Barty Crouch Jr
Appears 25 times in the books
- Died:
- 24 June 1995
A Death Eater smuggled out of Azkaban and kept under the Imperius Curse by his father. He impersonates Alastor Moody for a year, delivers Harry to the graveyard, and is kissed by a Dementor before the school can hear the full story. His Hogwarts house is not stated.
Appears in
On the timeline
- 1994-08
The Quidditch World Cup
The 422nd World Cup ends in a Death Eater riot. Barty Crouch Jr sends up the Dark Mark. - Late August 1994
Moody is replaced
Crouch Jr and Pettigrew attack Alastor Moody. Crouch will spend the year in his skin, teaching Defence. - 1994-10-31
The Goblet names four champions
Krum, Fleur, Cedric, and — impossibly — Harry. Crouch has bewitched the cup. - Spring 1995
Barty Crouch Sr is killed
Crouch Jr kills his father on the grounds and hides the body. Harry will dream it before he understands it. - 1995-06-24
The third task; Voldemort returns
The cup is a Portkey. Cedric is killed at once. Voldemort regains a body. The wands connect. Harry escapes with Cedric’s body, and Crouch Jr is kissed.