Imposter!Moody

[caesian]

No: HPFGUIDX 97555

 "Susan" <teilani2002 at y...> wrote:
> I've read lost of posts re: Imposter!Moody, but so far no one seems 
> to be talking about exactly what he taught those kids.  IMHO, I 
> thought he was a good teacher!  He taught those kids a lot of 
> practical stuff, dangerous or not. I realize Imposter!Moody had to 
> keep HP alive til he could be delivered to LV, but would you really 
> want your enemy to be knowledgeable and prepared to fight dark 
> magic?  I mean, why teach Harry (and the other kids) to resist 
> Imperio curses?  Why didn't Imposter!Moody just run around 
> anonymously saving/protecting Harry whenever he was in danger, 
> similar to Snape trying to help Harry stay on his broom in SS?  And 
> why teach ALL the kids that stuff?  If Imposter!Moody wants LV to 
> come back at full strength, obviously (presumably) to take over the 
> WW, then why teach the younger generations to resist his evil 
> influence?
> 
> K, another point. I really thought I!M seemed quite likable, <snipped by me>

Caesian replies:
I have had the same feelings - and Imposter!Moody seems an even greater enigma now 
than when he was first revealed.  The truth is that I liked Imposter!Moody too.  His gentle 
aside with Neville - even if motivated by an evil intent, seemed like such responsive 
timing.  His comments about Harry and a career as an auror seemed to at least enter into 
the void of adult guidance towards Harry.  And most of all, his insistence that Harry throw 
off the Imperious Curse.  All of those seemed so oddly out of character when his real 
character was revealed.    And frankly, the real Alistor Moody seems a bit less thoughtful 
and sweet than Barty Jr's impersonation as we have seen him so far.

Now I know that he was, first off, impersonating Alistor Moody - and so some competence 
was required.  And he was also personally held under Imperio for so many years that he is 
certain to have a personal motivation for teaching this - and Harry did show an initial 
apptitude - but to teach the ability to resist Imperio to Harry Potter?!  Seemed like his 
lesson later wiped the smile off LV's face.  His comments about Aurors, and his father's 
comments about his 12 NEWTS made me wonder if he himself was an Auror for a time.

I find myself imagining implausible double-crosses.  Can Veritaserum work on someone 
who is (re-)Imperio'd, I wonder?  Why is Snape's Veritaserum and Snape's reflection in the 
foe glass mentioned (I know, many theories for that).  I can't imagine another good reason 
for Barty Crouch Jr. to have attacked and imprisoned the real Moody, and yet I feel we have 
missed a goodly portion of the story.  

I am reminded of how Hagrid got the acromantula egg when he was only a boy - a recent 
orphan and half-giant to boot.  A "traveler" gave it to him.  Considering how Hagrid was 
manipulated with the Dragon's Egg in PS/SS - it makes me wonder.  Doesn't it make sense 
to imagine that Tom Riddle arranged this cover for his own  monster - the Basilisk - in 
advance.  And it makes me wonder whether Barty Jr. was an elaborate cover for something 
else.  It's completely convoluted and absurd, I know - but I still womder if young Master 
Barty was innocent.  Maybe that's the point.

Caesian