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Was always surprised that Severus never picked up on it, mind reading and all
One thing that always bothered me, was that barty was so good at playing the part he bonded with harry as a mentor figure all year, then when the switcheroo was discovered they acted like harry and the real moody had still bonded all year, when really the guy locked in a box for 7 months and never even seen this kid before.
This always bugged me as well. Any time Moody is around in the following books it always felt weird, because the writing acts like Harry knows Moody really well, despite hardly having interacted with the real Moody at all.
The weirdness is acknowledged at the start of OotP:
Call it a parasocial relationship, like what some people develop watching streamers. Harry knows Moody somewhat, because Barty Crouch Junior apparently acted so well in this role that nobody noticed any difference.
That is a great comparison. Harry feels like he knows Moody somewhat well, while Moody doesnt really know Harry.