As the former Director of Magical Law Enforcement, Old Barty Crouch had needed to organize the Ministry of Magic's staff to fight off Voldemort and the Death Eaters' attacks;
It had been a long, arduous, and unforgettable time, and it was in the course of resisting Voldemort that he had gradually come to understand what sort of person Voldemort was.
At least in Old Barty Crouch's view, Voldemort of that period had been a mad dictator;
Whether they were Wizards who opposed Voldemort or Death Eaters who followed him, most of the emotions they held toward Voldemort were, in truth, fear.
Those Wizards who opposed Voldemort usually met only one end when they encountered him: they were killed by Voldemort with the Killing Curse;
Voldemort would also assign Death Eaters to hunt that Wizard down at home, kill the Wizard's family along with him, and finally cast the Dark Mark as a warning.
That was why Voldemort held such deterrent power, and why he was even called "He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named" and "the one whose name must not be spoken";
Gellert Grindelwald had once reasoned with people and appealed to their emotions, accepting as many as possible who recognized his ideals, but Voldemort at the time seemed to have no such concept;
As long as someone encountered Voldemort, he basically left no survivors. The Harry Potter family had been the same case, except Harry Potter had survived and become "The Boy Who Lived."
That included Death Eaters who failed to meet Voldemort's demands. Voldemort likewise showed them no mercy, using the Cruciatus Curse as a means of torture;
According to Igor Karkaroff's account, even core Death Eaters including Bellatrix Lestrange had been tortured by Voldemort with the Cruciatus Curse.
It was precisely for this reason that after news spread of Voldemort's downfall, many