How did Moody stay alive in the chest?

Barty Crouch Jr had to keep Moody alive, since he needed a source of hair/etc for the Polyjuice potion. There is no canon explanation, but it would be relatively easy for Crouch to ensure that Moody was fed. Dropping food and water into the trunk is a relatively easy matter.
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What was in Moody's chest?

Moody's Trunk was an especially bewitched magical trunk owned by Alastor Moody. It has seven locks on it, and the trunk opens to a different assortment of objects for each lock. The first compartment contained a mass of spellbooks.
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What was in Alastor Moodys box?

The first compartment contained a mass of spellbooks. The second contained an assortment of broken Sneakoscopes, parchments, quills, and a silvery Invisibility cloak.
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Why did Crouch keep Moody alive?

He kept Moody alive under the Imperius Curse to continue harvesting hair for the Polyjuice Potion, and to question him about his personality, behaviour and knowledge, in order to make the act more convincing.
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How long was Professor Moody in the trunk?

He even destroyed a birthday present carriage clock, believing it was a cleverly disguised basilisk egg, and was described in a Daily Prophet article as having left the Ministry when deemed "Unable to tell the difference between a handshake and attempted murder." This only intensified after he was freed from nine ...
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Why Didn't Dumbledore Realize That Moody Was a Fake? - Harry Potter Theory



Did Dumbledore know Moody was an imposter?

The only time he acted out of Moody's character was when he took Harry out of Dumbledore's sight in the aftermath of Voldemort's return, and Dumbledore immediately noticed it as such and realized he was an imposter, which is how he saved Harry's life (again) at the end of Goblet of Fire.
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Why does Barty Crouch Jr tongue?

It was added into the movie because they needed to give foreshadowing to the audience that Barty Crouch Jr was impersonating Mad Eye. In the book, they use other methods of foreshadowing, (eg winky, more development with Barty Crouch Sr, etc).
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Why does Barty Crouch Jr lick his lips?

- where he finally gets to be Scottish - or as Crowley in Good Omens. In his portrayal, Tennant gave Barty the nervous habit of licking his lips, which Brendan Gleeson (Moody's actor) decided to go with. The movement was completely improvised on Tennant's part, but became an indicator for Barty Crouch Sr.
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Why did Moody put Harry's name in the goblet?

While staff and fellow students believed that Harry may have put his own name in the Goblet of Fire, it was actually Barty disguised as Professor Moody. Barty used a powerful Confundus Charm to confuse the Goblet of Fire so that it would select Harry's name as the fourth contestant from an unspecified school.
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Who did Mad-Eye Moody dies flying with?

Mundungus Fletcher is one of six Order members to be disguised as Harry by means of Polyjuice Potion, and will ride with Moody.
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Who was locked in the chest in Goblet of Fire?

However, we have to assume that Barty Crouch, Jr.'s characterization of the real Mad-Eye Moody is pretty accurate, since no one notices anything off about "Moody" at all. But, in truth, the real Mad-Eye Moody has been kept in a trunk for the whole school year, and it's been the Death Eater Barty Crouch, Jr.
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How did Barty Crouch Jr capture Moody?

Then I packed up Moody's clothes and Dark detectors, put them in the trunk with Moody, and set off for Hogwarts.” In addition, Barty Crouch Jr. had the Polyjuice Potion so he was able to drink it quickly and then (as Moody) convince Arthur Weasley that everything was fine. Show activity on this post.
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Did Moody survive?

Barty Crouch Jr had to keep Moody alive, since he needed a source of hair/etc for the Polyjuice potion. There is no canon explanation, but it would be relatively easy for Crouch to ensure that Moody was fed. Dropping food and water into the trunk is a relatively easy matter.
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Did Mad-Eye Moody survive?

Voldemort sent the Killing Curse right at Mad-Eye causing him to fall off of his broomstick. He fell over a thousand feet, leaving no question as to whether he survived the fall. The Order went to look for his body in order to hold a funeral, but it was never found.
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What is Alastor Moody Boggart?

Alastor Moody may have been one of the few wizards to see the real appearance of a boggart. from harrypotter. You see, because of the magical qualities of Moody's glass eye, he was able to see through solid objects, and therefore, when presented with a boggart, Moody was likely able to observe its true form.
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Did Barty Crouch know his son was Moody?

As for whether he knew "Moody" was his son, it's possible, but not confirmed either way. Barty Crouch Sr. did know some of what had happened. He knew his son was alive and still loyal to the Dark Lord, he knew that Bertha Jorkins was dead, and he knew that the Dark Lord was alive.
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Why did Igor go to the Goblet of Fire?

I have always said it was Igor Karkaroff who put Harry's name in the Goblet of Fire. Two people have said he was in the hall to make sure Krum's name was chosen, and another person said it was Barty Crouch Jr. disguised as Karkaroff through Polyjuice potion.
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Why did Barty Crouch help Harry?

Barty Crouch Jr. wanted to make sure his students could fight off the Imperius Curse. He seemed more passionate about that curse than any of the other Unforgivable Curses.
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Why did Barty Crouch Jr turn Malfoy into a ferret?

Barty had a bone to pick with Lucius Malfoy and Draco served as a substitute. That was the reason of the memorable ferret incident. The fun part is that Barty didn't need to feign hatred.
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Why was Barty Crouch Jr such a good teacher?

He taught him how to resist the Imperius curse. He showed him what the other unforgivable curses do, and prepared him to face them. He tested the class intensively on enduring and defending against curses. And more importantly, he transmitted the right mindset to Harry: Constant Vigilance!
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What Hogwarts house was Barty Crouch Jr in?

His intelligence and cunning would point to Slytherin, but there's actually no canonical evidence he even went to Hogwarts. He actually might have gone to Durmstrang or some other foreign wizarding school.
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Why did Igor karkaroff go to Azkaban?

In his younger days, Karkaroff was a friend and comrade of Severus Snape. After Voldemort's first downfall, Karkaroff was caught by Aurors and briefly imprisoned in Azkaban. He betrayed many Death Eaters in order to avoid remaining in Azkaban.
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Why was Neville so affected by the cruciatus curse?

WARNING: SPOILER FOR HARRY POTTER AND THE GOBLET OF FIRE. So basically Neville is disturbed by the Cruciatus Curse, because his parents were tortured to insanity. In Goblet of Fire, "Moody" was actually Barty Crouch using a Polyjuice Potion.
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How did Barty Crouch get out of Azkaban?

Barty Crouch's escape from Azkaban was engineered by his father, Bartemius Crouch Sr., presumably acting at the request of his wife. Barty's escape remained undiscovered because Bartemius' wife took his place, very quickly dying in Azkaban from a pre-existing condition, and being buried there.
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