Death Eater

Template:HP Association In the fictional Harry Potter series, a Death Eater is a follower of Lord Voldemort.

Originally known as the Knights of Walpurgis, they took on the current name as Voldemort shed his facade of decency during his first attempt to overthrow the Ministry of Magic, the ruling body of Britain's wizarding populace, and assume power. The Death Eaters served as Voldemort's troops in the war and were his most trusted allies - insofar as he trusted anyone. Their myriad tasks involved doing battle against the Ministry of Magic and the Order of the Phoenix and conducting psychological warfare against those who opposed their lord by conducting lethal warfare against their families. After joining, Death Eaters were required to exhibit loyalty and obedience until death. Failure to do so would likely result in punishment and death.

All Death Eaters were marked with the Dark Mark on their forearms. The Dark Mark, Voldemort's sign (a skull with a snake protruding from its mouth) was used to summon the Death Eaters - when Voldemort touched any of the signs, the others would all burn black, and the Death Eaters were expected to apparate next to their Master. The standard Death Eater attire was a black cape with a white skull mask.

After Voldemort's sudden seeming death at the height of his powers, the Death Eaters lost their ability to function effectively. The Ministry rounded them up and imprisoned them in Azkaban, with some managing to avoid this by claiming innocence, or that they had been bewitched or tricked, or had renounced the Dark Lord, et cetera; we see some of these cases via Dumbledore's Pensieve.

As Voldemort regained a full-strength corporeal existence at the end of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, he summoned his followers to him. Some of them have betrayed him and are too afraid to return to him, and others are dead or imprisoned, but many came and returned to his service as Voldemort began his second attempt to claim power.

Word got out about Lord Voldemort's return, but the Ministry refused to believe it. Though Harry Potter and Albus Dumbledore served as dissenting voices, the majority of the public chose to believe the official position. This gave the Death Eaters a great advantage, and for much of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, the group kept a low profile in order to keep things that way. The Ministry's ignorance enabled the Death Eaters to recruit the Dementors to their cause and make similar overtures to the giants, as well as bolster their ranks by orchestrating a mass breakout of their surviving imprisoned members.

An attempt to learn the entirety of a prophecy made about the connection between Potter and Voldemort - which had led to the latter's fall in the first place - was a failure thanks to the Order of the Phoenix, and eleven of the twelve Death Eaters present were captured or recaptured. Better yet, they blew their cover as the Ministry sighted Lord Voldemort himself and was forced to admit his return. With no reason left to only restrict themselves to covert operations, the Death Eaters are now expected to start another war to serve their master's twisted ends.

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Known Death Eaters

Those with no explicitly listed crimes, in most cases, participated in the battle at the Department of Mysteries, or are known to be Death Eaters for other reasons.

Ex-Death-Eaters

  • Regulus Black
    • Reason for ceased servitude: Tried to back out of Death Eating after seeing how far Voldemort was willing to go and was ordered killed by Voldemort
    • Current Status: Dead
  • Barty Crouch Jr.
    • Crimes: Participated in the torture of the Longbottoms and delivered Harry Potter to Lord Voldemort
    • Reason for ceased servitude: "Kissed" by an out-of-control Dementor which was accompanying Cornelius Fudge to Crouch's investigation as a means of protection
    • Current Status: Soul-less shell, worse than dead
  • Igor Karkaroff
    • Reason for ceased servitude: Naturally stopped serving Voldemort when he was defeated and decided to fully reform, turning in Augustus Rookwood in the process
    • Current Status: In hiding
  • Quirenius Quirrell
    • Crimes: Served as a host for the bodiless Voldemort, attempted to steal the philosopher's stone and murder Harry Potter
    • Reason for ceased servitude: Was abandoned by Voldemort after Dumbledore managed to save Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. Died shortly thereafter.
    • Current Status: Dead
  • Evan Rosier
    • Reason for ceased servitude: Refused to be caught by the Aurors after Voldemort's fall and killed in battle by Mad-Eye Moody
    • Current Status: Dead
  • Severus Snape
    • Reason for ceased servitude: Reformed (reason unknown)
    • Current Status: Double agent for Dumbledore, who has vouched for him and seems to have absolute confidence in him due to apparently confidential events which occurred shortly after Voldemort's encounter with the Potter family
  • Wilkes
    • Reason for ceased servitude: Death (no further details available)
    • Current Status: Dead

Innocents Who Served Voldemort Supposedly, Unknowingly, or Against Their Will

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