The Grave

This song is about Barty Crouch and the loss of his beloved wife. If you don't remember his story, he was forced to make the hard decision to send his only son to Azkaban. His ill wife was devastated by this, and refused to let him go, so she decided to consume a polyjuice potion and take her son's place. She later died in Azkaban due to her illness. Barty Crouch never saw her again, as she was buried in Azkaban by the dementors while his criminal of a son ran free. This song reflects how we imagine Crouch felt towards his son, and the many questions he had for his wife.

This video is meant to portray Crouch's wife as a ghost.

(Many thanks to Ashlee for dancing barefoot in the snow! That's BAMF dedication right there!)

Lyrics:
She was the last thing
Taken away from me
Buried into the ground
And her grave will never be host to lilies

And I am a madman
Confined to laws that govern me
Her eyes like the boy i've lost
No son of mine could do this to me

I stand by this grave alone
No body for a tomb to feed
She's buried so far away
By frightening, inhuman things

And what would you say, my love,
If you knew that I wished he was dead?
But all I can hear are birds
As I weep alone, and hang my head, crying

And what would you say, my love?
No son of mine would do this to me

When will we meet again?
A place where I have never been?
Just wait for me and I will come
So soon it seems that I am done

Brittany:
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[CastellanKat]

The music is good and I like the fact that some of the lyrics are canon.

But there's one line that's not:

"And what would you say, my love,

If you knew that I wished he was dead?"

Barty Sr. kept Barty Jr. alive under the imperius, in his house for about 14 years. His son then escaped his control and cast the dark mark. That would have made him angry, but he still kept him alive. He wanted to teach his son obedience. If he had killed his son, that would mean that he would have failed.

[jessicalestrange]

@CastellanKat I don't understand how that could mean he didn't want him dead?

[SuzanneBlinkie]

only deatheaters will dislike this -.-'

[CastellanKat]

@bbbblllllaaaahhhh If you type in "TBAY: Crouch - C.R.A.B.C.U.S.T.A.R.D. (1 of 9)" into google and read the whole Crouch in 9 parts posts or particularly part 5, 6 and 7 (if you have time), you'll understand what I'm saying. It'll blow your mind.

[bbbblllllaaaahhhh]

@CastellanKat Honestly, I do believe he did all that for his son because it was what his wife would have wanted. If he was given the option of his son being dead and unrepentant and his wife alive or his son alive and repentant and his wife dead, he would probably chose his wife to be living. He may have done all that for his son, but he did it on his wife's behalf. Barty Crouch could have easily wished his son dead but that would violate his beloved's last wishes.

[merryme134]

This is fantastic.

[geekyclaire]

One of my favorite things about this Wrock band is how they can write from the perspective of minor characters and do it well.

[CastellanKat]

@jessicalestrange

2. After the QWC, Mr Crouch knew that Barty was far from repentance and yes, then I suppose he did want to kill him. Because his wife's reason for sacrificing herself is now gone and it would endanger the Wizarding community to keep him alive. But Mr Crouch couldn't bring himself to kill his son, because that would mean that he had failed to make Barty repentant, like he and his wife wanted.

[CastellanKat]

@jessicalestrange There are 2 parts to this reply, because the whole thing doesn't fit in one comment window.

1. Mr Crouch didn't want his son dead, all those years before the QWC, because he thought by controlling him, he would become repent. Mrs Crouch believed that Barty could become repentant and so sacrificed herself for him. Although she probably didn't know that her husband would use the imperius. I doubt she would have liked that treatment for her son.

[FreezingFyre]

What a beautiful song! Did you sing this? Whoever did is /really/ talented. She shouldn't let her gift go to waste! Keep singing! (:

[emROARS]

@CastellanKat It's was basically what a coward would do if they couldn't kill someone. I see Jr as more of a victim that sr in this subplot tbh.