They have some detail terribly wrong... (Mad Eye)

[kalmeeeh]

No: HPFGUIDX 103476

Peter Jacobi wrote:
> But what about Mad Eye? Was there a hint I missed? I feel the 
> reader has the "right" to get some hint, however subtle it is.
> After the great revelation the reader should be able to say:
> "I should have known!" 


There were quite a few clues that pointed to Moody, and that he wasn't
the real Moody, but they were subtle enough that you would assume it
was just apart of his "always suspect everyone" attitude.

The first clue JK gave to the readers came early on in the book, right
before start of term. Moody was attacked. We assumed that Mad Eye was
just seeing things, but we found out he was really attacked by LV.

The second clue appears when Harry tried to discover the mystery
behind the egg. After he left the prefect bathroom, he noticed Crouch
was in Snape's office. After Snape and Moody finished argueing, Moody
asked who he saw on the map. The conversation following that question
was very strange, as well, where Moody went on to talk about Crouch and
how he feels about Dark Wizards.

Third clue comes when Krum got attacked. Did you ever think it was
weird how Moody got there so quick? The man has a wooden leg, it's
really unlikely he got to the edge of the Forbidden Forest seconds
after Harry and DD when they ran there.

These clues point to Moody, but there are a lot more in the book like
Winky at the Quidditch World Cup, Moody knowing how Harry got picked
by the goblet of fire (He was of course the only to suggest that
someone had tricked the cup to thinking there were 4 schools, how else
would there be 4 tri-wizards).

Luke