[HPforGrownups] Re: Death Eaters and the Dark Mark

[Catherine Keegan]

No: HPFGUIDX 29305

At 04:34 PM 11/15/01 +0000, Cindy wrote:
>Catherine wrote:
>So, that makes it around 15.
> >

Cindy C:I think there must be a lot more people in Azkaban than just the ones
>mentioned.  Presumably, the DEs who showed up were the most loyal and
>most available.

I think that's a very good assumption.  The aurors had to earn their pay 
and I had forgotten about Karkaroff turning in a bunch of folks.  Gotta 
listen to it again.

Most loyal or perhaps the ones with the most to lose?

>Catherine: I always wondered why, if the brand was visible all the time 
>(maybe
>it isn't??), the MoM didn't round up every adult and make them bare
>their arms.  Surely a mark like that couldn't be kept secret.
>
>Cindy C: I always assumed the mark was "magical", not a garden-variety 
>tatoo.

Definitely not a tattoo.  And definitely magical.  It got stronger as 
Voldemort got stronger.

>My theory about it is that the wizard with the dark mark has the
>magical ability to keep it hidden, choosing to reveal it only when he
>or she wishes to do so.

Hmmm.  I think it was visible all the time.  Part of the danger associated 
with being a DE.  Most of the people that showed up strike me as the type 
of people who always wear suits and other outfits that have long 
sleeves.  Isn't the mark on the upper part of the lower arm?  It wouldn't 
be something that would show under most "regular" sleeves.  (I'm reminded 
of the folks who are tattooed from the neck down to the wrist but you can't 
tell when they wear their work clothes.)

I have to admit to being fascinated with the whole DE thang.  I wish that 
JKR would write a prequel about the rise of V.  Well, I can wish!

Catherine in California