What is a Death Eater?
A Death Eater is a servant of the Dark Lord, Voldemort. The name Voldemort derives from three French words, vol, meaning flight, de, or of, and mort, which is death: flight of death. He is an underling who carries out all of the Dark Lords bidding, from resurrecting him to killing his nemeses. A Death Eater should enjoy evil, enjoy power, enjoy torturing and killing, and, above all, hate Harry Potter. A Death Eater should also be more intelligent than Harry Potter, as that is usually the cause of a Death Eaters downfall. Are There Any Requirements? Several. First of all, you must have at least a minor blood-lust and penchant for killing beings you deem inferior. You must be loyal to the Dark Lord, or otherwise a superb occlumens because he can generally tell when someone is lying. You must possess at least average intelligence, a knowledge of Unforgivable Curses, and you absolutely must be a pure-blood! Otherwise youd be kind of a hypocrite, now wouldnt you? Please note that there are
One of the important themes of the Harry Potter novels is the idea of good versus evil, personified by the battle between Harry Potter and Lord Voldemort. Each individual has a following of individuals that support his cause: in the case of Harry Potter, these individuals comprise most of the wizarding world, fighting to avoid takeover by Voldemort. Lord Voldemort, however, has a select band of witches and wizards known as Death Eaters to carry out his wishes and support his aim of eventual domination of wizarding society. In order to be considered a Death Eater, someone must be loyal to Lord Voldemort, and willing to commit acts of terror on his behalf. Furthermore, once accepted as a Death Eater, an individual cannot remove him or herself from the organization except by death.
