Fake!Moody's attack on Draco

[Cathy Drolet]

No: HPFGUIDX 113753

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?" 

DuffyPoo:
The punishment of Draco by Moody took place early on in the school year, even before the trio had had a class with him.  In my edition of GoF it is on page 181 of the chapter titled Mad-Eye Moody.   We don't really find out that Moody never resorted to killing, IIRC, until page 461, the Padfoot Returns chapter when the trio are visiting Sirius in the cave outside Hogsmeade after the second task.  DD and Snape may have known that Mad-Eye didn't resort to killing unless he had no other choice but it's doubtful any of the rest of the teachers knew that.  Why would they?  IMO I think Moody's 'but I thought a good sharp shock -- ' line was perfect.  Keep in mind that what Moody AND Crouch, Jr hate more than anything is a DE who walked free.  

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