031


From: "hickengruendler" <hickengruendler at yahoo.de>

<big snip>
> the fake Moody shows them the Unforgivables and even how to
> fight the Imperius Curse (and I can only guess that he had to do this
> because that's what the real Moody wanted to do as well, and he
> couldn't risk to blow his cover)

I've tried to stay away from this topic, but had to comment on this little
part. You see, after I first read GoF (after knowing Moody had actually been
Crouch Jr.), I thought that the Imperius Class scene was just showing how
much C. Jr. despised having been imperiused for so many years - the fact
that a kid managed to throw it off practically in the first try, even if it
was Harry Potter, filled him with some kind of twisted glee/pride, like most
students at school felt when Fred and George ran away, even those who
weren't close to them. Kinda reminds me of a relative cheering and clapping
his hands to a completely unknown guy in a party, because the guy was doing
some mind-boggling footwork while dancing.

I'm not sure if I'm making sense... this "putting into words" thing is HARD.

Elanor Pam