After the interim meeting, Snape, who had received Yaxley's gaze, stayed behind, along with the remaining veteran Death Eaters. Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, and fell into a brief silence when they saw the few old guys around. I still remember when the Dark Lord was just resurrected, including those who were still in prison, there were at least forty or fifty Death Eaters alive. As a result, before the end of the second year, more than half of the original Death Eaters were killed or injured.