Jewish Goblins? (was: Re: Death Eaters)

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No: HPFGUIDX 81379

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, EnsTren at a... wrote:
> Okay stupid subject heading but hear me out.  
> Second point, prior to World War two Jews were in control of the
German goverment, one thing that let Hitler stir up anti seminisim. 

Just wanted to mention that, yes, there is some similarity to the
struggles of WWI and WWII in the HP series. We've noticed lots of
references, not the least of which is Dumbledore's triumph in (I
believe) 1945.

But I also wanted to note something that strikes me every time JKR
mentions the Dark Mark.  The placement of the Mark on each Death Eater
(the forearm; God, I love it when Snape pulls back the sleeve of his
robe to reveal his Mark to Fudge in GoF!) is quite similar to the
numbered tattoos which were inflicted upon prisoners of the German
concentration camps. It's becoming rarer and rarer these days but,
growing up, I remember occasionally seeing these marks on the arms of
many of my parents' older neighbors.

Of course, the DE don't correlate with those in the concentration
camps. If anything, the DE would correlate more closely with the Nazis
and Hitler Youth.  But I still think it's an interesting bit of imagery.

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