Why the tatoo? WAS :Canon evidence of Wormtail's mark

[jrober4211]

No: HPFGUIDX 34829

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "anmsmom333" <anmsmom333 at c...> wrote:
> I read an earlier post about Wormtail's darkmark and knew there was
> canon evidence so I looked in GOF (UK paperback version pages 559-
560
> - "The Death Eaters" chp) and found the following:
> "'Hold out your arm,' said Lord Voldemort lazily. 'Oh master...thank
> you, master...' He extended the bleeding stump, but Voldemort 
laughed
> again. 'The other arm, Wormtail.''Master, please...please...'
> Voldemort bent down, and pulled out Wormtail's left arm; he forced 
the
> sleeve of Wormtail's robes up past his elbow, and Harry saw 
something
> upon the skin there, something like a vivid red tattoo - a skull, 
with
> a snake protruding from its mouth - the same image that appeared in
> the sky at the Quidditch World Cup: the Dark Mark." I think that is
> pretty much canon evidence that Peter was indeed a DE. (I guess DEs
> shouldn't wear short sleeved shirts.)

Thank you for that, I could not remember whether Peter had a death 
eater tatoo or not. My original statement was not that I doubted 
Peter was a death eater, but that I was not sure that all death 
eaters had tatoos. It worked well with my theory that Sirius could be 
a possible traitor in future books, as there is no mention of Sirius 
having a death eater tatoo. As you stated, Sirius SEEMS to have no 
knowledge of the tatoos or marks and there significance as I do 
remember that conversation that took place in the cave, now that you 
brought it up. Which, by the way, would it not be stupid to brand 
everyone with your tatoo or dark mark, if you need an undercover 
agent?
> 
>> Jo Ellen