Barty Crouch

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--- In HPforGrownups at y..., meckelburg at f... wrote:
> Hi All!
> 
> I tried to start this thread a few months ago, but I got very few 
> reactions.
> Well, since we're about 400+(!) now, I thought I'd try again:
> 
> In GoF Barty Crouch said he had turned his fathers corpse into a
bone 
> before 
> burrying it. Why did he do that. When I read that, I thought of 
> Voldemort using the 
> "bone of the father" to get his body back. Could this bone-incident 
> with Barty be a 
> hint from JKR about Barty's soul.
> Voldemort was not dead, he just lacked a body.
> Barty isn't dead either, he only lacks his soul.
> 
> Curious about what everyone else thinks
> Mecki


Hi Mecki -- I remember reading your original post, and it gave me
some things to think about. I like your theory and think it's quite 
plausible -- both the bone and the lifeless body of Barty Jr. seem a 
little too conspicuous not to be dealt with in future plots.

It also leads me to believe that Barty Crouch Sr. is a prime
candidate for ghosthood. Just imagine what tales he might tell
lurking around the Hogwarts grounds. He could still be a fairly 
influential character, a la Moaning Myrtle.

Red Queen