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true but it would be obv he got killed by the killing curse then. Which nothing in the maze would do though?

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It may have been obvious. But, that doesn't imply that Voldemort had returned.

Harry's death would have been a mystery. That would have suited Voldemort very well.

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If you die from AK, you just look dead. There's no green smoking hole in your face. They would have blamed it on Krum probably.

(Although the DE's would have been called meaning Snape would know)

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Yes, Snape would know. Whether he stays loyal to Dumbledore or joins Voldemort after Harry's death is pure speculation.

However, we should be looking at this from Voldemort's perspective. Voldemort never knew Snape was loyal to Dumbledore. So, Voldemort has little reason to believe Dumbledore would know immediatley that Voldemort had returned.

Of course, when Snape did not respond to the summons to the graveyard (along with Karkaroff and Crouch Jr.), Voldemort suspected he may have left him forever.