The Dark Mark

[milz]

No: HPFGUIDX 5687

In the American version of GoF during the Voldemort summons Death 
Eaters chapter, it states that Voldy addressed some Death Eaters, such 
as Malfoy, and others he did not. Furthermore in GoF, Sirius tells 
Harry that not all Death Eaters were ever caught.

:-) Milz

--- In HPforGrownups at egroups.com, "Brandgwen G." <brandgwen at h...> 
wrote:
> Blaise wrote:
> > Firstly, the Dark Mark is not always visible on the arms of the 
> Death  Eaters.  It only appears when Voldemort is summoning them; at 
> other  times it fades into invisibility.  
> 
> This is incorrect.  The Dark Mark did fade, while Voldemort was 
lying 
> defeated.  However, as he regained strength, the Dark Mark
> reappeared.  In fact, if what Snape says about it being a way for 
the 
> Death Eaters to recognise each other, it mustn't fade.  I doubt the 
> Death Eater can make it appear on demand - neither Snape nor
> Karkaroff seem too pleased with having it.  If they need Voldemort 
to 
> make it reappear every time they need to know each other, they might 
> as well just get him to introduce them.
> 
> One paragraph upon which I base these observations follows;
> " 'There,' said Snape harshly.  'There.  The Dark Mark.  It is not 
as 
> clear as it was, an hour or so ago, when it burnt black, but you can 
> still see it.  Every Death Eater had the sign burnt into him by the 
> Dark Lord.  It was a means of distinguishing each other, and his
> means of summoning us to him.  When he touched the mark of any Death 
> Eater, we were to Disapparate, and Apparate, instantly, at his side. 
 
> This Mark has been growing clearer all year.  Karkaroff's, too....'" 
 
> GoF (English edition), The Parting of the Ways.
> 
> Based on this, my contention is that those Death Eaters who were 
> openly supporting Voldemort during his reign of terror were branded 
> with the Dark Mark.  These include all of the Death Eaters Snape was 
> aware of, but not those in sensitive positions.  When Voldemort was 
> defeated, the Dark Mark faded, only to reappear as he regained 
> strength.
> 
> Blaise wrote:
> > The more interesting point is whether or not Peter was marked with 
> it, and the truth is that I'm not sure.
> 
> Dave wrote:
> >Peter indeed had the Dark Mark, you can find it on page 645 (US 
> version)...
> 
> Yes, as I recall, Voldemort summoned the Death Eaters to him by 
> touching it with his wand.  However, Voldemort had been able to use 
a 
> wand for months, during the GoF, before his encounter with Harry.  
He 
> was powerful enough to perform all the unforgivable curses.  He 
could 
> have branded Pettigrew at any time.  The real question is this: was 
> Pettigrew branded when he was a spy?
> 
> A lot of people have asked "if they Death Eaters saw each other in
> the circle, why didn't they rat each other out?".  The answer is 
they
> did.  In spectacular fashion.  When trying to get Fudge to believe
> his story, Harry lists the names of a number of Death Eaters he saw 
at
> the graveyard.  Fudge's reply is that these are all people who were 
> exonerated 13 years ago.  They are not the clever ones, who avoided 
> the Ministry altogether, they're the ones who wormed their way out 
of 
> punishment.  Their function is to supply Voldemort with influence, 
> money, muscle, and that special air of ruthlessness, which really 
> makes Muggle torture an occasion.  Not brains.  Not information.
> 
> In the pensive, Karkaroff gives Crouch a number of Death Eater 
names. 
>  He gives them torturers, practisers of the Imperious Curse and 
> murders.  None of these names did him any good.  They were already 
> known.  It wasn't until he mentioned a Ministry spy that Karkaroff
> hit pay dirt.  Rookwood's identity would have been divulged on a 
> need-to-know basis, so it was news to Crouch.
> 
> The Death Eaters at the graveyard are not the ones Harry really 
needs 
> to worry about.  The really dangerous ones never had to make up 
> excuses for their actions.  When Voldemort fell, they were still 
> squeaky-clean.  They are probably still working in the same Ministry 
> department they were before, still living next door to the powerful 
> anti-Voldemort wizard, still married to the same public official.  
> They have nothing to fear, because they were never brought before 
the 
> Ministry, never part of the circle of Death Eaters and never branded 
> with the Dark Mark.
> 
> Gwen.