Moody v Moody

[demetra1225]

No: HPFGUIDX 104616

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "pippin_999" <foxmoth at q...> 
wrote:

[Snip]
 It doesn't surprise me that Fake Moody is nicer than the real 
> one--unfortunately some of the nicest people you'll ever meet are 
> con artists. Of course they're helpful--how else could they  get 
> you to rely on them? They beg for the chance to do you favors, all 
> the better to set the hook. {snip}

Demetra:
It doesn't really surprise me either.  This is a good example of 
using the Slytherin cunning (and I am assuming Crouch Jr was a 
Slytherin - I can't recall any canon on the subject).  Knowing how to 
manipulate people is a great way to achieve the results you want.
I see Fake Moody as a good lesson that just because someone is nice 
does not mean that they are on your side or can be trusted.  Kind of 
a counter to Snape who is as nasty as can be, but on the right side 
(at least as far as we know)