Crouch trodde att Bagman arbetade med Death Eaters
Barty Crouch hade åtalat Bagman under det första trollkriget för att ge information till Augustus Rookwood. Crouch var notoriskt drakonisk och trodde troligen att Bagman skulle vara skyldig.
“Ludo Bagman, you have been brought here in front of the Council of Magical Law to answer charges relating to the activities of the Death Eaters,” said Mr. Crouch. “We have heard the evidence against you, and are about to reach our verdict. Do you have anything to add to your testimony before we pronounce judgment?”
—Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Bagman hade emellertid sannolikt bara blivit vilseled av en sann Death Eater, Rookwood.
“But I’ve told you, I had no idea!” Bagman called earnestly over the crowd’s babble, his round blue eyes widening. “None at all! Old Rookwood was a friend of my dad’s . . . never crossed my mind he was in with You-Know-Who! I thought I was collecting information for our side! And Rookwood kept talking about getting me a job in the Ministry later on . . . once my Quidditch days are over, you know . . . I mean, I can’t keep getting hit by Bludgers for the rest of my life, can I?”
—Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Crouch förmodligen berättade för Winky att Bagman arbetade för Voldemort. Detta var nog den information hon hänvisade när hon hävdade att Bagman var "en dålig trollkarl".
Crouch trodde utan tvekan att någon han åtalade var skyldig, och hade faktiskt ordfört rättegången mot minst en annan oskyldig, Sirius Black.
“Despicable,” Mr. Crouch spat at Dumbledore, sitting down as Bagman walked out of the dungeon. “Rookwood get him a job indeed. . . . The day Ludo Bagman joins us will be a sad day indeed for the Ministry. . . .”
—Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire