Scabber's Attack on Goyle

[justcarol67]

No: HPFGUIDX 113767

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Rob" <rob.kristjansson at g...> wrote:
> Angie wrote:
<snip> I never thought about why Moody 
> attacked Draco; I thought he was trying to get on Harry's good side.  
> 
Rob responded:
> I suspect he also did it because that's what bullies do, and the
DE's are nothing if not bullies. (E.g., The Muggle tormenting during
the World Cup, etc.)


Carol:
Exactly. And good guys (unless they're fifteen-year-old *future* good
guys named Sirius and James) *don't* bully, even if they're paranoid
retired aurors like the real Moody. IMO, the scene with Crouch!Moody
transfiguring Draco (and bouncing him hard against the floor) is our
first clue that this new teacher has a sinister side. The fact that
it's directed against Draco, our hero's primary antagonist at
Hogwarts, is beside the point. The punishment is sadistic, and the
stern but fair McGonagall clearly disapproves of it. (I wonder what
Snape would have thought if he had been present. Would his suspicions
have been raised?)

Carol