[HPforGrownups] Re: Eating Death: a ritual? (Was: Etymology of "Death Eater" )

[charme]

No: HPFGUIDX 117394

From: "lealitchi"

> "One medieval superstition now almost forgotten is that of the sin-
> eater: someone, either professional of a dupe, would eat food passed
> over the corpse.  This represented the sins that the dead person had
> comitted during their lifetime, and the sin-eater took on
> responsibility for them by eating the food."
>
> Could the DE's really be a part of LV's immortality experiments by
> taking on ("eating") his death and mortality....?
>

charme:

Interesting thought....that could be how they get the Dark Mark.  That may 
also be how DE's take the final "step" in proving loyalty to LV.

charme