Re: James/Moody
Nodding in silent acknowledgement of the healing -- another surprise, to be honest, as most trainees and trainers never worried about a few cuts and scrapes in sparring -- Alastor pursed his lips in thought, trying to pinpoint what it was about Potter's explanation that bothered him.
"Not a bad practice," he said instead, still mentally mulling it over. "Combat training and defensive training are not static disciplines. Knowing something as basic as human anatomy could be the difference between living or dying.
"Killing in general is not good for your career, even in the field," he added, seriously. "Only as much force as is necessary to get the job done. Killing should be the last resort."
Perhaps that was what was bothering him? A third year trainee, even one dancing with Voldemort for an unwelcome hobby, should not find killing so easy to think of they have to actively avoid it. There had been more hardened fighters in Moody's time that had to work to get over killing someone in the field, some who couldn't do it at all and eventually moved into other jobs off the field. It bore watching in this young man.
"All right. I need to make rounds through the others." He couldn't spend all his time playing with Potter. "Go back to your partner and practise at a level your conscious will allow for awhile."