what are the criteria for becoming a Death Eater??? and is harry really a half-blood?

[ghinghapuss]

No: HPFGUIDX 92934

 > ~kashelkar wrote:
> It really seems weird that during the fight between the DA members 
> and death eaters towards the end of OOP, the DEs don't demonstrate 
> any kind of special (Dark) ability. Is just knowledge of 
>unforgivable curses (apart from worshipping Voldy) enough criteria 
>for becoming DE?? Bella tells Harry "....I've learned the dark arts 
>from Dark Lord himself..." What are these dark arts? How come she 
>doesn't use them while in combat with the DA members?? How come the 
>knowledge levels of the most feared DEs are just the same as the 5th 
>year students at Hogwarts (which doesn't preach dark arts.)???
> On a different subject

>Harry was born to a witch and a wizard (both from the magical 
>community), so isn't he a pure-blood? I think to be a half-blood 
>like Voldy), one of the parents has to be non-magic person.


Mandy here:
We don't actually know what spells were thrown by the DE at the Order 
members during their individual duels in the battle.  I have assumed 
Dark Spells were uses and members of the Order, and the Aurors, (like 
Tonks who was too young to be in the Order the first time around) are 
trained in the defense of them.  

It still doesn't answer the question of why the DE didn't use Dark 
Spells against the Kids, though and I was disappointed in how easily 
the kids were able to fight, and win against the DE in OotP.  It 
doesn't make the DE appear to be much of a force to be reckoned with 
at all.  My only fault with JKR's writing is the bad guys are often, 
when it comes down to actually fighting and killing, weak and easily 
defeated by 15 year olds.

The are many posts on Harry's half blood status on this site if you 
search back through the archives.

Cheers Mandy