Wormtail and the Mark

[tookishgirl_111]

No: HPFGUIDX 110543

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "tiggersong" <tiggersong at y...> 
wrote:
> I can't, for the life of me, figure out if Wormtail has taken the 
> Mark.  I would think that LV would insist on it, but wouldn't 
it ... 
> well ... give Peter away to the Order?  
> 
> Or are they invisible until LV touches his?  I know they darken 
when 
> he's stronger, but I don't know if they're true "tattoos" or if 
> they're just magical pagers, so to speak.
> 
> What do you guys think?  Does Wormy have the Mark?
> 
> Tiggersong

My guess is that, yes, he does - my guess is the Mark is something LV 
insists his followers receive.  If Peter intends to be LV's "most 
loyal follower" something tells me he couldn't get out off having the 
Mark even if he wanted to.  

It might not have been as hard to hide as would seem.  First of all, 
it's pretty clear that no one within the Order (or WW for that 
matter) suspected Peter of being a LV follower so it's unlikely 
anyone ever asked him to roll up his sleeve and show them him left 
inner arm.  Naturally, I'm sure that after Peter initially received 
it he had to wear long-sleeve shirts/robes in front of others as I 
imagine it burns pretty clearly when you first get it, but after a 
while it most likely would dull some.  Also, remember, even if it was 
a proper "tattoo" under the robes wizards and witches wear it would 
be easy to hide - Snape was able to hide his from Harry and others 
who didn't already know his DE history for about 4 years without any 
trouble at all.  

I also think that the Dark mark most likely works as a scar (there 
are a lot in these books, aren't there?) that "reopens" as a burn as 
LV gains greater strength.  So what might have been a pale, barely 
noticeable mark would deepen and glow as LV becomes stronger and 
calls for his follower.  

Tooks - who never thought so much about the Dark Mark and head is now 
spinning