Eating Death: a ritual? (Was: Etymology of "Death Eater" )

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No: HPFGUIDX 117395


Lealitchi wrote previously:

> > 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.
> 


Alla:

Could be, but if DE eat only Voldemort's death, it would mean that 
they personally get nothing from it - no immortality, nothing. So, 
why would they stay with Voldemort? What is it in there for them?

I guess I still prefer the idea of DE and Vodemort eating or 
drinking some metaphorical part of death in general, which would 
give them all immortality.