Sirius revisited/character discussions

[melclaros]

No: HPFGUIDX 104217

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "snow15145" <snow15145 at y...> 
wrote:
> Snow:
> I am just curious if you liked the fake Moody before you found out 
> who he actually was? And be honest! 


I'll be perfectly honest--I enjoyed the character though, I can't 
say I *liked* him. I certainly preferred him over Sirius. I thought 
he was a complete nutcase (as I think we were supposed to) and more 
dangerous around students than even Hagrid, but given the atmosphere 
around Hogwarts and DD's poor hiring record it wasn't worth worrying 
about. That was until the ferret episode which despite my feelings 
towards Draco Malfoy was way out of line--period. Just imagine the 
howling if Snape had done that--or even threatened to do that. 
Crouch/Moody's 'unmasking' caught me by surprise just as it did 
everyone else. But as far as 'liking' him? I never had that deep-
down uncomfortable feeling about him that I had about Sirius. There 
was just always "something about Sirius."



If your answer is yes, I would 
> have to suggest that you watch out more for the likeable character 
> than the unlikable one...cough, cough Sirius or Snape.
>  

Irrelevant, really. Which characters I'm "watching out for" and 
which ones I like are completely different subjects.

Melpomene