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Would real Moody have taught 4th year students about Unforgiveable curses?Was there any point in Goblet of Fire film where Dumbledore becomes suspicious of Moody?What did Dumbledore ask Moody at the opening feast?How did Moody make the spider fly?Who was the victim of the curse on the DADA position in The Goblet of Fire?Why didn't Dumbledore appoint the real Mad Eye Moody to teach Defense Against Dark Arts?Why did only Hagrid and Dumbledore clap for Moody?Why did “Moody” suggest to Harry that he should consider becoming an Auror?Why did Dumbledore allow Alastor Moody to join the reconstituted Order of the Phoenix (in book 5)?Why did Alastor Moody grow rusty in his duelling skills at his old age, while Dumbledore can still fight Voldemort in his old age?













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In the Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, "Moody" mentioned that he would only be teaching for a year and only because he owed Dumbledore a favor. What was this favor and what made it so important that it made Moody agree to give up a year of his life to teach DADA?










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          I have a translation of the 4th book by A-ba-ba-ha-la-ma-ha, a highly respected publishing house in Ukraine.




          — То це ти син Артура Візлі? — спитав Муді. — Твій батько пару днів тому витяг мене з великої халепи… Так, я пробуду тут тільки рік. І то лише заради Дамблдора... один рік, а потім знову на пенсію.



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          "Special favor to Dumbledore...." was translated into "І то лише заради Дамблдорa..." which in Ukrainian unambiguously means "only for Dumbledore's sake".



          Though, it really doesn't matter. Don't forget that it was said by Bartemius Crouch Junior who was disguised as Moody. I don't know the real reason* why Moody was invited to Hogwarts as a teacher** and I am afraid the author didn't mention it anywhere.



          Nevertheless, "Special favor to Dumbledore...." is a clever reply. It lulls the pupils into thinking that Dumbledore and Moody are good old friends, and consequently raises fewer questions about Moody's past and why he is a teacher.




          * The real reason why Dumbledore invited Moody to the school​ is the Triwizard Tournament.

          ** The position is vacant. I guess having an auror as a teacher is less suspicious than hiring an auror for security purposes.






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            Would this "only for Dumbledore's sake" also cover if Dumbledore says "Moody, help me, please, you are my only hope", or does it imply some obligation like repayment for something that Dumbledore did for Moody?

            – RalfFriedl
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          • @RalfFriedl for sb’s sake means in order to help sb, it doesn’t imply “obligation” or “sb’s only hope”

            – Andrew Tobilko
            13 hours ago






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            I wouldn't take a translation as being a better source than the original in determining intent - you're highly reliant on the interpreter and their personal interpretation of the line.

            – Baldrickk
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            – Andrew Tobilko
            9 hours ago






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          I don't think there is necessarily an indication that Moody owed Dumbledore a favor. Here is the relevant quote from Chapter Fourteen:




          "You'll be Arthur Weasley's son, eh?" Moody said. "Your father got me out of a very tight corner a few days ago.... Yeah, I'm staying just the one year. Special favor to Dumbledore.... One year, and then back to my quiet retirement."




          All this says is that Moody agreed to teach for one year as a favor to Dumbledore. It doesn't say that he owed a favor to Dumbledore. People do favors for others all the time, especially when they like and respect the person. Moody might simply have agreed to it because Dumbledore asked him.






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            @InventPalooza It’s not a random act of kindness. I don’t think he would do it for many other people. But Dumbledore is his friend, they have worked together against Voldemort and the Death Eaters for many years, and he presumably highly respects him.

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            To show that Barty Crouch Jr knew the actual reason, you could add this quote from the end of the book from Crouch: "I kept him alive, under the Imperius Curse. I wanted to be able to question him. To find out about his past, learn his habits, so that I could fool even Dumbledore."

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            @InventPalooza People don't always do a favour in return for a previous favour. Sometimes they do a favour in order to call back a return favour at a later date.

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            @InventPalooza - ""Special favor" implies that Moody owed Dumbledore something." No, it doesn't. Not in colloquial English (American or British). All it means is he's doing a favor for Dumbledore. The "special" modifier just means it's not a favor he'd do for just anyone, but it doesn't mean he owes Dumbledore. Just that he respects him, likes him, or whatever, and is willing to do him a favor he may not be willing to do for someone else.

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            @TJCrowder: And, really, only the British dialect matters. It's what Rowling would use, and it's what her British characters in Britain would be using.

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          — То це ти син Артура Візлі? — спитав Муді. — Твій батько пару днів тому витяг мене з великої халепи… Так, я пробуду тут тільки рік. І то лише заради Дамблдора... один рік, а потім знову на пенсію.



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          "Special favor to Dumbledore...." was translated into "І то лише заради Дамблдорa..." which in Ukrainian unambiguously means "only for Dumbledore's sake".



          Though, it really doesn't matter. Don't forget that it was said by Bartemius Crouch Junior who was disguised as Moody. I don't know the real reason* why Moody was invited to Hogwarts as a teacher** and I am afraid the author didn't mention it anywhere.



          Nevertheless, "Special favor to Dumbledore...." is a clever reply. It lulls the pupils into thinking that Dumbledore and Moody are good old friends, and consequently raises fewer questions about Moody's past and why he is a teacher.




          * The real reason why Dumbledore invited Moody to the school​ is the Triwizard Tournament.

          ** The position is vacant. I guess having an auror as a teacher is less suspicious than hiring an auror for security purposes.






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            Would this "only for Dumbledore's sake" also cover if Dumbledore says "Moody, help me, please, you are my only hope", or does it imply some obligation like repayment for something that Dumbledore did for Moody?

            – RalfFriedl
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          • @RalfFriedl for sb’s sake means in order to help sb, it doesn’t imply “obligation” or “sb’s only hope”

            – Andrew Tobilko
            13 hours ago






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            I wouldn't take a translation as being a better source than the original in determining intent - you're highly reliant on the interpreter and their personal interpretation of the line.

            – Baldrickk
            9 hours ago











          • @Baldrickk I am not saying it’s better than the original. It was supposed to back up the post by Alex where the original quote had already been mentioned.

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          I have a translation of the 4th book by A-ba-ba-ha-la-ma-ha, a highly respected publishing house in Ukraine.




          — То це ти син Артура Візлі? — спитав Муді. — Твій батько пару днів тому витяг мене з великої халепи… Так, я пробуду тут тільки рік. І то лише заради Дамблдора... один рік, а потім знову на пенсію.



          Ukrainian




          "Special favor to Dumbledore...." was translated into "І то лише заради Дамблдорa..." which in Ukrainian unambiguously means "only for Dumbledore's sake".



          Though, it really doesn't matter. Don't forget that it was said by Bartemius Crouch Junior who was disguised as Moody. I don't know the real reason* why Moody was invited to Hogwarts as a teacher** and I am afraid the author didn't mention it anywhere.



          Nevertheless, "Special favor to Dumbledore...." is a clever reply. It lulls the pupils into thinking that Dumbledore and Moody are good old friends, and consequently raises fewer questions about Moody's past and why he is a teacher.




          * The real reason why Dumbledore invited Moody to the school​ is the Triwizard Tournament.

          ** The position is vacant. I guess having an auror as a teacher is less suspicious than hiring an auror for security purposes.






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            Would this "only for Dumbledore's sake" also cover if Dumbledore says "Moody, help me, please, you are my only hope", or does it imply some obligation like repayment for something that Dumbledore did for Moody?

            – RalfFriedl
            15 hours ago











          • @RalfFriedl for sb’s sake means in order to help sb, it doesn’t imply “obligation” or “sb’s only hope”

            – Andrew Tobilko
            13 hours ago






          • 15





            I wouldn't take a translation as being a better source than the original in determining intent - you're highly reliant on the interpreter and their personal interpretation of the line.

            – Baldrickk
            9 hours ago











          • @Baldrickk I am not saying it’s better than the original. It was supposed to back up the post by Alex where the original quote had already been mentioned.

            – Andrew Tobilko
            9 hours ago






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            Come to think of it, a paranoid auditor is the most likely candidate for turning back a curse on a position.

            – Joshua
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          I have a translation of the 4th book by A-ba-ba-ha-la-ma-ha, a highly respected publishing house in Ukraine.




          — То це ти син Артура Візлі? — спитав Муді. — Твій батько пару днів тому витяг мене з великої халепи… Так, я пробуду тут тільки рік. І то лише заради Дамблдора... один рік, а потім знову на пенсію.



          Ukrainian




          "Special favor to Dumbledore...." was translated into "І то лише заради Дамблдорa..." which in Ukrainian unambiguously means "only for Dumbledore's sake".



          Though, it really doesn't matter. Don't forget that it was said by Bartemius Crouch Junior who was disguised as Moody. I don't know the real reason* why Moody was invited to Hogwarts as a teacher** and I am afraid the author didn't mention it anywhere.



          Nevertheless, "Special favor to Dumbledore...." is a clever reply. It lulls the pupils into thinking that Dumbledore and Moody are good old friends, and consequently raises fewer questions about Moody's past and why he is a teacher.




          * The real reason why Dumbledore invited Moody to the school​ is the Triwizard Tournament.

          ** The position is vacant. I guess having an auror as a teacher is less suspicious than hiring an auror for security purposes.






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          I have a translation of the 4th book by A-ba-ba-ha-la-ma-ha, a highly respected publishing house in Ukraine.




          — То це ти син Артура Візлі? — спитав Муді. — Твій батько пару днів тому витяг мене з великої халепи… Так, я пробуду тут тільки рік. І то лише заради Дамблдора... один рік, а потім знову на пенсію.



          Ukrainian




          "Special favor to Dumbledore...." was translated into "І то лише заради Дамблдорa..." which in Ukrainian unambiguously means "only for Dumbledore's sake".



          Though, it really doesn't matter. Don't forget that it was said by Bartemius Crouch Junior who was disguised as Moody. I don't know the real reason* why Moody was invited to Hogwarts as a teacher** and I am afraid the author didn't mention it anywhere.



          Nevertheless, "Special favor to Dumbledore...." is a clever reply. It lulls the pupils into thinking that Dumbledore and Moody are good old friends, and consequently raises fewer questions about Moody's past and why he is a teacher.




          * The real reason why Dumbledore invited Moody to the school​ is the Triwizard Tournament.

          ** The position is vacant. I guess having an auror as a teacher is less suspicious than hiring an auror for security purposes.







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            Would this "only for Dumbledore's sake" also cover if Dumbledore says "Moody, help me, please, you are my only hope", or does it imply some obligation like repayment for something that Dumbledore did for Moody?

            – RalfFriedl
            15 hours ago











          • @RalfFriedl for sb’s sake means in order to help sb, it doesn’t imply “obligation” or “sb’s only hope”

            – Andrew Tobilko
            13 hours ago






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            I wouldn't take a translation as being a better source than the original in determining intent - you're highly reliant on the interpreter and their personal interpretation of the line.

            – Baldrickk
            9 hours ago











          • @Baldrickk I am not saying it’s better than the original. It was supposed to back up the post by Alex where the original quote had already been mentioned.

            – Andrew Tobilko
            9 hours ago






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            Would this "only for Dumbledore's sake" also cover if Dumbledore says "Moody, help me, please, you are my only hope", or does it imply some obligation like repayment for something that Dumbledore did for Moody?

            – RalfFriedl
            15 hours ago











          • @RalfFriedl for sb’s sake means in order to help sb, it doesn’t imply “obligation” or “sb’s only hope”

            – Andrew Tobilko
            13 hours ago






          • 15





            I wouldn't take a translation as being a better source than the original in determining intent - you're highly reliant on the interpreter and their personal interpretation of the line.

            – Baldrickk
            9 hours ago











          • @Baldrickk I am not saying it’s better than the original. It was supposed to back up the post by Alex where the original quote had already been mentioned.

            – Andrew Tobilko
            9 hours ago






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            Come to think of it, a paranoid auditor is the most likely candidate for turning back a curse on a position.

            – Joshua
            5 hours ago







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          Would this "only for Dumbledore's sake" also cover if Dumbledore says "Moody, help me, please, you are my only hope", or does it imply some obligation like repayment for something that Dumbledore did for Moody?

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          15 hours ago





          Would this "only for Dumbledore's sake" also cover if Dumbledore says "Moody, help me, please, you are my only hope", or does it imply some obligation like repayment for something that Dumbledore did for Moody?

          – RalfFriedl
          15 hours ago













          @RalfFriedl for sb’s sake means in order to help sb, it doesn’t imply “obligation” or “sb’s only hope”

          – Andrew Tobilko
          13 hours ago





          @RalfFriedl for sb’s sake means in order to help sb, it doesn’t imply “obligation” or “sb’s only hope”

          – Andrew Tobilko
          13 hours ago




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          I wouldn't take a translation as being a better source than the original in determining intent - you're highly reliant on the interpreter and their personal interpretation of the line.

          – Baldrickk
          9 hours ago





          I wouldn't take a translation as being a better source than the original in determining intent - you're highly reliant on the interpreter and their personal interpretation of the line.

          – Baldrickk
          9 hours ago













          @Baldrickk I am not saying it’s better than the original. It was supposed to back up the post by Alex where the original quote had already been mentioned.

          – Andrew Tobilko
          9 hours ago





          @Baldrickk I am not saying it’s better than the original. It was supposed to back up the post by Alex where the original quote had already been mentioned.

          – Andrew Tobilko
          9 hours ago




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          Come to think of it, a paranoid auditor is the most likely candidate for turning back a curse on a position.

          – Joshua
          5 hours ago





          Come to think of it, a paranoid auditor is the most likely candidate for turning back a curse on a position.

          – Joshua
          5 hours ago













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          I don't think there is necessarily an indication that Moody owed Dumbledore a favor. Here is the relevant quote from Chapter Fourteen:




          "You'll be Arthur Weasley's son, eh?" Moody said. "Your father got me out of a very tight corner a few days ago.... Yeah, I'm staying just the one year. Special favor to Dumbledore.... One year, and then back to my quiet retirement."




          All this says is that Moody agreed to teach for one year as a favor to Dumbledore. It doesn't say that he owed a favor to Dumbledore. People do favors for others all the time, especially when they like and respect the person. Moody might simply have agreed to it because Dumbledore asked him.






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            @InventPalooza It’s not a random act of kindness. I don’t think he would do it for many other people. But Dumbledore is his friend, they have worked together against Voldemort and the Death Eaters for many years, and he presumably highly respects him.

            – Alex
            yesterday






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            To show that Barty Crouch Jr knew the actual reason, you could add this quote from the end of the book from Crouch: "I kept him alive, under the Imperius Curse. I wanted to be able to question him. To find out about his past, learn his habits, so that I could fool even Dumbledore."

            – Julien Lopez
            yesterday






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            @InventPalooza People don't always do a favour in return for a previous favour. Sometimes they do a favour in order to call back a return favour at a later date.

            – Nicola Talbot
            yesterday






          • 26





            @InventPalooza - ""Special favor" implies that Moody owed Dumbledore something." No, it doesn't. Not in colloquial English (American or British). All it means is he's doing a favor for Dumbledore. The "special" modifier just means it's not a favor he'd do for just anyone, but it doesn't mean he owes Dumbledore. Just that he respects him, likes him, or whatever, and is willing to do him a favor he may not be willing to do for someone else.

            – T.J. Crowder
            yesterday






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            @TJCrowder: And, really, only the British dialect matters. It's what Rowling would use, and it's what her British characters in Britain would be using.

            – JRE
            9 hours ago















          74














          I don't think there is necessarily an indication that Moody owed Dumbledore a favor. Here is the relevant quote from Chapter Fourteen:




          "You'll be Arthur Weasley's son, eh?" Moody said. "Your father got me out of a very tight corner a few days ago.... Yeah, I'm staying just the one year. Special favor to Dumbledore.... One year, and then back to my quiet retirement."




          All this says is that Moody agreed to teach for one year as a favor to Dumbledore. It doesn't say that he owed a favor to Dumbledore. People do favors for others all the time, especially when they like and respect the person. Moody might simply have agreed to it because Dumbledore asked him.






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            @InventPalooza It’s not a random act of kindness. I don’t think he would do it for many other people. But Dumbledore is his friend, they have worked together against Voldemort and the Death Eaters for many years, and he presumably highly respects him.

            – Alex
            yesterday






          • 4





            To show that Barty Crouch Jr knew the actual reason, you could add this quote from the end of the book from Crouch: "I kept him alive, under the Imperius Curse. I wanted to be able to question him. To find out about his past, learn his habits, so that I could fool even Dumbledore."

            – Julien Lopez
            yesterday






          • 24





            @InventPalooza People don't always do a favour in return for a previous favour. Sometimes they do a favour in order to call back a return favour at a later date.

            – Nicola Talbot
            yesterday






          • 26





            @InventPalooza - ""Special favor" implies that Moody owed Dumbledore something." No, it doesn't. Not in colloquial English (American or British). All it means is he's doing a favor for Dumbledore. The "special" modifier just means it's not a favor he'd do for just anyone, but it doesn't mean he owes Dumbledore. Just that he respects him, likes him, or whatever, and is willing to do him a favor he may not be willing to do for someone else.

            – T.J. Crowder
            yesterday






          • 6





            @TJCrowder: And, really, only the British dialect matters. It's what Rowling would use, and it's what her British characters in Britain would be using.

            – JRE
            9 hours ago













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          I don't think there is necessarily an indication that Moody owed Dumbledore a favor. Here is the relevant quote from Chapter Fourteen:




          "You'll be Arthur Weasley's son, eh?" Moody said. "Your father got me out of a very tight corner a few days ago.... Yeah, I'm staying just the one year. Special favor to Dumbledore.... One year, and then back to my quiet retirement."




          All this says is that Moody agreed to teach for one year as a favor to Dumbledore. It doesn't say that he owed a favor to Dumbledore. People do favors for others all the time, especially when they like and respect the person. Moody might simply have agreed to it because Dumbledore asked him.






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          I don't think there is necessarily an indication that Moody owed Dumbledore a favor. Here is the relevant quote from Chapter Fourteen:




          "You'll be Arthur Weasley's son, eh?" Moody said. "Your father got me out of a very tight corner a few days ago.... Yeah, I'm staying just the one year. Special favor to Dumbledore.... One year, and then back to my quiet retirement."




          All this says is that Moody agreed to teach for one year as a favor to Dumbledore. It doesn't say that he owed a favor to Dumbledore. People do favors for others all the time, especially when they like and respect the person. Moody might simply have agreed to it because Dumbledore asked him.







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            @InventPalooza It’s not a random act of kindness. I don’t think he would do it for many other people. But Dumbledore is his friend, they have worked together against Voldemort and the Death Eaters for many years, and he presumably highly respects him.

            – Alex
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            To show that Barty Crouch Jr knew the actual reason, you could add this quote from the end of the book from Crouch: "I kept him alive, under the Imperius Curse. I wanted to be able to question him. To find out about his past, learn his habits, so that I could fool even Dumbledore."

            – Julien Lopez
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            @InventPalooza People don't always do a favour in return for a previous favour. Sometimes they do a favour in order to call back a return favour at a later date.

            – Nicola Talbot
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            @InventPalooza - ""Special favor" implies that Moody owed Dumbledore something." No, it doesn't. Not in colloquial English (American or British). All it means is he's doing a favor for Dumbledore. The "special" modifier just means it's not a favor he'd do for just anyone, but it doesn't mean he owes Dumbledore. Just that he respects him, likes him, or whatever, and is willing to do him a favor he may not be willing to do for someone else.

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            @TJCrowder: And, really, only the British dialect matters. It's what Rowling would use, and it's what her British characters in Britain would be using.

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            @InventPalooza It’s not a random act of kindness. I don’t think he would do it for many other people. But Dumbledore is his friend, they have worked together against Voldemort and the Death Eaters for many years, and he presumably highly respects him.

            – Alex
            yesterday






          • 4





            To show that Barty Crouch Jr knew the actual reason, you could add this quote from the end of the book from Crouch: "I kept him alive, under the Imperius Curse. I wanted to be able to question him. To find out about his past, learn his habits, so that I could fool even Dumbledore."

            – Julien Lopez
            yesterday






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            @InventPalooza People don't always do a favour in return for a previous favour. Sometimes they do a favour in order to call back a return favour at a later date.

            – Nicola Talbot
            yesterday






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            @InventPalooza - ""Special favor" implies that Moody owed Dumbledore something." No, it doesn't. Not in colloquial English (American or British). All it means is he's doing a favor for Dumbledore. The "special" modifier just means it's not a favor he'd do for just anyone, but it doesn't mean he owes Dumbledore. Just that he respects him, likes him, or whatever, and is willing to do him a favor he may not be willing to do for someone else.

            – T.J. Crowder
            yesterday






          • 6





            @TJCrowder: And, really, only the British dialect matters. It's what Rowling would use, and it's what her British characters in Britain would be using.

            – JRE
            9 hours ago







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          @InventPalooza It’s not a random act of kindness. I don’t think he would do it for many other people. But Dumbledore is his friend, they have worked together against Voldemort and the Death Eaters for many years, and he presumably highly respects him.

          – Alex
          yesterday





          @InventPalooza It’s not a random act of kindness. I don’t think he would do it for many other people. But Dumbledore is his friend, they have worked together against Voldemort and the Death Eaters for many years, and he presumably highly respects him.

          – Alex
          yesterday




          4




          4





          To show that Barty Crouch Jr knew the actual reason, you could add this quote from the end of the book from Crouch: "I kept him alive, under the Imperius Curse. I wanted to be able to question him. To find out about his past, learn his habits, so that I could fool even Dumbledore."

          – Julien Lopez
          yesterday





          To show that Barty Crouch Jr knew the actual reason, you could add this quote from the end of the book from Crouch: "I kept him alive, under the Imperius Curse. I wanted to be able to question him. To find out about his past, learn his habits, so that I could fool even Dumbledore."

          – Julien Lopez
          yesterday




          24




          24





          @InventPalooza People don't always do a favour in return for a previous favour. Sometimes they do a favour in order to call back a return favour at a later date.

          – Nicola Talbot
          yesterday





          @InventPalooza People don't always do a favour in return for a previous favour. Sometimes they do a favour in order to call back a return favour at a later date.

          – Nicola Talbot
          yesterday




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          26





          @InventPalooza - ""Special favor" implies that Moody owed Dumbledore something." No, it doesn't. Not in colloquial English (American or British). All it means is he's doing a favor for Dumbledore. The "special" modifier just means it's not a favor he'd do for just anyone, but it doesn't mean he owes Dumbledore. Just that he respects him, likes him, or whatever, and is willing to do him a favor he may not be willing to do for someone else.

          – T.J. Crowder
          yesterday





          @InventPalooza - ""Special favor" implies that Moody owed Dumbledore something." No, it doesn't. Not in colloquial English (American or British). All it means is he's doing a favor for Dumbledore. The "special" modifier just means it's not a favor he'd do for just anyone, but it doesn't mean he owes Dumbledore. Just that he respects him, likes him, or whatever, and is willing to do him a favor he may not be willing to do for someone else.

          – T.J. Crowder
          yesterday




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          6





          @TJCrowder: And, really, only the British dialect matters. It's what Rowling would use, and it's what her British characters in Britain would be using.

          – JRE
          9 hours ago





          @TJCrowder: And, really, only the British dialect matters. It's what Rowling would use, and it's what her British characters in Britain would be using.

          – JRE
          9 hours ago

















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