Order Only: Apparently our rejoicings were premature

[alt_arthur]

MLE has just announced that Barty Crouch, Jr is alive.

Comments

[alt_bill]

What?!

[alt_sirius]

Interesting.

Did you happen to see the Society column that made a fuss about Narcissa Malfoy's behaviour the last few days? She apparently refused to change a single item on her schedule, even after the official announcement that Barty was dead. I wonder if she somehow had a warning from him that something like this might happen.

Perhaps it was a ruse to flush out one of his enemies. Or something. Though it seems awfully disorganised if it was planned.

And there's still Norah Crouch to be explained, but I expect he never thought of warning her that she might hear about him turning up dead.

Unless ... Merlin, what if he killed her himself?