[HPforGrownups] Crouch!Moody and the Goblet of Fire -- why so complicated?

[James Sharman]

No: HPFGUIDX 157278


parisfan writes:

well first off we wouldn't HAVE a book four if
'FakeMoody' simply beamed Harry over the head and made
off with him. 

But I have always worked under the assumption that
it'd be kinda obvious something was amiss if Hogwarts
most famous student went missing just like that, no
note or statement of good bye. And that the whole
'plot' was probably a good way to give certain people
to grab him with out incident and maybe lead to a good
cover story for like death seeing as the tri wizard
tournament has a high death toll.


James adds:

Absolutely. We have to remember that there were two goals, not one in LV's
mind at the time. It's obvious that he wanted/needed Harry. But you can't
overlook the second goal, to return without anyone having any suspicions.

I suspect the plan was to have throw the cub back at harry after he was dead
and blame the death of another champion. Big tradegy, isn't it sad. To have
the boy who lived randomly disappear in bizarre circumstances is going to
raise a few eye brows (Obviously LV had no idea that the ministry would put
as much effort into ignoring his return as he was putting into hiding it).

LV obviously didn't want DD to know about the return,  but I can only
imagine his joy when he saw what was going on at Hogwarts and the WW world
as whole during OotP.