#- although it's (probably) not polyjuice potion in this instance

[ohbarty]

𝖒𝖎𝖓𝖎𝖘𝖙𝖗𝖞  𝖋𝖎𝖑𝖊𝖘  :  BARTEMIUS CROUCH JR is an eighteen year old pureblood. he is currently working as an intern for the department of magical law enforcement, and is suspected of siding with the death eaters. nicknamed the acolyte, they’re described to be disingenuous and devoted. wherever they go, they leave the scent of whiskey-splashed tea, the faint sweetness of an elderflower, & the air before a storm, and the memories of finding sanctuary in a rebellion, an oath of allegiance, the tell-tale tic, & houses that never felt like home behind. 

- STORY

barty was born on the 4th of june, the first and only child of bartemius crouch sr and his wife, eleanor crouch - though how they both came to the decision to bring him into the world was a mystery that would puzzle the young boy for much of his life. while his mother was almost unrelenting in showing her affection for him as a child, his father, despite how loving he was to his wife, always seemed to have something better to do, somewhere more important to be whenever it came time for him to look barty’s way. it was almost as if bringing a child into the house was just another present he was giving his wife, not something he had to really care about or check up on himself - not even sharing a name could make that happen.

although barty sr never seemed to want to spend all that much time with his son alone, that didn’t stop him from dragging him along to lavish ministry parties, where barty would end up being left to be watched by the usually older children of the witches and wizards his father was busy mingling with elsewhere. when it came time for him to accompany his mother as she spent time with her friends, his situation was practically mirrored. however young they were at the time, however, these weren’t connections that barty would come to regret making, even if they were forced upon him at first, nor were they ones he’d abandon soon.

when it came time for barty to go to hogwarts, he was thrilled - finally, he wouldn’t have to be faced each night with the absence of his father, finally, his time with his friends wouldn’t be backdropped by formal, boring conversation of how brilliant barty sr was - it was his dream come true. at least, it was before it actually did come true - it was before he, after almost four minutes of deliberation by the hat, was sorted into ravenclaw. 

after spending much of his youth and even just the train ride to the castle talking with his friends, many of whom were already students, about how he’d soon be in slytherin with them, about which teachers favoured their house and which ones didn’t, about how to snatch the best seats in the dungeon commonroom before anyone else could and how long it would take for him to get to each classroom in the morning, finding out that everything he’d learned through osmosis was going to be absolutely useless was more than a shock. though he knew he was curious and was frequently the first to figure out a solution or quickly spin up an alibi if ever a situation called for it, he had never considered he’d be sorted into ravenclaw - and as he got acquainted with his new housemates, it didn’t take long for him to decide that he hated it there. outside of the house quidditch team, who he made sure to treat politely and almost happily put up with when he came to join their ranks in his third year, barty didn’t waste any time making friends with his housemates - in his eyes, the lot of them were pretentious, arrogant, annoying gits, and though he played nice when he had to, he made sure to spend all of his free time as far away from them as possible, instead meeting up with his old slytherin friends and, after most of them had graduated, opted to study alone (for ‘his concentration’) rather than fall back on them as his last resort. he’d rather be seen as friendless than as a ravenclaw.

thanks to who he spent the majority of his time with, it wasn’t at all surprising the crowd he fell in with - despite his father’s life being dedicated by that point to throwing death eaters in azkaban, barty couldn’t wait to become one of them. if anything, crouch sr’s hatred of them only fuelled his desire to listen closely whenever they brought up the ‘dark lord’ - though it wasn’t the only reason he turned to his side, nor was the presence of the only people he could say he’d ever been really close to, though without them he wouldn’t have considered it at all. the main reason was lord voldemort himself. the issue of purebloods vs muggleborns honestly couldn’t have meant less to him by the time he got the dark mark emblazoned on his arm - it had only taken one in-person meeting with the man for him to decide his was the side he wanted to support. he was respected because he acted, feared because he deserved it, and though he made it clear he was the man in charge, he still at least responded when his followers talked to him - he had become more than his past had seemed to want to dictate for him, and that was nothing short of what barty wanted to. he was incredible - when it came between choosing his parents, one who hated him, one who only loved the idea of him, and lord voldemort, there was absolutely no doubt in his mind when he immediately sided with the latter. 

now, barty works as an intern/assistant in the department of magical law enforcement, a position granted partly for his O.W.L results, partly for the reputation of good work his father’s name carried, and partly for a sly imperius curse kindly performed on the wizard in charge of hiring by one of the other deatheaters who was already in the ministry. it’s dull work, and he couldn’t care less for it - but that’s not the impression he puts on. at work, he’s a curious, outgoing young wizard who just wants to live up to his father’s name - and sure, he might mislabel a few things, misplace a couple documents, accidentally let a few people off the hook, but it’s not as if anything he messes up really matters, does it? with you-know-who on the loose and all, the ministry have bigger problems than a couple rookie errors - at least, that’s what barty’s counting on. 

tldr: barty crouch jr’s dad neglected him, he was sorted into ravenclaw which he hated and spent most of his time with his slytherin friends from before hogwarts despite it, he became a death eater as soon as he graduated and now works as an intern/assistant for the ministry.

- PERSONALITY

although he hated himself for it because it meant he was sorted into ravenclaw, barty has always been fairly strategic and just generally intelligent, though he avoids chances where he may have to show it outside of a small comment here or a correction there, only bringing up what he learned through hours and hours of studying alone to avoid his housemates if it’s absolutely necessary. he’s cunning, but doesn’t pride himself for it. 

barty is nothing short of devoted, and when he finds some idea or person to be loyal to, he does it for the sake of being loyalty, not caring at all for what he personally could gain from it, how it would impact his reputation - he only did well in school because he learned for the sake of learning, not to do well, and now he’s joined voldemort, he cares purely for the man and the cause itself, having no real end goal in sight, despising anyone who’s a death eater for personal gain despite their shared allegiance

in fact, looking to the future has never been something barty’s been particularly good at - though he does make plans, thorough plans, and since he was a kid has been able to whip up excuses like that, when things go wrong, he prefers to think of a solution on his feet rather than plan for it in advance, and has pretty much no idea what he wants to do beyond the vague idea of helping his fellow death eaters to voldemort win, with no real ambition outside of that. he gets frustrated when he has to think of alternate possibilities, something that he’s been struggling with since he was at hogwarts - divination and astronomy were always his worst subjects. 

barty can get surprisingly emotional - though it’s something he worked furiously to hide as he drew closer to his graduation, he is genuinely fairly sensitive when it comes to things he actually cares about and can take things very hard. simply, he commits with his heart rather than his brain. although he has been able to force himself to cry to manipulate someone in a certain way, the fact he once spent a night sobbing over the death of his family owl is something he’d rather keep from the rest of the death eaters. 

barty is very observant, and very keen at spotting fine details - while so far it’s only really helped him at catching snitches, it has started to help him pick up on the mannerisms and habits of those around him. 

barty is a fairly decent manipulator - though he’s still learning, he’s great at covering up his own emotions or even his whole demeanor to keep him from being caught out in a lie, something which has been especially helpful during his time at the ministry, and it’s a skill which has definitely come in handy in general. 

- HEADCANONS

do not call barty bartemius. bartemius, even if he doesn’t go by it much himself, is his father’s name - at the best of times, barty doesn’t even being like called crouch. he’s barty, or bart, or anything else - he’s not bartemius. 

barty has always loved quidditch, and the only ravenclaws he didn’t view with utter disdain while he was at hogwarts were the members of the quidditch team, which he joined in his third year as a seeker. 

he hasn’t spoken to either his mother or father since he left their home the night after graduating from hogwarts, despite working in incredibly close proximity with the latter

barty is a brilliant actor - though it hasn’t served him much use yet outside of just helping him stick to lies since he was a kid. how committed he is to whatever cause he’s focused on definitely helps the fact - he just has one infuriating achilles heel (see below)

whenever he’s nervous, stressed, or just caught off guard, barty has a habit of flicking his tongue over the corner of his mouth

when he’s around ministry people, he’ll keep his sleeves rolled down, though when he’s with death eaters, he’ll keep them rolled up

- WANTED CONNECTIONS

honestly i think i’d love any connections for him but that’s super vague so unless there’s a specific idea for him and another character here are some ideas!

pre-hogwarts/slytherin/death eater friends: originally these were all gonna be different points but all overlap so, whatever - basically, barty went into hogwarts with a lot of friends he’d met through his parents various parties and get togethers who either were already or were lined up to be slytherins, and when he was sorted into ravenclaw, he still spent most of his time with them - which is how he fell in with the death eaters. your character could be one or all three of these things, i just feel like this is the biggest section that can be covered simply lol

people who look out for him: that’s phrased very harshly but whatever - pretty much guaranteed to fit in with the above, someone who probably took him under his wing way before hogwarts and probably has something of an older-sibling like connection with them? he’d be super loyal to them - probably as loyal as he is to voldemort, though that probably wouldn’t be an issue since they probably would be as well. there’s a lot of probablys here - lots can be changed depending on your character, hell, maybe they knew him before hogwarts and tried to steer him away from hogwarts, i dunno! up to discussion

school best friend: again, a lot of potential overlap with the above two, but pretty much someone probably closer to barty’s age who he got on with really well in school and probably still does now - someone to confide in, to make stupid plans with, to help sneak firewhiskey into the school long before they’re allowed to drink it. 

death eater allies: different from friends - basically, though they’re both with voldemort, they don’t necessarily get along. maybe they find him annoying, maybe he finds them too self-focused, maybe there’s just bad vibes - could be anything. he’s still pretty young at this point and would definitely be taking orders and learning from people above him in the pecking order, so something could come of that.

ravenclaw housemates: barty, despite being a ravenclaw, does not like ravenclaws - but he couldn’t always avoid them. even if he slinked off to be with his slytherin friends, he’d still be spending a lot of time with his housemates, so definitely some connection possibilities there, especially if they were on the quidditch team with him - absolutely not a necessity, though

ministry coworkers: could be order, could be neutral, could be deatheaters - just people barty spends his day with at work, pretty much. maybe they’re working together to sabotage things, maybe they suspect him of something, maybe they’re genuine work friends who are completely oblivious to one anothers allegiances - who knows

a lot of these are very vague, but like i said most of these are sort of just jumping off points and i really am down for pretty much any connection - genuinely just throw any idea at me

- OOC

hello! my name’s ringo, i’m 19, and i live in melbourne, australia (aest/aedt in less than a month)

my name’s not actually ringo, sorry for lying to you all for the briefest of seconds - my real name is jackson, but that’s pretty boring, and i’ve been using the name ringo since i first got my mum (whose a big beatles fan) to help me pick out a club penguin username when i was seven so going by anything else twelve years later is insane to me - if you want to call me jackson, though, that’s totally fine

this is my first time rping since 2018, when i decided to call it quits for a bit so i could focus on my vce exams - graduated last year, though, so i think i’m more than ready to get back into it, just please excuse me if i’m a little rusty

i do just really quickly want to make a note about my availability for plotting and replying and just generally being online, and this is the main reason i made this a whole section instead of just putting my name, age, and timezone up the top - even though i’m not currently studying (rip gap year europe trip) or working (recession), it’s pretty hard for me to get a lot of time online these days. i’m gonna try and keep this transparent while also not oversharing too much, but basically, my mum is a nurse working in one of the bigger hospitals here, and for the sake of keeping our family safe, she’s been isolating - and her not being here means i’m the only one looking after my three younger siblings. as well as needing to shop, cook, and generally take care of the house, i need to support them while they’re learning from home, so more weekdays than not i only really have the evenings to myself, at least until their end of term. i know this might make replies a bit patchy, and i really am sorry about that - but i just figured it would be better to just put this out there now, and i really hope its alright if i ask that you be a bit patient with me if things take a while. cheers!

anyway - my discord as of a few hours ago is jackyboyringo#1444 and you already know where my tumblr is, so please just hmu if you want to plot anything or even just chat! can’t wait to start writing!

[wazafam]

The Harry Potter series introduced Hogwarts School as the main backdrop for the story, with Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Slytherin, and Ravenclaw vying for the House cup. Gryffindor was the only house shown to win the cup during Harry’s time at the school, but that’s probably because he didn’t lose points when he deserved to.

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Due to Harry’s habit of frequently breaking the rules, there were several times where Gryffindor should have been slashed points for his behavior. Of course, this is exactly what happened on a few occasions, with Severus Snape generally being the one to do so. All in all, there were both instances where Harry lost points as he deserved and where Gryffindor should have been punished but wasn’t.

10 For Attacking Neville

Dumbledore’s decision to allow Gryffindor to win the House cup from under the Slytherins’ noses wasn’t exactly the right thing to do, especially since he rewarded bad behavior. After all, Harry was a party to assaulting another classmate and wasn’t reprimanded for it.

This happened when Neville attempted to stop Harry, Ron, and Hermione from sneaking out, for which Hermione cast a petrifying charm on him. Since Harry was the leader in this scenario, the blame should also fall on him for allowing for this to happen and Dumbledore should have taken points for his attack on another student.

9 For All The Times He Sneaked Out At Night

Harry got away with sneaking around a lot after hours, something that was said to be bad enough for students to even potentially get expelled for. Although he slipped by unnoticed a few times, he was caught on a number of occasions as well by the likes of Snape, Lupin, Slughorn, McGonagall, and the fake Mad-Eye Moody.

While McGonagall did take points from Gryffindor, Harry managed to get off lightly by the other teachers even though they should have also punished him by deducting points. Harry stopped caring about getting detentions, so cutting points should have at least done some damage.

8 For Taking A Library Book Outside The Castle

In Sorcerer’s Stone, Harry took a copy of Quidditch Through the Ages with him out into the school grounds. Snape deducted house points over this, something that Harry saw as unfair and thought Snape did just to antagonize him.

However, the fact is that Harry was indeed breaking the rules since library books weren’t allowed to be taken outside of the castle. Even if Snape was being spiteful, he wasn’t wrong to take points since he had a legitimate reason to do so.

7 For Assaulting Crabbe & Goyle

In order to get close to Malfoy and learn if he was the Heir of Slytherin, Harry and Ron decided to impersonate his goons, Crabbe and Goyle. They then went ahead with assaulting the two and knocking them out before yanking some of their hairs out to take on their appearance using the Polyjuice potion.

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At the end of Chamber of Secrets, Dumbledore acknowledged that Harry and Ron had to break rules to stop Tom Riddle by handing them 200 points in gratitude. However, he should have also deducted points for the two causing harm to Crabbe and Goyle, since assaulting someone shouldn’t be overlooked.

6 For Attacking Snape In The Shrieking Shack

In the Shrieking Shack during the climax of Prisoner of Azkaban, Snape ordered Harry and the others to take Sirius Black back to the castle, only for Harry, Ron, and Hermione to stun him altogether, which even made Snape bleed due to injury.

On this occasion, Snape deliberately didn’t take points from Harry, as he was looking forward to a greater sense of satisfaction of seeing Sirius’s soul sucked out by the dementors, but there’s no doubt Harry deserved to be slashed points for attacking a teacher, if not expelled for it.

5 For Nearly Killing Malfoy

When Harry confronted Malfoy about his cowardly attempt to kill Dumbledore and followed him to Moaning Myrtle’s bathroom, Malfoy started attacking him and almost used the Cruciatus curse on Harry until the latter used the Sectumsempra curse that lacerated Malfoy.

Snape realized that Harry had come across his Half-Blood Prince Potions book to learn about the spell and punished him for it. While Malfoy also deserved to reprimanded for attempting to torture Harry, it’s a wonder that Snape didn’t take points from Gryffindor for a student from its house nearly killing another on the school grounds.

4 For Going To The Restricted Section Of The Library At Night

Harry’s first move after getting the Invisibility Cloak was to enter the restricted section of the library to gather information on Nicholas Flamel. He ended up evading Filch and Snape, who were both on the prowl, although Dumbledore revealed he knew about Harry’s nighttime activities.

Even if Harry wasn’t reprimanded for going out at night, he did deserve to get points cut for going into the restricted section, as this was sealed off for students of all ages and required a teacher’s approval to enter.

3 For Going To Hogsmeade When He Wasn't Allowed To

Harry broke through security in Prisoner of Azkaban by using secret passageways out of Hogwarts to get into Hogsmeade. He managed to evade Snape’s suspicions and make it appear as if he never went there, but Dumbledore and Lupin were well aware of his entry into Hogsmeade.

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This represented the sense of entitlement that Gryffindor personalities are known to show, as Harry felt proud of getting away with breaking the rules. For this, Gryffindor should have had points taken for Harry not only breaking security but evading the Dementors the Ministry of Magic had placed as security.

2 For Driving A Car To Hogwarts

Harry and Ron made the grandest of entrances in Hogwarts history when they arrived with a flying car after they missed the Hogwarts Express. The euphoria of this entrance was short-lived, as Harry and Ron were caught by Snape who attempted to have the boys punished, only for McGonagall and Dumbledore to be too light on them.

McGonagall even reassured Harry that she wasn’t going to deduct house points from him and Ron, and merely gave them detention and wrote to their families. While Ron got his comeuppance through Mrs. Weasley’s howler, McGonagall should have taken points from Harry since she knew the Dursleys wouldn’t care about the letter.

1 For Taking His Friends Outside Of Hogwarts Without Permission

The ending of Order of the Phoenix saw the Death Eaters take on the Order of the Phoenix, but that was only possible due to Harry leading his friends to the Department of Mysteries. He ultimately paid the price when Sirius was killed in the battle.

It’s understandable that no one took points from Harry since it would’ve been too much of a low blow, yet looking at it according to the rules shows that Harry was in the wrong. After all, he did gather up a number of students to use Thestrals, who belonged to Hogwarts, to escape from the school. As far as deserving to lose points go, Harry certainly did qualify here.

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