Why did Barty Crouch Jr join Voldemort?

[nikkalmati]

No: HPFGUIDX 189719



--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "katherinemaurer at ..." <katherinemaurer at ...> wrote:
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> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Mike" <mcrudele78@> wrote:
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> > Mike:
> > I don't know if Elkins answered your particular question either, it was so long ago that I read her amazing (and amazingly long) 9-part series on the Crouches.
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> I read that too, plus pretty much all of her Crouch Family related theories, because I'm writing a Crouch Fanfic and I'd like to do it justice. I want to write about Barty Jr's time in school and the lead up to him "crossing over to the dark side".
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> So I wonder again: Why did Barty Crouch Jr join Voldemort? Further to that, what was Barty Jr's childhood like, to lead him to that decision?
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> Since reading Elkins' theories, I only have one point of view as well as my own which, to me doesn't sound very good. I would like to ask what other listies theories are. And Mike, I was also wondering which of Elkins' theories you don't agree with.
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> -Katherine Maurer who is desperate to become an expert on the Crouch Family.
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Nikkalmati

I don't think anyone is going to be able to give you anything but theories.  I think that JKR wanted to show us an example of what happens when a dedicated fighter against evil forgets his own obligations and becomes excessively rigid.  I do beleive Barty felt ignored by his father and unable to get his attention, so he rebelled in the only way he could think of and joined the other side.  Crouch Sr was devestated, but I don't know that he felt any responsibilty.  He rescued his son mostly at the behest of his wife and for her sake.  He still kept Barty a prisoner, and again he had no pity for his house elf when she let him get away (was it Wendy? I forget). Crouch, Sr. lost his humanity and suffered for it.  Crouch, Jr. only became worse in Azkaban.  At the end he is as much a monster as LV.

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