As such, spoilers will be present within the article. Alastor "Mad-Eye" Moody d. Moody served with distinction during the first conflict, gaining a reputation as a skilful battler against the Dark Arts and sacrificing an eye, a leg, and part of his nose during the conflict. As an Auror, he played a role in the imprisonment of many of the inhabitants of Azkaban. According to Ron Weasley "half the cells in Azkaban are full because of him.
In , he agreed to Albus Dumbledore 's request to become the new Defence Against the Dark Arts Professor at Hogwarts ; [11] however, he was kidnapped just prior to taking up the position by Barty Crouch Jnr , who subsequently disguised himself as Moody as part of a plan to kidnap Harry Potter on the instructions of Lord Voldemort.
Following his rescue from Barty Crouch Jnr, Moody joined the second Order of the Phoenix and fought in a number of the Second Wizarding War's battles, including the Battle of the Department of Mysteries in [15] and the Battle of the Seven Potters in , [12] dying during the latter. His magical eye was later used by Dolores Umbridge to spy on her subordinates in the Muggle-Born Registration Commission.
It was later retrieved by Harry Potter when he infiltrated the Ministry of Magic in , [16] and was given a proper burial by Harry in the forest close to the location where the nd Quidditch World Cup had been held three years prior. Alastor Moody was born into the pure-blood Moody family.
The precise date of his birth is unknown. Moody bought or inherited his wand at some point before his formal magical education began. He attended Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry , but his house is unrecorded in Ministry records.
