Not So Faithful (was: Re: The Imperius Curse

[Susan McGee]

No: HPFGUIDX 3015

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> Very good points.  Barty Crouch, Sr, too, was faithless in a
> way--faithless to his internal code of justice, I mean.

In some ways, father and son were very much alike. Barty, senior,
was ruthless in his opposition to the Dark Lord and used inhuman
and inhumane methods to fight evil. For example, he authorized the 
Aurors to kill, and he put Sirius Black in Azkaban without a trial
(hmmm..although Dumbledore says that he himself testified that Black 
was the Potters secret-keeper, so is this an inconsistency or was 
there a hearing at which Black was not allowed?)
Barty Senior was rigid and ruthless and treated those who he 
perceived as having failed ruthlessly (Winky).
Then he became a hypocrite by freeing his son from Azkeban but still 
being judgmental towards folks such as Ludo Bagman.

Junior might have looked like a pure fanatic, but as was just
pointed out he denied Voldemort in order to escape Azkeban, and then
became most angry/vengeful towards those who had SUCCESSFULLY denied
Voldemort and escaped Azkeban.

It's like those who corrupted the Russian and French revolutions by 
becoming just as tyrannical and unjust as those they had overthrown.
Those on opposing sides were actually quite like each other..

Contrast Harry who saves Wormtail's life because he says, his father 
would not have wanted Padfoot and Moody to become killers..who 
tempers righteous anger with compassion/justice....he is unlike BOTH 
Senior and Junior, but more like Albus Dumbledore who "gives people 
second chances."

Susan