[HPforGrownups] Kid death eaters (was Re:Harry and the Dursleys)

[herm - own - ninny]

No: HPFGUIDX 54717

hi, I'm new here, just found this group last night actually, and I have to 
say that I've never thought analytically about HP as much as I did just 
reading today's posts! I'm just sorry I didn't find out about this sooner!

Anyway, to keep this from being a pointless post, I do have some ideas to 
add...

> > Can kids be Death
> > Eaters and if so, why isn't Draco one? Is he? I could
> > probably answer all these questions myself but I don't
> > have GoF with me.

I think there's a certain age that a wizard must reach before becomming an 
official DE (ie: getting the mark and the whole shabang). After all, I don't 
see what use Voldemort would have for young children who are still at 
school. The job of DE parents is likely to raise children loyal to 
Voldemort, who believe he is in the right and will join him when they are of 
age. Also, school aged DE kids are probably encouraged to recruit others to 
their cause. I say this because of the way Draco first tried to befriend 
Harry in PS, warning him to make friends with the right sort of people 
(something Lucius no doubt told Draco in the first place). And again in GoF, 
when Draco told Harry that he'd chosen the wrong side, implying that he 
should have joined the DE side when he had the chance.

On the other hand, as someone mentioned, Voldemort has been gone for 
fourteen years, so the only current DE are those that were initiated when he 
was still in power. There are no *new* DE yet, so perhaps the younger 
genertation aren't DE simply because they haven't had the chance to join 
Voldemort before he fell from power, and will do so now that he's back. 
Remember Barty Crouch Jr? He was a Death Eater, and he was fairly young when 
he joined, although how young I can't remember. Does anyone know his approx 
age?

dina







_________________________________________________________________
Add photos to your e-mail with MSN 8. Get 2 months FREE*.  
http://join.msn.com/?page=features/featuredemail