Barty had been forced to visit the Ministry of Magic with his father, so he could see what it was like. He looked extremely out of place, as he had refused to wear a suit. According to his dad, he looked homeless.

You knew Barty from school, you didn’t know him well, but you had seen each other around. You were doing a summer job at the Ministry, and his father had decided to have you redress Barty. This meant you got to dress him up in a suit and do his hair.