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Bartemius "Barty" Crouch, the elder, (d. May 1995) is a fictional character in the Harry Potter...

Bartemius "Barty" Crouch, the elder, (d. May 1995) is a fictional character in the Harry Potter series of books. Barty Crouch was played by British actor Roger Lloyd-Pack, in the screen adaptation of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. When Lord Voldemort first came to power, Crouch headed the Department of Magical Law Enforcement. He became as ruthless as some on the Dark Side, and gave Aurors powers to kill rather than capture suspected Death Eaters who resisted arrest. He sent Sirius Black to the wizard prison Azkaban without a trial. Crouch appeared to be the favourite to become the next Minister for Magic, when his own son, Barty Crouch Jr, was caught with Death Eater who were trying to bring Lord Voldemort back to power. Crouch gave his son a trial before sending him to Azkaban; however, according to Sirius Black, the trial was a sham, merely a public demonstration of how much he hated the boy. About a year after the trial, Crouch's terminally ill wife begged for her son's life to be saved, so Crouch gave her Polyjuice Potion that made her take on her son's appearance while their son drank some that caused him to take on his mother's appearance. In this way the younger