After witnessing a memory from Snape about Lily's and James' time as Hogwarts students, Harry gathers the impression that Lily hated James, but Sirius and Lupin assure him that she did not; they "simply got off on the wrong foot", because Snape and James hated each other, and Snape was Lily's best friend at the time, despite him sorting into Slytherin. [14] Rowling confirmed this view when asked how Lily and James had fallen in love if Lily hated him. [22] Lupin tells Harry that after James matured, Lily started seeing him in their seventh year. [14] Rowling later echoed Lupin's words, describing it as James having to "[tone] down some of his more 'bombastic' behavior". [12] They married soon after leaving Hogwarts, with Sirius as best man at their wedding. Crouch Jnr's soul removal marked the functional end of the Crouch family bloodline, [18] and what happened to Crouch's empty body following this, is unknown, although it is possible that Crouch died sometime in the mid- 1990s; circa 1996. [2] Lily is portrayed by Geraldine Somerville as an adult in the film series, and by Susie Shinner as a teenager and Ellie Darcey-Alden as a child.

Non-verbal magic: Crouch could cast many highly advanced spells without uttering incantations, such as when he transfigured Draco Malfoy into a ferret, when and removed the desks in his classroom. [16] He defected to the Death Eaters and betrayed James and Lily Potter, which resulted in their deaths. Served Voldemort during his exile and helped him become corporeal again, for which Voldemort rewarded him with a magical hand. He is killed by his own magical hand after Harry announces that Wormtail owes him for saving his life. Dumbledore calls it "magic at its deepest, its most impenetrable". Invisibility Cloaks: Moody possessed two Invisibility Cloaks, though he lent one to Sturgis Podmore, which was never returned. [29] It is also possible that Moody's travelling cloak was one of his Invisibility Cloaks.

Willia The one thing we've got on our side is that You-Know-Who doesn't know we're moving you tonight. We've leaked a fake trail to the Ministry, they think you're not leaving until the thirtieth. However, this is You-Know-Who we're dealing with so we can't just rely on him getting the date wrong." — Alastor Moody briefing Harry before the battle [src] When I imagine both a recumbent broom and a regular broom, I continue to think of the regular-style broom as more efficient, easier to turn and handle in a split second, and more geared toward flying in a high-stress combat situation (holding onto the broom handle with one hand and pointing one's wand forward to cast spells with the other). According to Sirius, Moody never killed anyone if he could help it during the first wizarding war, always bringing people in alive where possible. He was tough, but he never stooped to the level of the Death Eaters.

Teaching skills: As the students themselves noted, Barty had proven himself to be a very effective instructor regardless of his speciality, as not only did his talent and knowledge in the Dark Arts make his lectures very informative and helpful to the students, he also projected a powerful charisma that drew his students' attention and interest, making them want to learn from and listen to him, even if some of his methods were considered controversial by the Ministry and he was teaching them about forbidden magic by abusing animals. Even after his true identity and motives were uncovered, his former pupils did not change their opinion of his effectiveness. [17]

Mafalda Hopkirk · Honoria's fiancé · Mafalda Hopkirk's Ministerial Superior · Rufus Fudge · Orabella Nuttley · Chester Davies · Linderina Crane Amelia Bones · Elphias Doge · Albus Dumbledore · Cornelius Fudge · Griselda Marchbanks · Tiberius Ogden · Ralston Potter · Henry Potter · Dolores Umbridge · Two elderly witches · Dumpy, heavily-moustached wizard · Frizzy-haired witch Scores of wizards and witches claimed that they only did You-Know-Who's bidding under the effects of the Imperius Curse. But here's the rub... how do we sort out the liars?