[HPforGrownups] Re: Death Eaters and their children (was Nott's kid)

[rosie]

No: HPFGUIDX 43451

Grey Wolf said:
"The thing with that suposition is, in fact, that Voldemort wouldn't 
want *other* immortal people running around, because they could become 
his enemies at the drop of a hat. After all, his power base is fear, 
not loyalty. Of course, this raises the question: exactly, what's in 
there for them? Power? I hope they're not joining forces with the big V 
just to anhilate the entire muggle population and most of the wizard 
one. I know people can be irrational when they're elitists/racists/
xenophobic/etc. but there also tends to be an underlying goal hidden 
beneath it. Pure, untainted cruelty is something that needs a very 
special kind of (deranged) mind, and I don't think ALL the DEs have 
that kind of mind. Lucius, for example, looks too cold-blooded by half 
to let that be his only objective."

I imagine it depends from person to person, but just some ideas:

  a.. the chance to be cruel and kill (e.g. Voldemort promises McNair better victims than the dangerous beasts) as you mentioned

  a.. money and power (if you have the backing of the big V, I imagine it's going to be easier to terrorise people, steal from them and so on) - specially Lucius?

  a.. you're (well, in the past and probably in the future of book 5 +) on the side of "the biggest bully in the playground"... being on the Dark Side protects you from the DEs and Voldemort (mainly)

  a.. Like with the Freemasons, you are part of a "secret club" - feelings of inclusion - and also you are very much "up there" with other DEs. Linked with the money and power one... we know some people from the Ministry were, are, or were considered DEs (McNair, forget the other one's name and don't have my book... Rookwood?)

  a.. Interest in the Dark Arts

just a couple of ideas
Rosie


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