DEs, anonymity and the HBP

[pippin_999]

No: HPFGUIDX 123086


Catkind:
> But, and I'm heading in the direction of farfetched here,  IF DEs 
were anonymous amongst themselves, how did they address 
each other at meetings?  I hypothesise, in the tradition of all 
good spy stories, codenames.<


 So I come to the random thought:  could HBP be a Death Eater 
codename for Voldemort's mysterious second?


Pippin:
Not so random. I've hypothesized that Ever-so-evil!Lupin's 
codename was "Wormtail". And since that codename is now 
being used by the hapless Peter P, ESE!Lupin needs a new one. 
And he's Voldemort's second-in-command (according to the 
theory, that is.) JKR has said Lupin's a half-blood. It fits.

Obviously not canon, but when I came up with the ESE!Lupin 
theory years ago, my mental image of him suddenly acquired a 
purple shirt. I never could figure out why; it just seemed right. 
Maybe it was a hunch?!

Catkind:
> Admittedly it would be a bit odd given LV's supposedly 
pure-blood politics, but he's already known to be a bit two-faced 
about that, and it could be a snide way of keeping the second in 
his place. <

Pippin:
It would make it difficult for his second to pull off a coup -- and 
Voldemort has never been as wedded to his ideology as some 
would like to think. Remember when he said "killing Mudbloods 
doesn't matter to me anymore?" -CoS ch 17.

Of course, Hitler didn't let his ideology keep him  from signing 
the Hitler-Stalin pact or allying with Japan.

Pippin