Barty Crouch Jr. (was More thoughts on the Cloak)

[abergoat]

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Magpie wrote:
>> But Dumbledore is saying that before we get the reveal
 that Barty has been posing as Moody and is a fanatical follower of
Voldemort's.  Of course before that JKR has to leave it open to the
idea that Barty was an innocent boy and his father's imprisoning him
was only cruel. <<

Abergoat responds:

Neither of us can say definitely that Barty was guilty or innocent of
torturing the Longbottoms. His actions in GoF do not prove anything.
Just because one person is guilty of murder doesn't mean you can blame
all unsolved cases on this person. Barty may have tortured half the
wizards in his county by the time he was 19, but that still isn't
proof he tortured the Longbottoms. 

And I don't know if this is important enough to be resolved in book
7...although if Lucius and Rufus set up Barty Jr to take out Barty Sr
it might get a passing mention.

Abergoat