Re: My $ 0.02
(Anonymous)
IF I recall correctly, Voldy's comment contained the word 'seems' - as in '...SEEMS to have' "left me forever". The only reason Snape was not killed was that he could convince Voldemort that despite how it seemed, he had not left him.
By the time Karkaroff was killed tho', he HAD become the one who left, even tho' Voldemort may have believed in the graveyard that he was only afraid of the punishment he would receive for outing other DEs.
After all, Karkaroff was the one responsible for the arrest of Rookwood, Voldy's spy in the DoM. A spy who had managed to evade notice and who would have been quite useful at the time of Voldy's rebirth. -- Hwyla
By the time Karkaroff was killed tho', he HAD become the one who left, even tho' Voldemort may have believed in the graveyard that he was only afraid of the punishment he would receive for outing other DEs.
After all, Karkaroff was the one responsible for the arrest of Rookwood, Voldy's spy in the DoM. A spy who had managed to evade notice and who would have been quite useful at the time of Voldy's rebirth. -- Hwyla