[HPforGrownups] Re: Sirius revisited/character discussions

[Janet Anderson]

No: HPFGUIDX 104424

"snow15145" <snow15145 at yahoo.com> asked:

>I am just curious if you liked the fake Moody before you found out
>who he actually was? And be honest! 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.

Yes, I definitely did.  I enjoyed the parts of the book where he was at 
center stage, and the Amazing Bouncing Ferret scene is still one of my 
all-time favorites.  I completely agreed with whoever summed it up: "Moody! 
How cool is he?"

And I don't think it's obvious until the very end, when he waltzes Harry off 
out from under Dumbledore's nose, that he's a bad guy.  In hindsight, there 
are small ambiguous clues:  the description of the midnight attack on the 
real Moody, the name on the Marauder's Map, the ingredients missing from 
Snape's office, and even his treatment of Malfoy (although I think that 
depends on the reader a) knowing JKR's opinion of corporal punishment and b) 
sharing it).

By the way, one of the most hair-raising scenes to read for the second time 
is the encounter between "Moody" and Harry on the staircase where Harry is 
explaining about the Marauder's Map.  Imagine how different things might 
have been had Harry glanced down at the map while he and "Moody" were 
standing facing each other ...


Janet Anderson

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