darkSpyro

Of Mad-eye Moody? I've thought this since the very beginning.

I always thought the same ever since I first saw him.

Y....n...y...n...y...n...kinda.

Hmm now that you mention it he is kind of a more kid friendly version of Mad Eye Moody.

Or any standard fair pirate. He has a wooden leg too, you know.

It's pretty obvious Mad Eye Mooney was the inspiration (at least the movie version). The outfit, the missing leg and eye and his general purpose as a seasoned and battle damaged fighter. I loved his character in Harry Potter, he is a great actor. I never really understood his connection with Harry though, seeing as how it wasn't really him that Harry bonded with in Goblet of Fire. But I guess that is explained in his limited interaction in the later books and "off screen/page" demise.

As a matter of fact, I never really understood why Harry was considered so special and powerful - his initial survival was due to his mother's actions and Ron and Hermione were responsible for any real magical solutions to problems. Everything special he did he got significant assistance by another character/creature. The only Horcrux he actually destroyed personally was the diary in Chamber of Secrets. I guess his secret power was making really awesome friends.

He reminds me more of Denver Pyle aka Uncle Jesse from Dukes of Hazzard aka Mad Jack from Grizzly Adams.