Who is it that Wormtail is supposed to murder, in GoF?

[corinthum]

No: HPFGUIDX 81539

Robyn wrote:

> Who is it that Wormtail is supposed to murder, in GoF?  And 
> does Wormtail succeed in committing the murder he is 
> supposed to commit?
> 
> On p.10, GoF, hardcover ed.,  Wormtail says to LV:  "and if we 
> proceed, if I murder--"  "If?" whispered the second voice.  "If?  
If 
> you follow the plan, Wormtail, the ministry need never know that 
> anyone else has died.  You will do it quietly and without fuss; I 
> only wish that I could do it myself, but in my present 
condition...  
> Come, Wormtail, one more death and our path to Harry Potter is 
> clear.   I am not asking you to do it alone.  By that time, my
> faithful servant will have rejoined us--"
> 
> I suppose this "one more death" could be Barty Crouch Sr, but I 
> don't see how the ministry could fail to notice his death.

If all had gone according to plan (and Crouch Sr. hadn't started 
resisting the Imperius Curse), the ministry might not have noticed 
his death for some time.  He had been calling in sick for weeks, and 
though the public was starting to be worried by this, the Ministry 
itself showed little to no concern.  So yes, I think Voldemort was 
referring to Crouch Sr with this comment.

-Corinth