Igor Karkaroff

Professor Igor Karkaroff was a fictional character in the Harry Potter series. He first appeared in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.In the movie version he was portrayed by Predrag Bjelac. Karkaroff is a former Death Eater. He was captured by Auror Alastor Moody after the fall of Lord Voldemort. Moody is responsible for Karkaroff's imprisonment in Azkaban. Later, the Ministry of Magic released him from Azkaban in exchange for the names of... More

Professor Igor Karkaroff was a fictional character in the Harry Potter series. He first appeared in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.In the movie version he was portrayed by Predrag Bjelac. Karkaroff is a former Death Eater. He was captured by Auror Alastor Moody after the fall of Lord Voldemort. Moody is responsible for Karkaroff's imprisonment in Azkaban. Later, the Ministry of Magic released him from Azkaban in exchange for the names of other Death Eaters. While some of the names he provided were useless (Death Eaters who were dead or arrested), he traded information for his freedom. Karkaroff went on to become Headmaster at Durmstrang. During his time there, actual Dark Arts are said to have been studied by the students of Durmstrang (instead of just defence against them). Moreover, Durmstrang was only open to pure-blooded wizards and witches. It is not known how much of this was Karkaroff's direct influence to Durmstrang and how much existed before his tenure. ...

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