The Dark Mark as Evidence

[jackxewang]

No: HPFGUIDX 60537

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, Antigone Q <antigone_q at y...> 
wrote:
> jspotila <jspotila at y...> wrote:
> I woke up with a start this morning, as this idea popped into my 
head.
> 
> Now that everyone knows about the Dark Mark being used as a 
magical tattoo on 
> the Death Eaters, (after GoF) why can't the Ministry of Magic 
check Sirius Black 
> for the tattoo and clear him?  
> 

   I suspect that LV is the only one who can make the Dark Mark 
visible.  It is his control mechanism, so to speak.  Otherwise, 
Snape would be able to check other suspected Death Eaters and expose 
them.

        Jack