The Lestrange's/Crouch Trial

[lizvega2]

No: HPFGUIDX 90099

When the four people were brought in , the first person mentioned is 
a 'thickset' man who STARED BLANKLY. The next man was nervous 
looking, the woman had heavy lidded eyes, and the blond boy kept 
telling his father he didn't do it. We assume that these people are 
Bellatrix and (Nervous looking man is her husband), the boy is 
Crouch-obviously. But, who is the first man, and why is he 'staring 
blankly'- staring blankly in JKR world means either a memory charm, 
or the Imperius Curse or perhaps something else-but definitely 
something wrong with a person who stares blankly. When I read the 
4th book the first and second time I was concentrating on Barty Jr., 
and never even noticed that one of the defendants stared blankly.  
(Also, in GOF-Death Eaters chapter- LV looks at a place 'large 
enough for two people to stand- and says the Lestranges should stand 
there- but they are in Azkaban- those are the only two in Azkaban? 
We know about Crouch- but who is the fourth person and why does LV 
not mention how loyal this guy was- if he went to Azkaban too? )

Sirius refers to (In GOF- Padfoot returns)the Lestrange/Crouch 
trial, and the defendants as people who "talked their way out of 
Azkaban the first time." If the Lestranges had talked their way out 
of Azkaban the first time, why would they go to the trouble of 
trying to find LV, and get caught? Is this just a comment made by 
someone (Sirius) who doesn't really know what they're talking about?

Perhaps the Lestranges didn't really go to the Longbottoms to find 
LV- but to kill Neville.. Surely, if LV knew that Harry was a 
potential 'one' - he would've known about Neville as well. He went 
to Harry's first- and he lost his body. Maybe, his Death Eaters went 
to the Longbottoms thinking that their master chose the 'wrong' boy- 
and figured they might be able to bring him back (Find him) if 
Neville was killed. 

Secondly, 

How did the four people get caught? We've seen just how powerful 
Bellatrix can be- as well as Barty Crouch (Although there is room 
for suspicion that he perhaps learned his Dark Arts at Azkaban)- 
either way- the four were caught and held- who do we know that can 
do that? I think it must've been DD who caught them- but how did 
he/or if I'm wrong 'they' find out about the Longbottoms in time to 
actually capture those responsible?

And, again, why was the thickset man staring blankly? Is he perhaps 
a relative of Neville's that needed to be subdued because he knew 
something he shouldn't have?


LizVega