Why are Voldemort's followers called Deatheaters ??

[lolita_ns]

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"c_s_wagon" wrote:
> Why are Voldemort's followers called Deatheaters?
> Does any one have any theories?

There are two possible explanations.

The first, and in my opinion the more plausible one is the following: 
Voldemort's goal is to conquer death (at least, his own death, I don't 
really think he cares about anyone else). It is glaringly obvious from 
canon as well as JKR's interviews that Voldemort is terrified of 
dying. Ergo: He wants to destroy death. Virtually everything he had 
ever done was aimed at this. (Anyone out there who doesn't know what 
Horcruxes are used for? :) ). Now, one of the ways to destroy 
something is to eat it. Meaning: Death Eaters = People Who 
Eat/Devour/Destroy Death.

The second possible explanation (although I must repeat that I 
absolutely prefer the first one) is that they enjoy killing, they 
absorb death. Ergo: Death Eaters = People Who Feed On Death.

Lolita.