Imposter Moody's Motives

[elady25]

No: HPFGUIDX 127063


--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "finwitch" <finwitch at y...> 
wrote:
> 
> Juliane:
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> > I am re-reading Goblet of Fire and just finished the bit about 
the 
> > Unforgivable Curses.  Why would imposter Moody want to make sure 
> > Hogwarts students know all about these?  Why would he be 
> > advising "Constant Vigilance!" if he is actually a Death Eater?  
What 
> > were his true motives?  
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> Finwitch:
> 
> As I see it:
> 
> 1) Keep up his cover. Remember, he managed to fool Albus Dumbledore,
> who was friends with real Alastor Moody. The children DO speak of 
his
> classes, all the time - (Fred&George calling it cool). Albus may 
have
> been watching invisibly occasionally (which the imposter would know
> via the magic eye - but Harry would have no idea, and thus we
> wouldn't). And of course, the rule of successfully keeping cover is 
to
> KEEP the cover even when you think no one is watching!
> 
> 2) he's an addict on torturing... (or something. Crouch Jr. 
apparently
> cannot stop once he starts, unless stopped)
> 
> Finwitch

imamommy:

I would add to Finwitch's comments that I think Crouch Jr. has an 
obsession with the imperious curse, in particular.  He was controlled 
by it for so long, he is fascinated by it, as well as the other 
curses.  I think that is why, when Harry shows signs of being able to 
resist the curse, he prompts him to really work at it.  In spite of 
himself, he is fascinated with Harry 's strength of character to be 
able to do right away what he could not do for so long.  

Most of his other actions can be ascribed to his hate for less 
devoted DE's--turning Draco into a ferret because his father had 
wormed his way out of Azkaban and then pretended he had never been a 
DE and antagonizing Snape, for example--or to setting up the "master 
plan."

imamommy