Feb 11, 2013 · Voldemort's followers were called "Death Eaters" because one of Voldemort's key goals was to use magic to fully control Death, directing its powers at Voldemort's sole command. Voldemort sees this as the sign of ultimate power, which is his foremost goal; to be the most powerful sorcerer ever.

Feb 6, 2016 · Allowed Death Eaters to "distinguish one another," per Snape. This is actually pretty necessary, since Karkaroff says during his trial that only Voldemort knew the identity of every other Death Eater. By burning it into one's skin instead of something like a coin, this also avoided the situation where an Auror poses as a Death Eater.

Jul 23, 2015 · The fact that he didn't know Wormtail was a Death Eater is the reason given for him not taking a more direct approach in protecting Lily, and not alerting Dumbledore to the fact that there was a traitor in their midst, when he went to beg Dumbledore to protect Lily. So the question is, when exactly did Wormtail become a Death Eater? He must ...

Jun 3, 2012 · When he touched the mark of any Death Eater, we were to Disapparate, and Apparate, instantly, at his side. However, even if Voldemort doesn't have an actual Dark Mark on his body, he is still somehow connected to the "Dark Mark Network", as we know from Deathly Hallows that he feels when Death Eaters press their marks (my emphasis):

Nov 12, 2012 · The first is the Death Eater "smoke" kind of billowing out from the Vanishing Cabinet in the Room of Requirement in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince as the Death Eaters enter Hogwarts to oversee Draco killing Dumbledore. The second is the Death Eaters returning to their normal, human form, after having been just a smoky essence.

‘Oh, but naturally,’ said Professor McGonagall. ‘You Death Eaters have your own private means of communication, I forgot.’ Deathly Hallows - pages 480-481 - Bloomsbury - chapter 30, The Sacking of Severus Snape. In previous books, the Dark Mark was used to …

Nov 23, 2017 · Also, not all Death Eaters got a Dark Mark, like Fenrir for example. "The werewolf might be allowed to wear Death Eater robes when they wanted to use him, but only Voldemort's inner circle were branded with the Dark Mark: Greyback had not been granted this highest honour." - Harry Potter regarding Fenrir Greyback's lack of a Dark Mark

Oct 29, 2018 · Every Death Eater had the sign burned into him by the Dark Lord. It was a means of distinguishing one another, and his means of summoning us to him. When he touched the Mark of any Death Eater, we were to Disapparate, and Apparate, instantly, at his side. Now, when the Dark Mark is pressed there are two possibilities as to who pressed it.

Aug 23, 2021 · Winky was afraid to see me so angry. She used her own brand of magic to bind me to her. She pulled me from the tent, pulled me into the forest, away from the Death Eaters. I tried to hold her back. I wanted to return to the campsite. I wanted to show those Death Eaters what loyalty to the Dark Lord meant, and to punish them for their lack of it.

When the Death Eaters are summoned to Voldemort's side, they do Apparate there, but how do they know where to Apparate to when they are summoned? This leads me to wonder if the Dark Mark works similarly to Dumbledore's Deluminator? Voldemort summons. The Death Eaters on their ends receive some kind of signal. They must Apparate to Voldemort.