Okay, I'm gonna give this a spin, and hopefully come up with something reasonable to add on the topic of the Moody!love.
I was first attracted to Moody as a character because of his eccentric paranoia. Despite his mistrust of virtually everything around him, however, he remains a singularly confident character in the books, something that I found quite compelling. To me, Moody exemplifies the epitome of an Order member and an Auror- constantly vigilant, always prepared for anything that might happen to him or those under his watch. And as the Whimsey pointed out in her own response, he doesn't seem to be bothered that others see him as barking mad at times. He does his duty as he sees fit, and bother the rest.
I'm always attracted to Moody's commitment to his work- I think it goes beyond his occupation. It's fascinating to try and imagine how broad his vision is at this point- and of course, I'm not talking about physical vision here. With all of the wars and conflicts that the Old Man has seen, and with all the more mundane atrocities he would have encountered in his work, I would have to imagine that he sees things through the long scope of time, moreso than through the short term. I also tend to think that Moody would be willing to sacrifice damn near anything to his duty because of this.
This is also one reason why, for a very, very long time, I viewed Alastor Moody as an unShippable character. Not only does he serve the greater mistress of Justice, but his trust in people is so fractured that I have had serious doubts about his ability to hold onto a romantic relationship. Of course, minds change (especially after reading good smut, heehee!), but I still tend to think that there are damn few candidates who would pass Moody's thorough check-over to be eligible as his partner in any sense of the word.
Most of what I see in Moody is present in my writing of him, and it's where I am able to express it the best. He's a character that I seem to channel, or not get at all; he's definitely one of the most vivid when the Muse is flowing. But I think that is in large part because he is such a stand-out character, both in appearance as well as action. And I love delving into him to try and determine just what made him like this- paranoid, eccentric, living on a permanent hair-trigger. Far more interesting than exploring the shallow depths of Draco, heehee!
I hope that's a start. If you have any more specific questions, I'll do my best to answer. :)
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Date: 2004-10-30 07:29 pm (UTC)I was first attracted to Moody as a character because of his eccentric paranoia. Despite his mistrust of virtually everything around him, however, he remains a singularly confident character in the books, something that I found quite compelling. To me, Moody exemplifies the epitome of an Order member and an Auror- constantly vigilant, always prepared for anything that might happen to him or those under his watch. And as the Whimsey pointed out in her own response, he doesn't seem to be bothered that others see him as barking mad at times. He does his duty as he sees fit, and bother the rest.
I'm always attracted to Moody's commitment to his work- I think it goes beyond his occupation. It's fascinating to try and imagine how broad his vision is at this point- and of course, I'm not talking about physical vision here. With all of the wars and conflicts that the Old Man has seen, and with all the more mundane atrocities he would have encountered in his work, I would have to imagine that he sees things through the long scope of time, moreso than through the short term. I also tend to think that Moody would be willing to sacrifice damn near anything to his duty because of this.
This is also one reason why, for a very, very long time, I viewed Alastor Moody as an unShippable character. Not only does he serve the greater mistress of Justice, but his trust in people is so fractured that I have had serious doubts about his ability to hold onto a romantic relationship. Of course, minds change (especially after reading good smut, heehee!), but I still tend to think that there are damn few candidates who would pass Moody's thorough check-over to be eligible as his partner in any sense of the word.
Most of what I see in Moody is present in my writing of him, and it's where I am able to express it the best. He's a character that I seem to channel, or not get at all; he's definitely one of the most vivid when the Muse is flowing. But I think that is in large part because he is such a stand-out character, both in appearance as well as action. And I love delving into him to try and determine just what made him like this- paranoid, eccentric, living on a permanent hair-trigger. Far more interesting than exploring the shallow depths of Draco, heehee!
I hope that's a start. If you have any more specific questions, I'll do my best to answer. :)