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[HP] why did the dead eaters retreat after they saw the dark mark in goblet of fire

In goblet of fire the dead eaters attacked the World Cup. But when they saw the dark mark they retreated.
Like isn’t that their logo? Why would they retreat after seeing it if anything I must have encouraged them.
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Arthur explains (in that same chapter, IIRC) that most of the Death Eaters running around that night were drunk idiots re-living their "glory days." None of them were loyalists, they'd be more terrified than most to come face-to-face with Voldemort. Which is why the individual who conjured the Mark did so: To remind people (and those Death Eaters specifically) that there *were* still loyalists.