Why Didn’t Dumbledore Know Moody Was a FAKE? - Harry Potter Explained
Harry Potter Theory

Why Didn’t Dumbledore Know Moody Was a FAKE? - Harry Potter Explained

B2Upper-intermediateOctober 4, 202617 min
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When the 94 school year began, like with any other year, all of the students gathered to the great hall at the beginning of term. This was an opportunity for Dumbledore and any professors to address the student body at the beginning of the year- announcing anything pertaining to the upcoming school year. And just like any other year, once again, a new Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher took over- which in this case was famed death eater Captor Alastor ‘Mad Eye’ Moody. He was in the business of capturing dark wizards, and business was booming. The prospect of havi...

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Hey everyone, welcome to another installment of Harry Potter Theory. When the 94 school year began, just like with any other year, all of the students gathered to the Great Hall at the beginning of term. This was an opportunity for Dumbledore and any professors to address the student body at the beginning of the year, announcing anything pertaining

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to the upcoming school year. And just like with any other year, once again a new defence against the dark arts teacher took over, which in this case was famed Death Eater captor Alistair Mad Eye Moody. He was in the business of capturing dark wizards and business was booming. The prospect of having Alistair Moody teaching defence against the dark arts

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was exciting, I mean he was an expert after all. But at the same time there was something odd about Moody, and from the moment he first enters the great hall, students are transfixed by him. A man stood in the doorway, leaning upon a long staff, shrouded in a black travelling

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