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Mr. Crouch
Because Barty Crouch uses Polyjuice Potion to impersonate Mad-Eye Moody for the entirety of the novel, it's unclear exactly how Moody-like the man Harry knows actually is--though Barty Crouch is able to fool Dumbledore, which suggests he did a reasonably good job. What is definitely true is that Moody used to be a skilled Auror who's responsible for putting many Death Eaters behind bars. He's a scarred and grizzled man who has one wooden leg and a magical eye that can swivel in all directions, see through solid objects, and see through Invisibility Cloaks. His years as an Auror left him suspicious of everyone and he sees plots everywhere; adults note that Moody's habit of seeing assassination attempts where there are none means that many people don't believe he's entirely sane anymore. The real Moody that Harry sees in Dumbledore's Pensieve believes that the dementors are a just punishment for Death Eaters and expresses disbelief that former Death Eaters can ever reform. He drinks from a hip flask exclusively, which allows Barty Crouch the perfect cover and means that he can take his Polyjuice Potion every hour without raising suspicion. The fake Moody who teaches Harry is a surprisingly competent teacher and believes that the only way that students will be able to move forward in the world is by knowing as much as possible about what's out there. He teaches them about the Unforgivable Curses in particular and teaches them to throw off the Imperius Curse. Moody also tries to underhandedly help Harry win the Tournament by manipulating decent people into helping Harry and by leading Harry in the right direction. When Dumbledore discovers the fake Moody preparing to kill Harry after the third task, he discovers the real Moody locked in his own trunk. Madam Pomfrey tells Harry that Moody is going to be all right.
Professor Moody Quotes in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
The Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire quotes below are all either spoken by Professor Moody or refer to Professor Moody . For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter Fourteen
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"Now, according to the Ministry of Magic, I'm supposed to teach you countercurses and leave it at that. I'm not supposed to show you what illegal Dark curses look like until you're in the sixth year. You're not supposed to be old enough to deal with it till then. But Professor Dumbledore's got a higher opinion of your nerves, he reckons you can cope, and I say, the sooner you know what you're up against, the better."
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Chapter Nineteen
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"--and reading between the lines of that Skeeter woman's article last month, Moody was attacked the night before he started at Hogwarts. Yes, I know she says it was another false alarm," Sirius said hastily, seeing Harry about to speak, "but I don't think so, somehow. I think someone tried to stop him from getting to Hogwarts. I think someone knew their job would be a lot more difficult with him around. And no one's going to look into it too closely; Mad-Eye's heard intruders a bit too often."
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Professor Moody Quotes in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
The Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire quotes below are all either spoken by Professor Moody or refer to Professor Moody . For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter Fourteen
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"Now, according to the Ministry of Magic, I'm supposed to teach you countercurses and leave it at that. I'm not supposed to show you what illegal Dark curses look like until you're in the sixth year. You're not supposed to be old enough to deal with it till then. But Professor Dumbledore's got a higher opinion of your nerves, he reckons you can cope, and I say, the sooner you know what you're up against, the better."
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Chapter Nineteen
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"--and reading between the lines of that Skeeter woman's article last month, Moody was attacked the night before he started at Hogwarts. Yes, I know she says it was another false alarm," Sirius said hastily, seeing Harry about to speak, "but I don't think so, somehow. I think someone tried to stop him from getting to Hogwarts. I think someone knew their job would be a lot more difficult with him around. And no one's going to look into it too closely; Mad-Eye's heard intruders a bit too often."
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