Crouch Sr., Fudge

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No: HPFGUIDX 22371

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "S. G." <sjk36 at h...> wrote:
> 
> I don't think he was *that* bad--he just underestimated the 
potential for  disaster in bringing his son home to appease his dying 
wife. And a dying  spouse is pretty powerful--I can't imagine denying 
the last wish of your  closest loved one.>

It's interesting that you think that because I thought Crouch Sr. was 
awful.  I disliked right away him for not even making an effort to 
know Percy's name.  Percy was working his little tuchas off to impress 
him and Crouch was cold and distant.  Percy is also the son of someone 
Crouch has been working with for years.  Yuck for Crouch.

I also thought it was inexcusable for him to use an Unforgivable Curse 
on his own son (or on anyone, for that matter).  Here Crouch is, 
claiming to be fighting Dark Wizards and being a champion of following 
rules, yet he goes home and keeps his son (who was supposed to be in 
jail) under the Imperius curse?  Nasty.  And allowing Aurors to kill 
supposed Dark Wizards upon arrest?  Deplorable.

I don't recall Crouch rushing to his wife's aid when she fainted at 
their son's trial.  Let me tell you - if my boyfriend passed out for 
any reason, I'd be at his side before he hit the ground.  I didn't see 
Crouch as granting the wish of his closest loved one, I saw him as 
doing something self-serving.  I'm not sure what - perhaps he was 
afraid his son would escape from Azkaban or perhaps he felt guilty for 
placing his son there to begin with.  Either way, Crouch Jr hated his 
father, and people generally don't hate their parents for no reason.

Just my two knuts.

--jenny from ravenclaw, who is a bigger Percy fan than she 
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