Barty Crouch Sr.
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Barty Crouch Sr. is a strict, high-ranking Ministry of Magic official whose rigid pursuit of law and order plays a pivotal role in the events surrounding the Triwizard Tournament.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Barty Crouch Sr. canonical | 7 |
| Barty Crouch Sr. (indirectly, through his own testimony) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3795458 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Barty Crouch Sr. Context triple: [Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, character, Barty Crouch Sr.]
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A.
Barty Crouch Jr.
Barty Crouch Jr. is a dark wizard and devoted Death Eater in the Harry Potter series, best known for impersonating Mad-Eye Moody to help Voldemort return to power.
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B.
Ludo Bagman
Ludo Bagman is a jovial but irresponsible former Quidditch star who serves as head of the Department of Magical Games and Sports and plays a dubious role in the events surrounding the Triwizard Tournament.
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C.
Aberforth Dumbledore
Aberforth Dumbledore is a gruff but loyal wizard who runs the Hog's Head Inn in Hogsmeade and plays a key supporting role in the later events of the Harry Potter series.
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D.
Gussie Fink-Nottle
Gussie Fink-Nottle is a shy, newt-obsessed friend of Bertie Wooster in P. G. Wodehouse’s Jeeves stories, known for his timidity and comic misadventures.
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E.
Severus Snape
Severus Snape is a complex, morally ambiguous Hogwarts professor and skilled Potions master who plays a pivotal role throughout the Harry Potter series.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Barty Crouch Sr. Target entity description: Barty Crouch Sr. is a strict, high-ranking Ministry of Magic official whose rigid pursuit of law and order plays a pivotal role in the events surrounding the Triwizard Tournament.
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A.
Barty Crouch Jr.
Barty Crouch Jr. is a dark wizard and devoted Death Eater in the Harry Potter series, best known for impersonating Mad-Eye Moody to help Voldemort return to power.
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B.
Ludo Bagman
Ludo Bagman is a jovial but irresponsible former Quidditch star who serves as head of the Department of Magical Games and Sports and plays a dubious role in the events surrounding the Triwizard Tournament.
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C.
Aberforth Dumbledore
Aberforth Dumbledore is a gruff but loyal wizard who runs the Hog's Head Inn in Hogsmeade and plays a key supporting role in the later events of the Harry Potter series.
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D.
Gussie Fink-Nottle
Gussie Fink-Nottle is a shy, newt-obsessed friend of Bertie Wooster in P. G. Wodehouse’s Jeeves stories, known for his timidity and comic misadventures.
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E.
Severus Snape
Severus Snape is a complex, morally ambiguous Hogwarts professor and skilled Potions master who plays a pivotal role throughout the Harry Potter series.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Fictional character
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Ministry of Magic official ⓘ Wizard ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
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Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix ⓘ Harry Potter film series ⓘ |
| associatedOrganization |
Department of International Magical Cooperation
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Department of Magical Law Enforcement ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent |
First Wizarding War
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Triwizard Tournament ⓘ
surface form:
Triwizard Tournament (1994–1995)
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| bloodStatus | Pure-blood ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | Murder by Barty Crouch Jr. (under Voldemort’s orders) ⓘ |
| child | Barty Crouch Jr. ⓘ |
| createdBy | J. K. Rowling ⓘ |
| deathLocation |
Hogwarts grounds
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surface form:
Grounds near Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry
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| employer | Ministry of Magic ⓘ |
| enemy |
Barty Crouch Jr.
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Death Eaters ⓘ Lord Voldemort ⓘ |
| familyName | Crouch ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Wizarding World ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceMedium | Novel ⓘ |
| formerOccupation | Head of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement ⓘ |
| gender | Male ⓘ |
| houseAffiliation | Unknown (Hogwarts house not specified in canon) ⓘ |
| introducedIn | Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Harsh treatment of suspected Death Eaters
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Role in events of the Triwizard Tournament ⓘ Strict enforcement of magical law ⓘ |
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| legalPhilosophy | Authoritarian ⓘ |
| loyalty |
Ministry of Magic
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Order of the Phoenix (first wizarding war, implied/partial) ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableAction |
Authorized use of Dementors to guard Azkaban during the First Wizarding War
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Participated in the selection and administration of the Triwizard Tournament tasks ⓘ Sentenced his son Barty Crouch Jr. to Azkaban ⓘ |
| occupation | Head of the Department of International Magical Cooperation ⓘ |
| personalityTrait |
Ambitious
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Law-abiding ⓘ Rigid ⓘ Strict ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | Anti–Dark Arts ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Roger Lloyd-Pack ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Member of the International Confederation of Wizards (British representative, implied)
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Triwizard Tournament organizer ⓘ |
| spouse | Mrs Crouch ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Barty Crouch Sr. Description of subject: Barty Crouch Sr. is a strict, high-ranking Ministry of Magic official whose rigid pursuit of law and order plays a pivotal role in the events surrounding the Triwizard Tournament.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Barty Crouch Sr. (indirectly, through his own testimony)