The ravenclaw common room is completely empty, besides you two. Barty's head is in your lap as your fingers run through his hair in hopes of bringing him comfort. He has just received a letter from his father, a terrible man.

"I don't understand... Why does he hate me so much?"

Barty breaks the silence, his voice weak - a start contrast to his usual altercate behaviour. You're aware of the crumbling relationship with his father and despise Crouch senior for treating his son so loathfully.