Jewish Goblins? (was: Re: Death Eaters)

[feetmadeofclay]

No: HPFGUIDX 81429

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "entropymail" 
<entropymail at y...> wrote:

> 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. 


No it isn't!  DE chose to be Death Eaters.  For whatever reason, it 
is more than likely Snape made a choice to be branded.  Marking 
yourself as a supporter of someone or something is very common.  It 
is not uncommon for Neo Nazis to be marked with swastikas.  

Victims of Hitler were marked as prisoners.  Numbers were used to 
keep track of them.  It was more accurate and efficient than marking 
the clothes.

Snape has good reason to be ashamed of his mark.  Victims of Hitler 
have no such reason.

Golly