Moody vs Moody

[Berit Jakobsen]

No: HPFGUIDX 104598

Cathy Drolet wrote: 
 
I have wondered, for some time, why FakeMoody spend so much time 
teaching the Unforgivable Curses.  

Pandrea wrote in response:

I think it was simply because that's what he's good at. <snip> Also, 
he was a bit nutty after years of Azkaban and house arrest, having 
brooded all that time, maybe he was just enjoying getting to use 
these curses again.  

Berit replies:

I guess one of the reasons why Fake!Moody "taught" his pupils the 
Unforgivables was that he couldn't resist the enjoyment of casting 
them once again. But I doubt that was the only, or most important 
reason. I think his reason was dead practical: I think Barty Crouch 
Jr needed to know if Harry was suspectible to the Imperius curse. If 
he was, it might come in handy to be able to control Harry when the 
time came to hand him over to Voldemort. As it happens, Harry had no 
problems fighting it off, so now Fake!Moody knew if Harry messed up 
and for some reason failed to reach the portkey in the mase, Fake!
Moody would have to eliminate other "problems" (for instance the 
other contestants) to get the delivery job done.

Berit