Draco the Death Eaters and Voldemort (was: Re: Draco's culpability...)

[phoenixgod2000]

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> Betsy Hp:
> Yeah, I'm starting to get confused myself. <g>  Let me try and lay 
> out exactly what I think about Draco's relationship with the Death 
> Eaters and Voldemort.
> 
> There were two questions I raised. It might be best to take them 
one 
> at a time.  The first is rather simple:
> 
> * Is Draco a Death Eater? *

<snip>
 
> For one, I believe that the Mark and rank of Death Eater is seen as 
> a distinction by Voldemort's minions.  A distinction Voldemort 
would 
> hardly waste on cannon fodder, IMO.  Or on the child of a disgraced 
> Death Eater, for that matter.

I don't know about that. Seems like just about every human servant of 
Voldemort in the series has been a death eater. I see DE's as just 
generic servants of Voldemort, personally, and not the elite. Storm 
Troopers if you will.
 
> For another, Draco is never shown to have the Mark.  JKR is quite 
> coy about the whole thing.  She could have answered the question 
> very easily during the Tower scene, but she doesn't.  The fact that 
> JKR leaves the question open leaves me to believe that he most 
> likely *doesn't* have the Mark.  After all, a Mark-less Draco would 
> be more of a surprise to Harry.

Harry mentions that the ward which prevents anyone other than a death 
eater from going up to the castle must be linked to the mark. based 
on the wards actions that seems like a reasonable assumption. Since 
Draco made it through, he must have the mark.

also, guys get dressed around each other all the time. I can't 
imagine Draco being able to talk up his actions as much as he did 
without someone in Slytherin seeing. And being Slytherins, of course 
they would need to see. they would never take his word for it.

my two pennies

phoenixgod2000