Imperio! - but who and when?

[Barry Arrowsmith]

No: HPFGUIDX 102538

You all may remember the 'Unforgivables' thread of a few weeks back, 
but in all the brou-haha of ethics, evil and all the other stuff, I 
don't remember anyone getting round to addressing an important 
question:

Why the hell did Crouch!Moody teach Harry to resist the Imperius Curse?

Surely a vulnerable Harry would be a more attractive proposition for 
Voldy and his merry crew of hench-wizards?
Why make your enemy stronger? No reason at all (unless he was as 
claimed following DD's instructions and even then he could still have 
left Harry vulnerable somehow).

No, I don't think that this little wrinkle (Imperio!) was introduced 
with Harry in mind at all, at least not directly. What readers tend to 
miss is that most if not all of the rest of the class remain 
susceptible to the curse. As a plot device it's critical use is still 
to come.

So  who among Harry's support  group is going to be Imperio!ed in 
(probably) the next book?

IMO Ron, poor bugger, is hot favourite.

Kneasy