Pocket Watch # 1 -- Bittersweet Homecoming by Diogenissa

Harry Potter Universe, First Wizarding War (1950-1981)

Fresh from school and looking toward his future, Barty Crouch Jr. is on his way home full of hope and with stalwart determination to make his dreams come true. Question is is what is he really coming home to?

2016 Hufflepuff KECKERS: Best Minor Character Runner-Up (BCJ)

2017 Slytherin MFWHATAs: Best Minor Character Winner (BCJ)

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Characters: Augustus Rookwood, Bartemius Crouch Jr., Bartemius Crouch Sr., Original Character, Unlisted Character, Winky

Pairings: None

Representation: None

FFT Groups:

Rating and Advisories (required): Teen Audiences (None)

Content Warnings (optional): Bullying, Discrimination, War

Genre: Angst, Drama, General

Tropes: Careers, Family, Law/Politics

Story Type: Novella (under 50,000 words)

Incomplete · Published: 01 Dec 2016 · Updated: 26 Jan 2017 · Words: 13056 · Chapters: 6 · Reviews: 23 · Likes: 6 · Reads: 13495

Series: Slytherin MFWHATA Winners

1. 1.1 -- Unspeakable Dreams by Diogenissa (1354 words) · 6 Reviews · 2 likes

Aboard the Hogwarts Express, Barty reflects on his last days at school and his future.

2. 1.2 -- Festering Wounds by Diogenissa (1348 words) · 6 Reviews · 3 likes

None of them really knew as a matter of fact, they didn't have to live with the man or call him ‘Father'. (Barty Crouch Sr.)

3. 1.3 -- A Son's Mother by Diogenissa (1253 words) · 3 Reviews · 1 likes

How much did he love his mother? She was always there for him, a stalwart rock no matter what. (Mrs. Crouch)

4. 1.4 -- 'Most Drunken House Elf' by Diogenissa (2338 words) · 3 Reviews · 0 likes

Her family has served theirs for three generations now and has done so with not only the normal obedience but above and beyond and with great love and unwavering devotion. (Winky)

5. 1.5 -- Penny For Your Thoughts (To Yourself) by Diogenissa (4039 words) · 3 Reviews · 0 likes

Everything else about the vehicle itself was likewise spotless from the glass to the hubcaps. And so was the man standing in front of it enjoying a cigarette with a hand in his pocket. Barty instantly knew who he was and it gave him cause to smile. (Pendleton 'Penny' Greyjoy)

6. 1.6 -- Man of the Mysteries #1 -- The Prelude by Diogenissa (2724 words) · 2 Reviews · 0 likes

It was a messy bit of business but was all part of the job, an oftentimes unfortunate part and not exactly all that romantic, no matter what Rita Skeeter said-being an Unspeakable was anything BUT romantic...

And being a spy even less so. (Augustus Rookwood)