#barty|headcanon

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AU! AU! AU! AU! AU!

Five AU’s! Fun!

First one up, is one of my canon-divergent AU’s for Regulus. Basically, it goes off the idea that Regulus doesn’t die? Not quite at least. He exists between life and death, in the inferi cave. So when, Albus and Harry go to retrieve the locket, and Regulus crawls out, unaware of the fact that so long has passed? There is a lot of complications. For one, Regulus has no one. His brother has died (telling him that was Not Good. He was very close to searching out Bellatrix and killing her.). The rest of his family is either, a) part of the Deatheaters, the people he can’t go back to, without dying, and they’ve grown up anyways. He’s 18, mentally and physically. Everyone he knew is either dead, or in their 30′s. So new name, and he joins the order, it’s not like he has much other choice.

Number two is… defection AU. This one is where Regulus and/or Barty, do precisely that. They defect. Instead of going after the horcrux alone, they go to the order first. With the support of at least one other person (who defects depends on who goes with), they manage to retrieve the horcrux without anyone dying! Score one for the good guys?  So yeah, that’s that one. In theory, Regulus manages to repair his relationship with his brother.

I can’t really do any for Ilya, because he has none as of yet. Let’s go Albus!

So, it’s a character specific one, but I really want to do one, and had a thread where Albus, at like 18, just months post-Gellert ends up messing with a time-turner, or (time) magic he ought not be messing in, and it sends him 50 years into the future, where he meets young, charismatic Tom Riddle. And Tom, is well, exactly what attracted Albus to Gellert, and the anger and the hurt is still fresh enough, but without the wisdom that comes with time. So the idea that maybe he shouldn’t get involved with (morally skewed) revolutionaries hasn’t quite sunken in yet? And let’s face it, Tom would use this opportunity. Access to a young Dumbledore? It’s like a gift of fate. So I yeah. I really want to do something where Albus ends up co-Dark Lording with Tom. Albus has grey morals already, this would push him properly evil, and I love it.

Another one of my character’s ends up siding with Tom Riddle verse? Cassandra’s. In her’s, she is still engaged to Bartemius Sr. and she hates that fact. She’s smart, and not terribly ambitious, but enough that she catches Tom’s eye. It’s easy enough to convince her parents he would be a much more suitable match… alternately, elopement. Somehow, she ends up married to Tom. He’s still Tom. Still cold, and very Slytherin, but he’s hers. And he’s brilliant, and listens to her input. It’s a lot of Hades/Persephone vibes for it. Fun, at any rate. Granted, I seem to be a fan of a lot of ships where one person is legit dark/evil and either drags the other participant down with them, or the other person goes willingly.

And for the final verse! I already added this into an ask for this meme but damnit it, I like this verse, so it gets to go again. Barty’s survival verse! The base, start is; after the war, and the dementors are no longer used, provided the human body is still alive, some people regained their souls. Barty is one of the lucky few. It’s a bit of a trying time getting out of Azkaban. But he does, either by proving his innocence for some of his crimes, or by being able to pull the ‘I’ve paid penance, I lost my soul, I’m a changed man, give me a break’ card. So he gets out, and he doesn’t know what to do. He has no money, no friends, and no family (his cousin doesn’t count. He couldn’t do that to him. He has a family, has a life, Barty made his choice when he was 15, besides, the guilt would kill him). No respectable business would hire him, so he goes to knockturn alley, and Borgin and Burkes hires him. He’s smart, if a little broken, and good at remembering the stock, there are worse jobs. It keeps a roof over his head. It’s a small, cramped apartment. But it’s home. A lot of life is living one day at a time.

(Bonus: The original ship for this was a Remus who lived and Barty.)

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(wbb) Barty; Regulus, Rodolphus, Rosier

“I haven’t played this game since third year, I’d… oh…”

Wed: Regulus. We’re friends, we work well together, and I would rest safer knowing he was safe. 

Bed: Rosier was always one of the more attractive people in school, and I’d rather not go near the Lestrange family with a ten foot pole. They’re all terrifyingly dedicated the the Dark Lord- which we all are, but it’s different for them.

Behead: Rodolphus. I don’t think I would survive Bellatrix if I tried to sleep with her husband.

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AESTHETIC     HEADCANON     MUSIC     CHARACTER

• QUICK STATS •

NAME :: Bartemius Alexander Crouch Junior NICKNAME :: Barty FANDOM :: Harry Potter GENDER :: Male ORIENTATION :: bisexual BIRTHDAY :: November 12th, 1963 AD ZODIAC :: Scorpio SHIPS :: /Remus, /Regulus, /Hermione, and chemistry!

• BIOGRAPHY •

The only child of Bartemius Crouch Sr. And his wife Cassandra, Barty grew with a distant father, and a caring mother. Sorted into Ravenclaw house, Barty worked extremely hard to attain top marks in everything in hopes of pleasing his father to no avail. His breaking point was the end of fifth year where, with full OWLs (twelve of them) his father continued to ignore him in favour of work.

Hurt by his Father's constant negligence, Barty befriended some of the Slytherins in sixth year. Leading to him taking the dark mark upon graduation, however he had been working alongside and wanted to by the end of sixth year. Barty spent a year working for Voldemort before being sentenced to Azkaban, and his subsequent breakout in thanks to his mother. Spending the next 12 years under his father's Imperius curse before escaping the night of the Quidditch world cup. After his escape from his father Barty returned to Voldemort, the only person he could go to.

• PHYSICAL •

FACE CLAIM :: Troye Sivan (younger) & David Tennant (older) HEIGHT :: 5′9″ BUILD :: thin  VISUAL AGE :: 33 ACTUAL AGE :: 33 HAIR :: brown EYES :: blue SPECIES :: Human wizard HAND :: right GLASSES :: no IDENTIFYING MARKS:: the dark mark on his left forearm

• MENTAL •

FAITH :: n/a MARITAL STATUS :: single OCCUPATION :: defence against the dark arts professor (disguised as Alastor Moody) EDUCATION :: Hogwarts, school for witchcraft and wizardry (Ravenclaw house) QUIRKS :: More so when he’s younger, but Barty has a ton of nervous quirks, as well as a love for lollipops.

• VERSES •

A Charmed Outsider

In what was, perhaps more a stroke of luck than anything else, the year Barty graduated, the previous charms professor left. Barty, with a love for the topic, and in a hope to avoid ministry work, applied for the position, and got it. Now, 13 years later, Barty watches from his position as the head of Ravenclaw house, as the boy who lived, begins at Hogwarts, and the subsequent return of he who shall not be named.

Reclaim the Stars

An absent parent had never been a shocking thing growing up for Barty, but he had hoped that coming to Hogwarts would make his father finally notice him. It didn’t. Realizing anything he could do wouldn’t make a difference, Barty cast off the Crouch name, instead using his mother’s maiden name, and his middle name. Alexander Greengrass. Abandoning the impossible expectations at the start of his third year, Barty manages to avoid becoming a deatheater.

Ignis Aurum Probat

For some, after the dementors were killed- decommissioned, their souls returned, so long as the body was still alive. Barty was one of the lucky few. Managing to prove his innocence of the crime of torturing the Longbottoms, and pardoned for his father’s murder (his penance was paid if nothing else.) Barty was freed. A free man for the first time in his life. The only problem was that no reputable business would hire him, so what do you do? For Barty, it was getting a job at Borgin and Burkes. With no money, no family, and no friends, and his own ambitions for the first time in his life, Barty finds himself struggling for his own freedom.

Between What is Right and What is Easy

The truth was never simple, except when it was, and in the case of Voldemort, there was no doubt he was evil. Powerful, and potentially revolutionary, yes, but not good, and certainly not a saviour. He was no longer truly human though, he’d split his soul into parts and scattered them. Connecting the dots was easy enough, he was smart, had always been smart, and when Regulus had mentioned that Kreacher had nearly died on a mission for the Dark Lord, it was nothing but the final hint he needed to flee the Deatheaters. He found his mother first, and then he went to the Order of the Phoenix, information in exchange for not being hurt. He knew where to look for the first one, and from there it’s only a matter of information. He could help, do the right thing. He had only wanted to be needed.

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A Charmed Outsider

In what was, perhaps more a stroke of luck than anything else, the year Barty graduated, the previous charms professor left. Barty, with a love for the topic, and in a hope to avoid ministry work, applied for the position, and got it. Now, 13 years later, Barty watches from his position as the head of Ravenclaw house, as the boy who lived, begins at Hogwarts, and the subsequent return of he who shall not be named.

Reclaim the Stars

An absent parent had never been a shocking thing growing up for Barty, but he had hoped that coming to Hogwarts would make his father finally notice him. It didn't. Realizing anything he could do wouldn't make a difference, Barty cast off the Crouch name, instead using his mother's maiden name, and his middle name. Alexander Greengrass. Abandoning the impossible expectations at the start of his third year, Barty manages to avoid becoming a deatheater. 

Ignis Aurum Probat

For some, after the dementors were killed- decommissioned, their souls returned, so long as the body was still alive. Barty was one of the lucky few. Managing to prove his innocence of the crime of torturing the Longbottoms, and pardoned for his father's murder (his penance was paid if nothing else.) Barty was freed. A free man for the first time in his life. The only problem was that no reputable business would hire him, so what do you do? For Barty, it was getting a job at Borgin and Burkes. With no money, no family, and no friends, and his own ambitions for the first time in his life, Barty finds himself struggling for his own freedom. 

Between What is Right and What is Easy

The truth was never simple, except when it was, and in the case of Voldemort, there was no doubt he was evil. Powerful, and potentially revolutionary, yes, but not good, and certainly not a saviour. He was no longer truly human though, he’d split his soul into parts and scattered them. Connecting the dots was easy enough, he was smart, had always been smart, and when Regulus had mentioned that Kreacher had nearly died on a mission for the dark Lord, it was nothing but the final hint he needed to flee the Deatheaters. He found his mother first, and then he went to the Order of the Phoenix, information in exchange for not being hurt. He knew where to look for the first one, and from there it’s only a matter of information. He could help, do the right thing. He had onlty wanted to be needed.

*Optional Regulus Black. His version is here.

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Cassandra had never cared that her son liked men more than women. Had never put any stock into the muggles obsession of who was sleeping with who. It wasn't like she could criticize anyways, when she was younger there had been some girls that had caught her fancy (she'd never act on it, but the thought had been there.) 

So when Barty told her at Christmas of fifth year (close to the end, to when this never could happen again) that he like men, she had welcomed him into her arms. And then the next year, when he told her that he had found someone (Regulus Black) she had been happy. Worried of course, the world wasn't nearly as accepting, but happy. He deserved someone that made him happy.

She was just so proud that he thought he could tell her, that for all the problems he still told her.

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          ✨ nine types.        

ENNEAGRAM.

Type 5: The Observer (or Investigator)

Ego Fixation: Stinginess Holy Idea: Omniscience Basic Fear: Being useless, helpless, or incapable Motivations: Wanting to possess knowledge, desiring to understand the environment, needing to have everything figured out Virtue To Learn: Non-Attachment

The Holy Idea of "Omniscience" refers to the profound notion of diversity within unity—of not just seeing the whole forest, but craving to observe the intricacy of every single detail within it. Omniscience can be likened to the desire to have "God's knowledge."

The Observer tends to believe that they are deeply separated from existence; disconnected, isolated, not part of the details of the Whole. Accordingly, The Observer sets about observing life with stingy involvement; with minimal participation, minimizing personal interactions, and even actively hides away from reality.

The Observer's inner solitude is the key element behind their ability to be alert, insightful, and curious, often developing complex ideas and skills. Independent, innovative, and inventive, The Observer can also sometimes get wound up in their abstract thoughts and imaginary constructs.

It is not uncommon for The Observer to become detached, yet high-strung, and intense. They typically have problems with eccentricity, nihilism, and isolation.

Tagged by @quiirinus

Tagging @eloquated, @freedomisbeforethee, @heroicintention, @snufflesmajor

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AU!!

So welllllll, not an au? Three for Barty, and one for Cassandra.

Barty: Okay, so if I’m honest I really just want to more with him in any verse. But in particular? Scratch that it gets to be top three. My reclaim the stars verse where Barty realizes about second year that, no, nothing he does can ever live up to his fathers expectations and casts off the Crouch name, and Bartemius. Instead he goes by his mothers maiden name, and his middle name, Alexander. In this, Barty Crouch jr. loyal Deatheater, never existed. Instead he is Alexander Greengrass, dedicated ravenclaw student, and close with his cousin, uncle and mother. (Cassandra killing her husband is optional, in that case she also returns to her maiden name, Cassandra Greengrass.)

Second verse I want more with: TEACHER. He gets to be a teacher, and he is super happy with this, right up until Voldemort comes. In this au he didn’t become a Deatheater (maybe because he was able to survive his father’s stone personality, maybe because Cassandra killed him and he didn’t need to worry?) Anyways… he’s so angry when Voldemort comes because these are his students he’s targeting?! And no, that’s not okay. So Barty in all his small, teacher-ly glory either becomes part of the order, or just avoids the war, and try’s to prepare his students. He would totally open up his house to the students that can’t go home.

And last of the Barty verse is…. called ignis aurum probat or fire tests gold. Basically, after the war ends, his body somehow has not died in the state after he got his soul sucked out, and when the dementors are decommissioned, he gets his soul back. He manages, somehow to get freedom. (Either he proves his innocence for his crimes, or is able to pull the ‘I spent time in Azkaban, I spent time under my father’s imperious curse, and had my soul sucked out, I’ve served my time.’ card.) But now he has this freedom and has no idea what do do with it, he didn’t think this far ahead, he just wanted it. But his time left him kind of shaky in the head, getting better, but it’s a process alright? And convicted Deatheater, no respectable business  will ever hire him, so Borgin and Burkes it is. He has no money, no friends, and no family, so he gets a small one room apartment, and lives. (the original, primary ship for this au was him and a Remus who lives, can be changed super easily though.)

And an extra one, because Cassandra’s Queen among the Serpents’ au is one of my favourites. In school she fell for Tom Riddle. He was charismatic, and smart, and it was easy. It was mostly luck she caught his eye at all, and if for actual love or manipulation purposes, she wound up with him. When given the choice between him and her arranged marriage there was no competition. Together, she worked with her husband to create the deatheaters. She was smart enough to be useful, and she could do something. A distant, somewhat cold husband was better than the alternative.

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any/all muses: shoe size (doesn't have to be specific but like small/average/large feet?) and style of choice? shoes say a lot about a person

Barty has small-medium feet. Nothing too small, but on the smaller size of average. As for style, is none an option? Preferably he avoids them, they aren’t comfortable, and not the choice for curling up with a book. Otherwise, he goes for shoes at a cross between dress ones and casual. He only owns maybe two pairs, so they can be used as comfortable everyday footwear, and aren’t casual enough to get any unkind remarks from his father.

Regulus on the other hand just has average sized feet, and wears dress shoes. He owns a simple black pair. He’s gotten used to the discomfort that can be present by wearing them for long periods of time, and they are respectable. He’s expected to always seem put-together, so this works.

Cassandra, like her son, has smallish feet. As a child she wore largely ballet flats. They were easy to take off and put on on, as well as not being too terribly uncomfortable. As she got older she began to wear more heals. Not for comfort, but because it was what was expected of a pureblood wife. She was supposed to entertain people, and put up a good front. She still wore a large number of flats however.

Ilya, has a bit more variety than Regulus, but it’s also decently formal. More shoes built for a harsher, colder climate however. He has a pair of boots for example. As for foot size, they’re pretty average. 

And lastly, Albus has average-large feet. They aren’t gigantic, but they are larger than average. He has had a large variety of shoes in his life. As a child they were far more boot-like, and casual. It was more comfortable and more practical. As he got older they became more formal, although bordering on the line between casual and formal at times. By the time he is in Harry’s era, they are more casual, but more interesting colours, more blues, greens and purples, as compared to the tamer grey/blacks of his earlier years.