The Gang of Slytherins

[ghinghapuss]

No: HPFGUIDX 85437

Carol wrote:
> <Snip> Maybe the members of the Slytherin gang who didn't Death
> Eaters were girls, notably Narcissa? Not to sound sexist, but it
> doesn't seem that any women other than Bellatrix became Death 
Eaters.
 
Now me:
I think we have to be careful making the assumption that Bellatrix is 
the only female Death Eater although it certainly looks that way.  
Most of the DE's named by Voldemort in the graveyard are male. (I've 
always questioned if the DE's who showed up or were mentioned by 
Voldemort are the only ones?)  Maybe the DE's are mostly men and 
perhaps Voldemort's inner circle is male dominated. But I wouldn't be 
surprised if that changes in the last 2 books.   

It seemed to me that the early HP books were very 'boy's adventure' 
dominated with Harry and Ron being active and having the fun, and 
occasionally helped by their reactive, faithful, bookish, sidekick, 
the token female: Hermione.  And I have to add there is nothing wrong 
with that.  But all that dramatically changed with the injection of 
Girl Power in Book 5.   Perhaps, as JKR's daughter is getting older, 
she got a crisis of conscience and had to add a few stronger female 
role models.  Whatever the reason, we suddenly had the introduction 
of the retooled Hermione, Ginny and Molly, along with new characters 
of Luna, Umbridge and Bellatrix. (Ok she previously appeared in Book4 
but we didn't know who she was until book5). 

I wouldn't be surprised if a few female Death Eaters showed up soon.  
Perhaps they will be newly initiated from some characters we've 
already met.  

Mandy