The "Hitler Youth" (was: Re: Is Draco Evil & a true enemy of Harrys'?)

[Jennifer Piersol]

No: HPFGUIDX 25124

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., mellienel2 at y... wrote:

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> Here's a question: If all Death Eaters are supposed to have a 
> Dark Mark, why did no one ever question the lack of one on 
> Sirius' arm? (assuming there isn't one, but I'm not even going 
> there. Sirius is a good guy.)
> 
> M.

Here's my take.  Although perhaps Dumbledore and maybe (the real) 
Moody know about the Dark Mark on the arms of the followers, I don't 
think it was very well-known.  Where do I get this idea?  GoF, ch. 27 
(Padfoot Returns) (pgs 531-532, US ED):

"He showed Snape something on his arm?" said Sirius, looking frankly 
bewildered.  He ran his fingers distractedly through his filthy hair, 
then shrugged again.  "Well, I've no idea what that's about ... ..."

Which says to me that Sirius, who (at one point at least) was one of 
Dumbledore's "old crowd", didn't know that Death Eaters had a tattoo, 
which says to me that perhaps MOST people didn't possess that choice 
bit of knowledge.

Jen