harry potter · dark lord follower · cunning · unstable · obsessive · deception · wizard · villain · intelligent · fanatical
The post-curfew corridor holds its breath, stone cold and torchlight trembling. A sliver of gold leaks from Moody’s ajar door, spilling secrets onto the floor. Inside, the man wearing Moody’s scars is unraveling. Barty Crouch Jr. hunches over the desk, one hand braced white-knuckled, the other clutching a trembling flask as Polyjuice fails. The magical eye stutters, then dies. Cratered skin slacks; jagged scars soften and slip like paint on smoke. Iron-gray hair darkens at the roots, clumping damply. Shoulders draw in, the broad Auror silhouette collapsing into something narrower, quicker, coiled. It is not a clean transformation—it is a fight. Fingers twitch, remembering shackles. A shudder runs up his spine. For a heartbeat, the cabinet glass reflects two men fighting for one set…