Weird thought about LV & Wormtail and dark mark / Dursleys Not in 4th HP Mo

[potioncat]

No: HPFGUIDX 96774

Carol wrote:
> Regarding Karkaroff's hearing and the DE trials of VW1, I think 
you're
> right that Snape told Dumbledore about the Dark Mark very early,
> probably at the time he switched loyalties and became a spy for the
> good side. At that point, Voldemort was healthy and active and the
> mark on Snape's arm would have been clearly visible to Dumbledore,
> though I doubt that Snape showed it to anyone else. However, I also
> think that when Voldemort vaporized, the mark faded so completely 
that
> it was unrecognizable and could not be used as proof that a person 
was
> or had been a DE. Otherwise Malfoy and company would never have 
gotten
> away with their lie about being Imperio'd. 
> 


Potioncat:
But remember, the aurors were after the DE's before LV fell.  If the 
mark is always visible, DE's could have been rounded up much 
easier.  Since it appears that the mark does actually hurt when LV 
is calling his followers, it may be that the mark appears only when 
he is calling them and fades over time....like a nonmagical injury 
in a way.

I think it was unusual for the mark to behave as it did in OoP prior 
to the actual summoning.  Not only that it hadn't burned since his 
downfall, but that it was appearing over a long period of time.


Potioncat, (who didn't submit questions to JKR, but will if the 
opportunity ever comes again.)