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This article is excerpted from the article "Barty Crouch" in the "Life Ups and Downs" volume of "Jihad Records"

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Barty Crouch sacrificed a lot on his way to power.

Among them is his son, Barty Crouch Jr.

Barty Crouch Jr. is an indelible black spot in Mr. Crouch's life.

During the first war against Tom Riddle, Mr. Crouch was a staunch opponent of the dark forces, giving a lecture tour encouraging people to come out of grief and raise their magic wand; , motivating desperate wizards to join the good side; he advocated war, and said only that success can only be achieved by paying a certain amount of loss.In that special era, Barty Crouch saved many people through direct and indirect ways - he hunted down black wizards, helped white wizards, and his exciting speeches and propositions made countless people under the oppression of black forces Trembling people raised their wands to fight against evil.His name once became the most appealing and influential symbol of resistance to darkness in people's minds.

Crouch has a deep hatred of dark wizards, which is contrary to Albus Dumbledore's more gentle policy. Crouch is an out-and-out war faction.He firmly believes that a dark wizard can never be converted or redeemed.The means he adopted were very popular and praised by everyone at the time, but objectively speaking, we must admit that as time goes by, the desire for power and fame may have caused Mr. Crouch to lose part of his sanity.He was still on the White Wizard's side, but his attitude towards the Death Eaters began to twist.There were secret rumors about Crouch accusing him of lynching captured Dark wizards.

However, due to the lack of evidence at the time, Crouch's deliberate cover-up, the acquiescence of the wizarding world, and the general direction of the current situation, these rumors were quickly forgotten by people.

Based on the materials and evidence collected by many parties later, experts in the history of magic were able to restore the truth through inference.Unfortunately, the facts just confirmed those rumors.Barty Crouch has indeed abused lynching to torture and extract confessions from captured Death Eaters (or suspected to be), and he also admitted in a letter that he thinks "the dementor's kiss is a too light punishment" , because "the crimes they committed were enough to make them hacked countless times".

This fact has only been revealed in recent years, and Barty Crouch has been dead for many years.It is true that these remarks are undoubtedly ridiculous today, but it was precisely they that won the hearts of the people at the time.

Back then, the open confrontation with Tom Riddle made Barty Crouch gain a group of loyal suitors and high prestige.Even if people have begun to re-examine some of Barty Crouch's statements and methods and realize that they are too extreme, there is no denying that he did perform well and contributed to this great cause.

In 1980, Tom Riddle's power reached its peak, and the whole of Britain was in turmoil. His notoriety even made the European continent on the other side of the channel shudder.The Ministry of Magic carried out a ministerial reelection this year, and Harold Minkan, who was regarded as a hardliner, failed to prevent the rapid expansion of Riddle's power, so he lost his position.The Ministry of Magic was also suspected by the public due to its repeated defeats. Minkan and his advisers performed poorly during their tenure and lost the trust of the general public. While the minister's appeal declined greatly, the Ministry of Magic itself was also in jeopardy.

Barty Crouch lost the election by a narrow margin, much to the dismay of him and his supporters.Millicent Barnold was appointed in a critical situation. This powerful female minister re-established an orderly Ministry of Magic and quickly gained the public's trust.The frustrated Crouch had no choice but to vent his dissatisfaction on the dark wizard.

Although Crouch failed in this election, there are still many people who believe that he will still be the leader of the next term.Therefore, although Crouch lost the title of Minister of Magic and a small group of supporters, the remaining supporters are increasingly pursuing and believing in him because of his increasingly firm stance.

On October 1981, 10, Tom Riddle fell, and the first war against Tom Riddle was declared over.

The end of the war was the beginning of a string of nightmares for Barty Crouch.

After the war, the Ministry of Magic quickly changed its attitude under the order of the Minister. Crouch's triumphant laws of war were abandoned, and the official attitude towards the Death Eaters became more noble and polite—the defeated Death Eaters were very happy. On the verge of arrest, the will of the leaderless Death Eaters seemed to be broken as their master vanished without a trace.Some have confessed without even being questioned, and others have escaped by other means - such as Lucius Malfoy, who got away with providing the wizarding world with a much-needed sum of money, a deal in the It was very necessary at that time. The money handed over by people who were seeking to save their lives could allow the Ministry of Magic to carry out post-war reconstruction faster. These people were able to wash their hands after the war, but they also lost their former arrogance. Among them The vast majority of people in the office thank guests behind closed doors and do things in a low-key manner.This gesture of submission led the Ministry to decide to let them go, which was an innocuous move.

The Ministry of Magic was determined to treat the Death Eaters with a high profile, and the more tolerant attitude put Crouch and his target in an awkward situation.At that time, his tough skills could still play a role in interrogating some recalcitrants. Generally speaking, during this period, Crouch still had a place to play, his prestige was still there, and his official career was still bright.However, not long after, something happened that completely ruined Crouch's dream.

——The Aurors capture the notorious Lestrange couple, and to the public's surprise, Barty Crouch Jr. is also captured.

Public opinion was in an uproar.The son of the hero who advocated resistance turned out to be a Death Eater as sinful as the Lestrange couple!Such a reversal exceeded people's expectations and made Barty Crouch angry.

It is worth noting that not long before that, Crouch had just tried Karkaroff, the Death Eater, and put Sirius Black in prison without a trial (of course we all know he is innocent now), and the result was in At this time, Barty Crouch Jr.'s identity as a Death Eater was exposed, and he was quickly captured by Auror in a desperate situation.

Barty Crouch Jr. was accused of the same charges as the Lestrange couple, including participating in the massacre of Muggles, terrorism, and most heinously, in the massacre of the famous Auror Longbottom couple, the minibus Tye Crouch, alongside Bellatrix, tortured the couple horribly.

Both the Longbottoms were outstanding Aurors who were notable during the war, and the end of the couple is sad.It is true that Crouch was also a person who made contributions, but compared with the Longbottom couple who were born and died on the battlefield and ended up miserable, the aura shrouded in Crouch suddenly dimmed a lot.

People are waking up at this point, and they're selectively forgetting how much they supported Barty Crouch in the past.They once crazily praised and praised Crouch, but now their attitudes have turned 180 degrees, and public opinion has begun to criticize Crouch's previous remarks. The public accused him of being too cruel to the dark wizard, which to a certain extent played the opposite role. effect.Many reports are talking about his lax discipline of his son, and more pointedly pointed out that Crouch neglected to pay attention to the family because of his lust, which made Barty Crouch Jr. go astray.

The most mainstream view is that the reason why Barty Crouch Jr. chooses to follow Tom Riddle is of course rebellious, but in the final analysis it is because Crouch's long-term neglect of his son makes the latter want to regain his father s concern.It was obvious that the most direct, brutal, and effective way was to stand against his father, and this unguided young man did just that.

This point of view has become the mainstream view after a series of improvements. Of course, it is also the most objective view of the Barty Crouch Jr. incident.The specific information about it will be mentioned in the chapter related to Barty Crouch Jr.

This is not the worst, more sharp speculation is yet to come.Some people think that Crouch himself is a well-hidden rebel. He is not a Death Eater, but he secretly approves and even supports Tom Riddle's series of terrorist activities.Barty Crouch Jr.'s move was completely acquiesced by Barty Crouch.

This point of view was once widely circulated, and people have always liked to follow others' opinions. This false and true point of view caters to people's taste very well. For a while, the rumors about Crouch were so uproar that they almost became false.All in all, this view was quickly accepted, and to some extent reversed Crouch's impression in people's minds.

Crouch's family affairs have been reported in the newspapers, his status in the Ministry of Magic has plummeted, and mass demonstrations demanded that he resign and apologize. If Crouch was a hero before, then he is now a street rat.

To make matters worse, he even brought the charges against Ludo Bagman in a trial.In contrast, none of the jury agreed with him, and everyone wanted to applaud Bagman - he won the Quidditch match against Turkey and brought glory to Britain.And Crouch, the father of a Death Eater, accused Bagman of being a Death Eater at this time.

This ridiculous trial has completely reduced Crouch to a dog in the water, and no one wants to waste time listening to his boring speeches.Letters were sent to the Daily Prophet and the Ministry of Magic calling for Crouch to be investigated and fired from his position.

It's hard to say just how much Crouch loved his son.It is obvious that their father-son relationship is so distant that they are almost strangers.The most ironic thing is that Crouch didn't know that his only son was a Death Eater until Barty Jr. was arrested.

The arrest of Barty Crouch Jr. means the end of Barty Crouch's career.No matter how many supporters he had in the past, no matter how close he came to the position of Minister for Magic, now the dream is gone, the illusion is shattered.

In order to restore a little image, Crouch did an unbelievable thing-he personally asked the minister to thoroughly investigate the Barty Crouch Jr. case, and at the same time he published a letter in the "Daily Prophet", saying that Explain the circumstances of the matter earnestly, and promise that you will inflict the harshest punishment on them.

A few days later, the Wizengamot conducted the final trial of the Death Eaters.After a trial, the Lestranges and Barty Crouch Jr. were sentenced to life in Azkaban Wizarding Prison - nothing could get them out of there except death.

Barty Crouch, who presided over the court session, showed no paternal humanity throughout the trial, listening grimly to his son's sentencing report with extreme hatred on his face.As Barty Jr. cried desperately for his father's forgiveness, Crouch yelled for the jury's verdict.

"You are not my son." When Barty Jr. was forcibly dragged out by the dementors, Crouch declared indifferently, "I have no son!"

The author has something to say:

"Jihad Wind and Cloud Records" is obviously edited. Let's make up your mind that this is a historical work of the wizarding world, which is opposite to Barty's memories in the original "Goblet of Fire". I hope I can write what I want to write...

And, one day after the extension of the Valentine's Day episode, tomorrow is the next part of this stuff.Believe me, the Valentine's Day episode is still very cute~

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By the way, Amway an American drama: "Criminal Minds"

Someone must be watching, right?

Huh, then I will push another American variety show: "The Amazing Race"/The Amazing Race

It's all civilians participating, it's pretty good~ There are a lot of tearing Xs and horses in it.