Controlling anger -- Crouch!Moody and Snape (was Re: Abusive Crouch!Moody)

[justcarol67]

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Michele wrote:
> Regarding Crouch/Moody, I don't think that his action was purely
anger based (turning Draco into a ferret). Sure there is the whole
underlying anger towards his father deal, but I think it was more to
get Harry's trust. I think that Crouch was masterful at controlling
his anger. I am not a fan of his, but it would take great discipline
to do what he did. 
> To be in disguise, surrounded by all of those that he despises, and
not succumb to the urge to destroy them all. I don't think that Snape
has that control. He demonstrated his lack of it every time he was
around Sirius.


Carol responds:
If Snape didn't have that control, wouldn't *he* use magic on the
students? I'm sure he's been tempted many times to transfigure Harry
(or any other student who annoys him), but he doesn't do it. Most of
his punishments involve the house point system, with detention as a
close second. Unlike Filch, he's never expressed a desire to torture
students. I didn't mean that Crouch!Moody (full of hatred for the DEs
who "walked free" and their children) didn't disguise his anger as a
well-deserved punishment for a transgression, I only meant that he's
using a brutal punishment of a type that Snape has refrained from
using. Whether with Harry or with Sirius, Snape uses words as his
weapons, and (unlike Sirius), his anger is more often cold than hot.

Crouch!Moody, BTW, is a highly intelligent and highly motivated
fanatic who has to disguise his murderous intentions toward Harry
under the guise of helping him, and quite possibly a psychopath as
well. An Oscar-winning performance, but not one I'd like to see Snape
or anyone else emulate.

Carol