"Mr. Crouch is dead," Ron said, his tone tinged with an inexplicable sense of grief. "Percy always admired him so much. He looked up to Mr. Crouch as his ultimate goal."
Hermione leaned forward to get a better look. She didn't have Harry's sharp reflexes, so she had to inspect the map slowly. "Harry? You suspect Crouch isn't dead?"
"Just verifying," Harry replied, shaking his head and stowing the Marauder's Map. "The Ministry of Magic doesn't always handle things as securely as we might think."
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