🎭 Barty Crouch Jr.
Bartemius "Barty" Crouch Junior was a Death Eater who impersonated Alastor "Mad-Eye" Moody for an entire school year.
⚖️ Trial and Azkaban
Barty was caught with Death Eaters including the Lestranges after they tortured Frank and Alice Longbottom. His father, Bartemius Crouch Sr., sent him to Azkaban despite his pleas of innocence. His mother died in prison, having switched places with him using Polyjuice Potion.
🏠 Hidden at Home
For years, Barty lived under his father's Imperius Curse, hidden by an invisibility cloak. Winky the house-elf cared for him. At the Quidditch World Cup, he briefly broke free and cast the Dark Mark.
🎓 Impersonation
Barty Jr. captured the real Mad-Eye Moody and impersonated him perfectly for the entire 1994-95 school year. He:
- Taught Defense Against the Dark Arts
- Put Harry's name in the Goblet of Fire
- Helped Harry through each task
- Turned the Triwizard Cup into a Portkey
- Delivered Harry to Voldemort for the resurrection ritual
💀 Fate
After Voldemort's return, Barty's deception was discovered. Before he could testify, Cornelius Fudge brought a Dementor which performed the Kiss, destroying his soul.