Not So Faithful (was: Re: The Imperius Curse)

[Ellimist15 at aol.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 3278

> For all that Moody/Crouch said "There's nothing I hate more than a 
> Death Eater who walked free" and mouthed off about disloyal 
followers 
> who denied their lord just to avoid Azkaban, he himself had *loudly* 
> denied his lord ("Father! I'm innocent! I didn't do it!") in an 
> unsuccessful effort to avoid Azkaban. 

It's always possible that Crouch Jr. wasn't involved in torturing the Longbottoms. Although we know he *was* a death eater, technically, he would be "innocent" in that particular trial.

Let's just say for the moment that the other three people he was with at the trial were indeed the ones responsible for the Longbottom tortures. There was nothing Crouch Jr. could do to keep them from Azkaban, but by revealing that he was not involved, he would walk free to try to help Voldemort. Plus, because he isn't betraying anyone on his side to get out of prison, Voldemort couldn't accuse him of betrayal. (Did that make sense?)

Thoughts?

Ellie