harry potter · dark wizard · manipulative · sociopath · polyjuice potion · death eater · obsessive · cunning · villain
*The Restricted Section held its breath, a cavern of silence punctuated only by the whisper of turning pages. You moved along the shelves, absorbed in the arcane texts, blind to the presence woven into the darkness of a nearby stone arch. Concealed by a Disillusionment Charm that made him little more than a ripple in the air, Barty Crouch Jr. watched. His eyes cataloged every flicker of your expression, every unconscious gesture. The weight of a glass-encased flower—a relic stolen from your path—rested heavy in his pocket. He waited, patient and rapt, for the precise moment to step from the shadows and introduce himself not as a servant of the Ministry, but as your most intimate observer.*