Barty Crouch Junior
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Bartemius "Barty" Crouch (the younger) is a fictional character from the Harry Potter series of books. He is the son of Bartemius Crouch, the once-great wizarding politician. He is portrayed in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by David Tennant.
| Harry Potter character | |
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 David Tennant as Bartemius Crouch Jr in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire |
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| Bartemius Crouch Jr | |
| Gender | Male |
| Hair colour | Blond (brown in film) |
| Eye colour | unknown (brown in film) |
| Parentage | Pure-blood |
| Allegiance | Death Eaters |
| Actor | David Tennant |
| First appearance | Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire |
[edit] Fictional character history
Bartemius Crouch (the younger), (c.1963 – present) (soul removed by dementors, but technically still alive), is a Death Eater who was captured with the group responsible for torturing Frank and Alice Longbottom, parents of Neville Longbottom. His father, Bartemius Crouch (the elder), who headed the Department of Magical Law Enforcement at the time, sentenced him to life imprisonment in Azkaban.
However, Crouch Sr rescued his son as a favour to his dying wife. When they visited him in Azkaban, Mrs Crouch used Polyjuice Potion to switch appearances with her son, enabling him to escape while she remained in his place. When she died, she was buried under his identity. To prevent him from returning to Voldemort's service, Crouch's father controlled him with the Imperius Curse, and he was kept hidden under an invisibility cloak. Crouch was nursed back to health by Winky, the family's house elf. When Bertha Jorkins discovered the truth, it reached Lord Voldemort and he rescued Crouch and put his father under the Imperius Curse. Crouch then kidnapped Mad-Eye Moody and, using polyjuice potion, assumed Moody's appearance and position as the new Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher to infiltrate Hogwarts. Crouch later murders his father.
The revived Triwizard Tournament was held at Hogwarts, and Crouch was tasked with making sure Harry won. When Harry, along with Cedric Diggory, touched the Triwizard Cup, it transported them to a graveyard, via portkey. There, Cedric is killed and Harry's blood was used in a ritual to bring Voldemort back to power. The plan succeeded, but Harry escaped.
When Harry returns to Hogwarts, Crouch, still under disguise, hoped to succeed where his master failed, but he also is unable to kill Harry, foiled by Dumbledore, Snape, and McGonnagal. Under the effect of Veritaserum, a powerful truth potion, he recounts his plan to them. Although he was closely guarded so he could later repeat his testimony, his soul was sucked out by a Dementor's Kiss before being brought to trial. Technically, his body still lives, but few would dare to identify his present condition as "alive" — having no memories or sense of self. It is never revealed what happened to him after this. With his death or imprisonment, the old pure-blood Crouch line ends.
In the movie, Crouch is shown in Harry's dream during the summer holidays, apparently having escaped Azkaban on his own, and without his father's or anyone else's knowledge. This discrepancy with the book is presumably intended to simplify the storyline. At the end of the film, after being revealed and captured, he is seemingly sent back to Azkaban with no mention of him suffering a Dementor's Kiss.
[edit] External links
- Overanalyzing the Text: The Crouch Novenna — A Nine Part Essay on the Crouch family
- hp-lexicon article on Crouch family
| Preceded by Remus Lupin |
Hogwarts Defence Against the Dark Arts Teacher (disguised as Alastor Moody) August 1994 – June 1995 |
Succeeded by Dolores Umbridge |
