Voldemort's faithful servant

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No: HPFGUIDX 31683


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> But another question: When Voldemort mentions his faithful servant, 
> he says: "He is at Hogwarts, that faithful servant, and it was 
> through his efforts that our young friend arrived tonight
" What do 
> the assembled DEs think of the "faithful servant's" identity?  
> Wouldn't they automatically assume it is Severus Snape? Or even 
> Karkaroff? Because they can't have the faintest idea that Crouch 
jr. 
> escaped Azkaban. Six are absent, three of whom have died, one is 
the 
> coward, one has left forever, and one has re-entered his service 
and 
> is currently at Hogwarts. For the assembled DEs, this must be a bit 
> puzzling- who is who? They certainly know that young Barty is in 
> Azkaban, but they don't necessarily know what exactly happened at 
> Snape and Karkaoff's trials. 

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> Susanna/pigwidgeon37

But, doesn't everyone think that Barty Crouch Jr died in Azkaban?  
IIRC, he and his dying mother switched places when his parents 
visited him in Azkaban, and his mother continued to drink Polyjuice 
potion until she died.  Sirius tells HRH that Barty died a year after 
being sent to Azkaban, and my impression was that that was common 
knowledge in the wizarding world.
It's possible I'm confused here, and I don't have the book handy, but 
I thought that all the deatheaters (except for Wormtail) still think 
Crouch Jr. is dead (unless Voldy told them otherwise, offstage).

Jo (hoping I haven't misunderstood this whole plot point for the past 
year)