Alastor Moody, Resolutions, 1985-1996

[auror_a_moody]

Name: Alastor Moody
Format: Resolutions
Date: 1 January of 1985, 1987, 1988, 1992, & 1996
Relevance: Documents the end of Alastor Moody's career as an Auror and his subsequent retirement.
Warnings: My apologies to dial-up users.

Comments

[favourite_son]

These are all wonderful! I especially love the first two!

[auror_a_moody]

Thank you! hee, Poor Moody, stuck in his cubicle! ;-)

[exsequeverus]

Argh! Ten years of learning to relax, down the drain! (mourns)

Did writing lines convince you?

[auror_a_moody]

I know! *sighs* And he made such progress!

*grumpily*
No. Didn't think it would.
*growls*
Somebody told me writin' would be therapeutic.
*scowls*
Fools.

[exsequeverus]

Quite. There's a reason they're assigned as punishment; it's not an affirmation if you don't want to believe it.

Are you going to teach in '97? He did ask you to do a year, you know, and you haven't been able to yet.

[auror_a_moody]

*grumbles*
Yeah, yeah...

*blinks*
*gruffly*
Hadn't really thought about it...
*shrugs*
I dunno... Suppose if they needed somebody, maybe... Otherwise... Think I might stay retired this time.

[harriedpotter]

There's a lot of knitting in the wizarding world *grins*

y'know... about your place... how big is it?

[auror_a_moody]

*raises the eyebrow over his non-magical eye*
*growls, matter-of-factly*
Not so much about the wizarding world...
*gruffly*
...more of a generational thing.

*both eyebrows shoot upwards*
My place? *shrugs* Plenty big for one wizard... Even plenty big when my family lived there, with my mum's parents and everything...
*gruffly*
It's been in the family for generations.

[harriedpotter]

Oh. *blushes* Well I think it's coming back.

*taps his fingers on the table thoughtfully*
Your place would have every imaginable security measure on it, wouldn't it? How do you feel about company?

[auror_a_moody]

*growls, surprised*
You don't say! Huh...
*gruffly*
I think that's the first and only time I've been... trendy...

*nods*
Yeah, it's secure, laddie...
*brow furrows*
I don't mind company...
*growls*
Provided they don't drop by unexpectedly...
*adds quickly*
And they aren't too rowdy... Got some Muggle neighbors and they don't tolerate too much noise, I've learned...
*good eye narrows*
*growls*
Why do you ask?

[hismagdalen]

Oh these are brilliant! Alastor is just adorable! I wish he'd had a longer retirement.

If you're going to count to ten before you hex anything, but you're not going to be asking questions first, are you just going to be standing there? Will it be terribly rude if I hex you while you're just stood there?

[auror_a_moody]

Thank you! I'm glad you like them!
hee, Actually, Moody's probably happier back working... He's a bit of a work-a-holic...

*raises an eyebrow of his non-magical eye*
*growls*
It would be rude.
But...
*grins a little evilly*
...if somebody tries to hex you first, you don't have to finish counting to ten.

[the_pureblooded]

I love the 'Hex now, ask questions later' one. Moody's the James T. Kirk of the wizarding world!

Knitting? Careful Moody, you may poke out your other eye.

[auror_a_moody]

lol! Yes, indeed!
Glad you liked it!

*glares*
*growls, peevishly*
I'm perfectly careful when knitting.
Besides, boy, it's not like your holding the needles right up by your face...

[the_pureblooded]

*snorts*

What does a man's man find to knit anyhow?

[auror_a_moody]

*rolls his good eye*
It's not always about making something...
*growls*
It's just somethin' to do... It's... kind-of relaxing...
*trails off*
Anyway. I make socks, lots of socks. And afghans. Made a sweater once. *shrugs* Stuff to keep warm.
*grumbles*
I get cold anymore.