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

[Mike]

No: HPFGUIDX 157325

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "rlace2003" wrote:
>
> > --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Aida Costa"  wrote:
> > I've always wondered - why did Fake!Moody *insist* Harry learn how 
> > to fight off Imperio?  At first I thought, 'well maybe he wanted 
> > to see how powerful Harry was'.  That's fine, but why ensure Harry 
> > gets *stronger*?    Doesn't that make Voldy's job harder?
> > <snip>
> 
> Ryan:
> Because that's what the Real Moody would've done.

Mike:
Which brings up an interesting question: How could Crouch Jr. know how 
to act like Moody well enough to fool Dumbledore? He had no time to 
even question Moody prior to showing up Sept. 1 at Hogwarts, much less 
time to get a feel for the character he was going to impersonate.

Besides, he just spent 12-13 years under the Imperious curse. Not real 
conducive to developing ones social skills. And he was at Azkaban and 
a junior DE before that. How could this neophyte possibly fool DD into 
believing that he was DD's old friend Moody?