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Encyclopedia > Alastor Moody
Harry Potter character
Alastor Moody

Fake Alastor "Mad-Eye" Moody, played by Brendan Gleeson
in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.
Gender Male
Actor Brendan Gleeson
First appearance Harry Potter and
the Goblet of Fire

Alastor "Mad-Eye" Moody is a fictional character in the Harry Potter series of books, an ex-Auror working for the Order of the Phoenix. In the films, he is portrayed by Brendan Gleeson. This article is about the Harry Potter series of novels. ... Image File history File links Mad_Eye_Moody_GoF.jpg Mad-Eye Moody, played by Brendan Gleeson Promotional Film Capture, in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Author: Warner Brothers Source: Downloaded from http://www. ... Gleeson as Professor Mad-Eye Moody in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. ... Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire is a 2005 fantasy adventure film and the fourth in the popular Harry Potter films series. ... Gleeson as Professor Mad-Eye Moody in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. ... Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film) or Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (video game) Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire is the fourth novel in the Harry Potter series written by J.K. Rowling. ... Mad Eye Recordings is a techno label founded by Adam Beyer. ... Alice, a fictional character based on a real character from the work of Lewis Carroll. ... This article is about the Harry Potter series of novels. ... In the Harry Potter book series, Aurors are an elite unit of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement of the British Ministry of Magic, who track down and capture criminals, in particular those criminals who pose a danger to the wizarding community. ... The Order of the Phoenix is a fictional organisation in the Harry Potter series of books by J. K. Rowling. ... Gleeson as Professor Mad-Eye Moody in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. ...


Alastor ("avenger") is a household god in Greek myth called on by families to visit fury upon those who have wronged them. Alastor (avenger) in Greek mythology, was the personification of familial feuds. ... Greek mythology comprises the collected legends of Greek gods and goddesses and ancient heroes and heroines, originally created and spread within an oral-poetic tradition. ...

Contents

Background

According to the Harry Potter series of books, Moody is perhaps the most famous Auror in modern times, single-handedly responsible for capturing numerous wizard criminals. He is also said never to have killed his quarry "if he could help it." He did however kill Evan Rosier according to what Harry heard when inside Dumbledores Pensive. He is responsible for half the cells in Azkaban being filled according to Ron and he also captured Igor Karkaroff. Moody's face is badly scarred, described as looking as if it had been carved out of wood by a person with only the crudest understanding of the human face. He has lost several body parts, including his left eye, right lower leg, and part of his nose, in fighting practitioners of the Dark Arts, and is cautious - some might say paranoid - in that he refuses to eat or drink anything which he himself has not prepared, because as he says "it was so easy for a Dark Wizard to poison an unattended cup." He is particularly conspicuous because of his peculiar magical eye which can rotate 360 degrees and see through almost everything (including walls, doors, invisibility cloaks and the back of his own head), hence the nickname "Mad-Eye". He walks with a pronounced limp due to his prosthetic leg, and uses a walking staff to aid him. He dies near the beginning of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows during a fight with Voldemort. In the Harry Potter book series, Aurors are an elite unit of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement of the British Ministry of Magic, who track down and capture criminals, in particular those criminals who pose a danger to the wizarding community. ... A human eye Eyes are organs of vision that detect light. ... Diagram of an insect leg A leg is the part of an animals body that supports the rest of the animal above the ground and is used for locomotion. ... For the article about nose in humans, see human nose. ... In the Harry Potter series, The Dark Arts are those magical spells and practices mostly used for malicious purposes. ... “HP7” redirects here. ... Lord Voldemort (born c. ...


Irish actor Brendan Gleeson plays Moody on screen in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire and in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. Gleeson as Professor Mad-Eye Moody in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. ... Starring Daniel Radcliffe Rupert Grint Emma Watson Produced by Chris Columbus et al. ... Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix is a 2007 fantasy adventure film, based on the novel of the same name, by J. K. Rowling. ...


In the books

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Gleeson as fake Professor Mad-Eye Moody in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.

In Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Moody is appointed as the new Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher at Hogwarts, coming out of retirement as a favor to Dumbledore. Shortly before the school year begins, however, Moody is attacked by Bartemius Crouch Jr, a previously imprisoned and escaped Death Eater and faithful servant of Voldemort, and Peter "Wormtail" Pettigrew. As part of Voldemort's plan to use Harry's blood to reconstitute his human body, Crouch uses the Imperius Curse to subdue Moody and drinks Polyjuice Potion to assume his form. He keeps the real Moody alive so that he can be interrogated about his mannerisms and memories, and goes to Hogwarts in Moody's place, teaching the Defense Against The Dark Arts classes. Moody's well-known habit of carrying around his own drinks in a private hip flask allows Crouch to take the Polyjuice Potion as needed without raising suspicion. Image File history File links Gleesonmoodyclassroom. ... Image File history File links Gleesonmoodyclassroom. ... Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire is a 2005 fantasy adventure film and the fourth in the popular Harry Potter films series. ... Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film) or Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (video game) Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire is the fourth novel in the Harry Potter series written by J.K. Rowling. ... The Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry is a fictional school of magic that is the main setting of the Harry Potter novels by J. K. Rowling. ... In J. K. Rowlings best-selling Harry Potter series of novels, Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry is a school of magic for witches and wizards between the ages of eleven and eighteen living in The United Kingdom and The Republic of Ireland. ... Bartemius Barty Crouch Junior is a fictional character from the Harry Potter series of books. ... In the fictional Harry Potter series, a Death Eater is a follower of Lord Voldemort. ... Lord Voldemort (né Tom Marvolo Riddle) is a fictional character and the archvillain in the Harry Potter book series written by J. K. Rowling. ... Peter Pettigrew, often referred to by his nickname Wormtail, is a fictional character in the Harry Potter book series written by J. K. Rowling. ...


Moody, or actually Crouch acting as Moody, becomes noted for teaching and demonstrating otherwise higher-level topics to Harry's fourth-year class, such as the Unforgivable Curses. Crouch/Moody also mentors Harry, encouraging and tutoring him in the three Tournament tasks. But after Harry unexpectedly returns alive from the graveyard battle with Voldemort, Crouch/Moody takes Harry back to his office, questions him about Voldemort and the graveyard, and reveals that he is in fact working on Voldemort's behalf. He then prepares to kill Harry, expecting to be rewarded, but he is stopped by Albus Dumbledore, Minerva McGonagall and Severus Snape. Having neglected to take his hourly dose of Polyjuice potion, Crouch transforms back to his own appearance and, under the influence of Veritaserum potion, confesses everything. Dumbledore then rescues the real Moody from his magic trunk. [HP4]
It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Magic (Harry Potter). ... Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore is a fictional character within the Harry Potter series written by British author J. K. Rowling. ... Professor Minerva McGonagall is a fictional character in the Harry Potter book series written by J. K. Rowling. ... Severus Tobias Snape is a fictional character in the Harry Potter book series written by J. K. Rowling. ... A variety of potions are discussed in the fictional Harry Potter series of novels by J. K. Rowling. ... Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film) or Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (video game) Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire is the fourth novel in the Harry Potter series written by J.K. Rowling. ...


Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Harry first interacts with the genuine Moody just prior to beginning his fifth year at Hogwarts in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. In that book, Moody has joined the newly re-formed Order of the Phoenix, and is accompanied by fellow Order members Nymphadora Tonks, Remus Lupin and Kingsley Shacklebolt, among others, especially when transporting Harry to Number Twelve Grimmauld Place at the opening of the book. He appears at the climax of that book, along with Lupin, Tonks, Kingsley Shacklebolt and Sirius Black, by arriving at the Department of Mysteries after being tipped off by Severus Snape. He also appears with Lupin and Tonks at the very end, when they give the Dursleys a warning concerning their treatment of Harry. [HP5] In J. K. Rowlings best-selling Harry Potter series of novels, Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry is a school of magic for witches and wizards between the ages of eleven and eighteen living in The United Kingdom and The Republic of Ireland. ... [[ Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire|<< Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire]] | Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince >> Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film) or Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (video game) “OotP” redirects here. ... The Order of the Phoenix is a fictional organization in the Harry Potter series of books by J. K. Rowling. ... Nymphadora Tonks is a fictional character in the Harry Potter book series written by J. K. Rowling. ... Remus John Lupin, nicknamed Moony, is a fictional character in the Harry Potter book series written by J. K. Rowling. ... Kingsley Shacklebolt is a member of the Order of the Phoenix in the Harry Potter series of books. ... Sirius Black is a fictional character in the Harry Potter book series written by J. K. Rowling. ... In J.K. Rowlings Harry Potter series of novels, the Ministry of Magic is the governing body of the magical community of Britain, succeeding the earlier Wizards Council. ... Severus Tobias Snape is a fictional character in the Harry Potter book series written by J. K. Rowling. ... [[ Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire|<< Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire]] | Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince >> Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film) or Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (video game) “OotP” redirects here. ...


Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince

Moody makes a brief appearance in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince at the end, when he attends Albus Dumbledore's funeral. [HP6] Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, released on July 16, 2005, is the sixth of seven novels in J.K. Rowlings popular Harry Potter series. ... Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore is a fictional character within the Harry Potter series written by British author J. K. Rowling. ... Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, released on July 16, 2005, is the sixth of seven novels in J.K. Rowlings popular Harry Potter series. ...


Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

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In Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Moody is killed by Lord Voldemort by the Avada Kedavra curse; he falls off his broom after he is abandoned by Mundungus Fletcher, who is acting as a decoy, having used Polyjuice Potion to assume Harry's appearance. The survivors are unable to recover his body, but later his eye is found by Harry Potter upon Dolores Umbridge's door, being used as a security measure. Harry steals the eye, disgusted that it would be used in such a way, and later buries it at the base of an old tree in Mad-eye's memory. It is unclear what happened to the rest of his body, but it was apparently discovered by either the Death Eaters or the Ministry. He trained Nymphadora Tonks as an Auror just before he retired, and she considered herself his protégé. Image File history File links Current_event_marker. ... “HP7” redirects here. ... Lord Voldemort (né Tom Marvolo Riddle) is a fictional character and the archvillain in the Harry Potter book series written by J. K. Rowling. ... In the magical world of the Harry Potter series of fictional novels, many spells are used by the characters. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Minor members of the Order of the Phoenix. ... In the fictional Harry Potter universe, many magical objects exist for the use of the characters. ... Dolores Jane Umbridge is a fictional character from the Harry Potter series of novels by J. K. Rowling. ... Nymphadora Tonks is a fictional character in the Harry Potter book series written by J. K. Rowling. ... This page is a candidate to be copied to Wiktionary. ...


Even after his death, the defensive spells he had cast on Number Twelve, Grimmauld Place to ward off Severus Snape were still functional; anybody who attempted to enter the house was greeted by Moody's voice whispering "Severus Snape?" and they had to make a declaration of innocence to a phantom of Albus Dumbledore that would manifest. [HP7] Number twelve, Grimmauld Place, London is the address of a fictitious house in the Harry Potter books. ... Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore is a fictional character within the Harry Potter series written by British author J. K. Rowling. ... “HP7” redirects here. ...


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Moody is horribly scarred, described as looking as if he had been carved out of wood by a person with only the crudest understanding of the human form.
Moody owes his life to the fact that one ingredient of the Polyjuice Potion is a part of the person whose form is to be assumed, such as a tuft of hair.
Alastor ("avenger") is a household god in Greek myth called on by families to visit fury upon those who have wronged them.
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