Barty Crouch Jr. the Loyal Supporter?

[thebookandtherose]

No: HPFGUIDX 154644

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "durant_a2002 <duranta at ...>"
<duranta at ...> wrote:
 when Harry sees Crouch Jr. in the Pensieve, he sees a man
> who, at that point would clearly be willing to renounce Voldemort
and
> all the dark magic if it meant that he didn't have to go to
Azkaban.
> It was the other three who were with him who were the truly loyal
> ones. Crouch was begging his father for forgiveness.
>
>
BookishRose:
           That's the tragedy of Barty Crouch jr. He could have
changed. He wasn't much more than a child, and I honestly believe it
was after the trial that he became a fanatical maniac. Barty Jr. is
possibly my favourite character because his story is just so sad I
can't help wanting to defend him. I strongly disagree that he was
acting in the trial, he was a scared kid who had probably only join
Voldermort to rebel against his father and get some attention for
once and ended up living a half life for it.

He deserved some form of punishment, just not Azkaban. He could have
been rehabilitated so easily. He was desperate to change. Punishment
is supposed to reform the criminal, not to make him/her suffer
needlessly. Barty was not reformed, rehabilitated, deterred, and the
public were not protected from him, as his mother took his place it
could be argued there was no retribution, as his father was shown
only hostility after the trial there was no real vindication(which
I've always considered the least valid reason for punishment). None
of the six reasons for punishment were fulfilled.

BookishRose...who is more coherent when she isn't upset.