Why did Barty Crouch turned 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 did Barty Crouch Jr do that thing with his 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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What spell turned Draco into a ferret?

The animation on the Transfiguration Spell card in Harry Potter: Magic Awakened shows Draco being transfigured into a ferret.
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What did Professor Moody turns Draco into?

In Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, we see Alastor "Mad Eye" Moody dole out punishment to Draco, by turning him into The Amazing Bouncing Ferret.
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Why did Barty Crouch Jr 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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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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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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Why is Draco called ferret?

During the 1994–1995 school year, Barty Crouch Jnr (disguised as Alastor Moody) transformed student Draco Malfoy into a white ferret and bounced him up and down, as punishment for attempting to attack fellow student Harry Potter from behind, earning Draco the nickname of "The Amazing Bouncing Ferret".
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Why did Barty Crouch Jr not like Malfoy?

Barty Crouch Jr. would have likely held a grudge against Draco, since he's the son of Lucius, a Death Eater who went free and didn't use his freedom to seek out the Dark Lord. He probably saw an opportunity to have a bit of revenge on the son of a traitorous Death Eater, while still remaining in character as Moody.
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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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What happened to Mad Eye Moody's face?

Voldemort fired a Killing Curse the second that Mundungus disapparated, and hit Moody in the face. Moody fell backwards off his broom and down to the ground, and even if he survived the curse (which is almost impossible), Moody fell about one thousand feet with no wand, making his death a certainty.
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How did Mad Eye Moody lose his eye?

Sometime during the First Wizarding War, Moody lost his eye during a clash with Death Eaters, and had the magical glass eye inserted as a replacement.
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Did McGonagall turn someone into a ferret?

This spell (incantation unknown) is used to transform a ferret into a human, and serves as the reversal for the human to ferret spell. It was used by Minerva McGonagall on Draco Malfoy in 1994.
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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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What did Igor do to the Goblet of Fire?

Before the goblet gives it's results, there is a scene in the movie, where Igor Karkaroff secretly walks into the chamber, when the goblet is placed. This indicates that he is the one who put Harry's name in the goblet, but that is not true, it was Barty Crouch.
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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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Why did Barty Crouch Jr want to see Harry's arm?

In the scene where Barty Crouch Jr. is revealed (movie, not books) to have been impersonating Mad-Eye Moody, Barty makes a weird remark: I'll show you mine if you show me yours. He then sticks his arm out to show the Dark Mark.
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How did Barty Crouch know it was his son?

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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What Hogwarts house was Barty Crouch in?

Loyalty is also a strong Hufflepuff trait, and Barty senior is also one of the most loyal characters to the point of fanaticism - forgoing all his own values and ambition for the sake of someone he loved.
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What is Albus Potter's ferrets name?

Jarveys, however, live mostly underground and seem to behave aggressively. Furthermore, Jarveys almost constantly cry short (and often rude) phrases, while the animal depicted in the film is silent during all the scene. Thus, it is very unlikely is a Jarvey.
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What spell does Moody use on Malfoy?

Moody began to beckon students forward in turn and put the Imperius Curse upon them. Harry watched as, one by one, his classmates did the most extraordinary things under its influence.
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Why does buckbeak attacks Malfoy?

As hippogriffs were immensely proud creatures, Buckbeak was offended when Draco Malfoy taunted and provoked him. This resulted in him injuring the boy's arm.
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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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Who is the one eyed man in Goblet of Fire?

Alastor "Mad-Eye" Moody (died 27, July 1997) is a major protagonist in the Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling. He was a pure-blood wizard, an Auror and member of the Order of the Phoenix. He gained a reputation for being paranoid, and was noticeable for having a magical eye, which allowed him to see through anything.
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Who possesses Mad-Eye Moody?

However, Harry Potter proves to be one of the worst detectives when it came to Alastor "Mad-Eye" Moody being Barty Crouch Jr. in disguise. The character has so many hints and tells that point to him not being who he says that even Harry Potter should have noticed.
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