Fake!Moody's attack on Draco

[potioncat]

No: HPFGUIDX 113725

 
> Del, who wonders what this lesson was supposed to teach Draco and 
the others, apart from the fact that the one who's got the power 
gets to make the rules... Very Voldemort-ish indeed, but strangely 
acceptable when it comes from a supposedly good guy...


Potioncat:

It looked like the good guy was punishing Draco for attacking 
Harry.  It should have alerted the readers (not to mention Hogwarts 
staff) that something wasn't right with Moody.  We'd been told he 
never resorted to killing even when it was allowed, so why would he 
resort to such a severe punishment here?  Even Snape at his worst 
never comes close.

In reality, the bad guy was hurting Draco for something Draco's 
father had done. And of course, he wasn't trying to teach Draco 
anything.  He was just getting a personal, warped revenge.