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Death Eaters Organisation information Founder(s) Lord Voldemort Founded Possibly 1950s Dissolved 1998 Leader(s) Lord Voldemort Headquarters Riddle House Malfoy Manor Ministry of Magic (under Voldemort's rule) Shrieking Shack Forbidden Forest Intentions Purify the Wizarding race Unlock the secrets of immortality Conquer wizarding Great Britain (to create a Wizarding controlled kingdom under their rule- ultimately Voldemort's) and then eventually the Wizarding world (creating a Wizarding controlled empire under their rule- ultimately Voldemort's) along with the entire Muggle world in the same stages. Achieve a global dictatorship under a magic regime. Destroy Harry Potter Destroy Albus Dumbledore Destroy the Order of the Phoenix Affiliation British Ministry of Magic (Under Death Eater Control) Snatchers One or more Giant colonies Fenrir Greyback's werewolf pack Enemies Muggles Muggle-borns Blood traitors British Ministry of Magic Order of the Phoenix Dumbledore's Army Albus Dumbledore Harry Potter [Hide][Source] "They were a motley collection; a mixture of the weak seeking protection, the ambitious seeking some shared glory, and the thuggish gravitating toward a leader who could show them more refined forms of cruelty." —Albus Dumbledore on the forerunners of the Death Eaters.[src] The Death Eaters (originally the Knights of Walpurgis[1]) was the name given to followers of Lord Voldemort. The group primarily consisted of wizards and witches who were radical pure blood supremacists, who practised the Dark Arts with reckless abandon and without regard to or fear of wizarding law.

Lord Voldemort used this select group of wizards and witches during both the first and second Wizarding Wars, employing them as his elite force. They often wore black hoods and masks with snake-like eye slits to cover their faces. Only the members of the inner circle of the Death Eaters had Dark Marks burned into their left forearms. When Voldemort touched one of them, each of the Death Eaters felt it, signalling for them to Apparate to their leader's side.

Contents[hide] History Forerunners Origins and the First Wizarding War Between wars The Outbreak of the Second Wizarding War The Dark Lord's return Bid for the Prophecy Open war Victory at Hogwarts The final year Plottings and tactics Attempt on Harry Potter The Fall of the Ministry of Magic Headmaster Snape Skirmish at Malfoy Manor Destruction of Voldemort's Horcruxes Battle of Hogwarts Aftermath Ideology Organisation Hierarchy Known Death Eaters Death Eaters' allies and other affiliations Deaths, disappearances and injuries Deaths caused by Death Eaters Permanent injuries caused by Death Eaters Non-permanent injuries caused by Death Eaters Disappearances caused by Death Eaters Behind the scenes Appearances Notes and references HistoryEdit ForerunnersEdit Before the Death Eaters themselves came to be, Tom Riddle, as Voldemort was known in his childhood and early adulthood, gathered a gang of Slytherin students who considered themselves his friends, though in truth, he felt no real attachments to any of them due to his lack of desire for a true friend.

According to former Hogwarts headmaster Albus Dumbledore, they were a mixture of the weak seeking protection, the ambitious seeking glory, and the thuggish seeking a leader who could show them more refined cruelty, and were considered to be forerunners of the Death Eaters since most (if not all) indeed became the first Death Eaters. He manipulated them to do his bidding, and though this led to several nasty incidents over the years, with Riddle's strategic discretion, none was linked back to the group, much less the model student Riddle himself.

Origins and the First Wizarding WarEdit Remus Lupin: "The last time Voldemort had power he almost destroyed everything we hold most dear..." Sirius Black: "Fourteen years ago he had huge numbers at his command — not just wizards and witches but all manner of Dark creatures..." — Remus Lupin and Sirius Black on the First War in 1995[src]

A picture of Tom Riddle with his first followers By 1970, the Knights of Walpurgis (later renamed the "Death Eaters") was an organisation that included people that Tom Marvolo Riddle, who became Voldemort, knew from his time at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Nearly all of those recruited were from Slytherin House (however, there may have been recruits from Gryffindor, — such as Peter Pettigrew — Ravenclaw, and even from foreign schools within the ranks as well, such as Igor Karkaroff. There were presumably no Hufflepuff Death Eaters, as Hufflepuff House boasted of being the only house never to produce any Dark Wizards). Actively gathering an army of Dark Wizards and creatures, with the belief that his hidden Horcruxes granted him immortality, Voldemort and his followers planned to overthrow the Ministry of Magic.[2]

Death Eater activity during the First Wizarding War consisted of attacks on wizards, witches, and large numbers of Muggles. These were initiated by the Death Eaters, often, but not always, on the orders of Voldemort. When the Ministry did not suffer an ostensible collapse in the eleven years of Voldemort's reign, the Death Eaters began to attack prominent wizarding families. As a result, fear gripped the wider wizard community, but the Death Eaters remained opposed by the Order of the Phoenix, founded by Albus Dumbledore. The Ministry, in retaliation and spearheaded by the head of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement Barty Crouch Sr., legalised the usage of the Unforgivable Curses against suspects, and ordered kill rather than capture, attack first and question later, and imprison without trials.

A masked Death Eater. At the height of the war, Severus Snape reported to Lord Voldemort the part of a prophecy he had heard, while listening in on a conversation between Dumbledore and Sybill Trelawney, which predicted that either Harry Potter, son of Order members James and Lily Potter, or Neville Longbottom, son of Order members Alice and Frank Longbottom, would be the one to destroy Voldemort. Voldemort chose to attack the Potters, seeing them as a greater danger to him. He chose Harry over Neville because Harry was a half-blood, like himself. Despite being under the protection of the Fidelius Charm, Voldemort was able to get into their home because James had entrusted his old friend Peter Pettigrew to be Secret-Keeper, and Pettigrew subsequently betrayed the secret to Voldemort.

Snape failed to overhear the entire prophecy, including the announcement that Voldemort himself would mark his own equal. Although Voldemort killed James and, despite Snape's pleas that she be spared, Lily, the Killing Curse rebounded off Harry and hit Voldemort, destroying his living body. However, due to his extensive performance of Dark magic, Voldemort's soul survived and escaped.[3]

With their leader's disappearance, the Death Eaters largely fell into chaos. Many were rounded up and imprisoned without trial, as part of the hard line taken by Ministry official Barty Crouch Sr.[4] Sirius Black, whom Pettigrew framed for his crimes, was among those imprisoned in Azkaban without a trial.[5] Soon afterward, Bellatrix, Rodolphus, and Rabastan Lestrange and Barty Crouch Jr. tortured the Longbottoms into insanity while trying to procure information about Voldemort's whereabouts: this attack was considered one of the most atrocious acts in history. They were captured and sentenced to Azkaban, but Bellatrix proudly proclaimed that the Dark Lord would rise again. On the other hand, Barty Crouch Jr. pleaded to his father of his own innocence, that he was merely at the wrong place at the wrong time, and that evidence of his crimes were at best very vague: his father disregarded it all and sentenced him to prison, a sentence that led the entire court to be roaring with triumph.[4]

Between warsEdit "The Dark Lord will rise again, Crouch! Throw us into Azkaban; we will wait! He will rise again and will come for us, he will reward us beyond any of his other supporters! We alone were faithful! We alone tried to find him!" —Bellatrix Lestrange on trial for her Death Eater activities[src]

Lucius Malfoy a Death Eater who escaped imprisonment in Azkaban Some Death Eaters managed to elude justice by claiming the Imperius Curse had been used on them, such as Lucius Malfoy, or by turning in other Death Eaters, as Igor Karkaroff did. Due to many trying to escape by claiming they were bewitched, the Ministry assigned specialists to find out who was lying, although this did not work out to the fullest since Malfoy and several others were determined innocent. Most followers hid their allegiance to Voldemort and therefore did not try to find him, although a handful of Death Eaters, such as the Lestranges and Barty Crouch Jr., remained fiercely loyal to their fallen master and sought him out. They were supposedly rewarded by Voldemort for their loyalty. Some, such as Evan Rosier, chose to resist arrest and fought to the death.

A picture of the Death Eaters riot at the Quidditch World Cup. Outbreaks of Death Eater activity did occur, although rarely and sporadically, during the thirteen years of Voldemort's absence. Perhaps the most notable event was the riots at the four hundred and twenty-second Quidditch World Cup in 1994, during which a group of Death Eaters attacked the camp of wizards and witches and a nearby Muggle family. The Death Eaters seemed to consider torturing and humiliating Muggles a form of entertainment.[4]

The Outbreak of the Second Wizarding WarEdit The Dark Lord's returnEdit On 24 June 1995, Lord Voldemort finally returned to a physical body through a Dark potion created by Peter Pettigrew (the potion required a bone from Voldemort's father, flesh from the servant and blood from the enemy — that being Harry). The body was human-shaped, though hairless and with many unusual features such as serpentine nostril slits and feline-esque eyes.

A Death Eater returns to the fold Moments after Lord Voldemort had finally regained his body, he summoned his followers to him by touching Peter Pettigrew's Dark Mark. Some proved too afraid to return to him, such as defector Igor Karkaroff, while others who were dead or imprisoned remained absent. Severus Snape did not return on the claim that he had to appear more loyal to Dumbledore and the Order of the Phoenix: Snape returned two hours later, under the claim that he was trying to maintain the cover of a double agent, which the Dark Lord found satisfying. Despite several absences, there were several who returned the call, including Lucius Malfoy, Nott, Crabbe, and Goyle, who had sons at Hogwarts School; Avery went to beg for forgiveness, but Voldemort told the band of Death Eaters who did not try to find him that he wants thirteen years of repayment before he could forgive them for their wavered loyalty: Snape would later comment that had the faithless Death Eaters not been forgiven, then Voldemort would have very few followers left, indicating many deserters compared to surviving loyalists.

Harry Potter was present for Voldemort's return to power, and even duelled him, resulting in a spectacular display of Priori Incantatem, revealing that the cores of Voldemort's and Harry's wands were related. Harry managed to escape and tell Headmaster Albus Dumbledore of Voldemort's return.[4]

Minister for Magic, Cornelius Fudge, and most of the Ministry of Magic originally refused to believe that Voldemort had returned. Though Harry Potter and Albus Dumbledore served as dissenting voices, the majority of the public chose to believe in the Ministry and its wider propaganda and smear campaign against Potter and Dumbledore, printed in news outlets such as the Daily Prophet. Finally in 1996, the Minister for Magic witnessed Voldemort and Dumbledore's duel in the Ministry of Magic and was forced to admit his mistake.[3]

Bid for the ProphecyEdit Armed with the advantage of the Ministry's denial, the Death Eaters kept a low profile in order to maintain their standing in the wizarding world and slowly but surely rebuild their forces without detection or hindrance. Due in part to the Ministry's refusal to remove the Dementors from Azkaban, a proposition Dumbledore supported immediately following Voldemort's return, the Death Eaters informally recruited the Dementors to the cause. Similar progress was made with giants. The quiet revolt of the Dementors fostered a mass breakout of imprisoned Death Eaters from Azkaban in early 1996.

Death Eaters battling to retrieve the prophecy In early summer of 1996, Voldemort sent a group of twelve Death Eaters, led by Lucius Malfoy, into the Department of Mysteries in order to steal the prophecy concerning himself and Harry Potter. Having originally attacked Harry Potter based upon a partial recounting of it, Voldemort now desired to hear the full version in order to understand entirely the nature of the connection between himself and Potter. Harry was lured there, along with five other members of Dumbledore's Army, when Voldemort used their connection to give Harry a false vision of his godfather being tortured.

However, Harry and his friends managed to elude the Death Eaters, and the prophecy was accidentally destroyed by Neville Longbottom during the struggle. A battle ensued between the Death Eaters and several members of the Order of the Phoenix. Eleven of the twelve Death Eaters were captured, and Sirius Black was killed: Voldemort and Bellatrix Lestrange fled but not before Ministry officials witnessed the return of the Dark Lord.[3]

Open warEdit

Death Eaters attacking London in 1996 The raid was a failure for the Death Eaters because their reactivation was no longer a secret, and several members were deported to Azkaban. Additionally, the return of Voldemort was proved to the sceptical Ministry officials. Revealed at last to the wizarding community, the Death Eaters proceeded to resume their earlier lifestyle and behaviour. Kidnapping, torturing, and assassinations of wizards, witches, and Muggles began anew as the Second War began. Due to the Ministry's failure to see the danger at hand in time, the Death Eaters' forces had already grown to the point where the Ministry had a very difficult time keeping them in check.[2][3]

Victory at HogwartsEdit "Dumbledore cornered! Dumbledore wandless! Dumbledore alone! Well done, Draco, well done!" —Amycus Carrow on Dumbledore being cornered on the Astronomy Tower[src] During the Second Wizarding War, Voldemort plotted to be rid of Albus Dumbledore. At the close of the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry year in June 1997, Albus Dumbledore and Harry Potter obtained a locket that they believed to be one of the Horcruxes of Voldemort from a cave filled with Inferi. They Apparated into Hogsmeade and through the assistance of Madam Rosmerta, they saw a Dark Mark hanging in the sky above Hogwarts Castle. Dumbledore and Potter borrowed broomsticks and flew to Hogwarts' highest tower in the castle, the Astronomy Tower.

Death Eaters enter Hogwarts in June of 1997 Dumbledore encountered Draco Malfoy and performed the Full Body-Bind Curse on Harry, who was hidden under the Invisibility Cloak. Draco revealed how he successfully used a Vanishing Cabinet to help the Death Eaters enter Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Dumbledore then informed Draco that he already knew about the assassination plot, the cursed necklace, and the poison intended to kill him. He also delayed Draco in his plans to murder him until Severus Snape and four other Death Eaters arrived at the scene. Severus Snape successfully cast the Killing Curse on Dumbledore in front of the four Death Eaters, Fenrir Greyback, Draco, and Harry, who was still unnoticed and hidden. After Dumbledore's death, the jubilant Death Eaters retreated on Snape's orders. Harry Potter, free from Dumbledore's Full Body-Bind Curse, quickly chased after the Death Eaters and cast several unsuccessful spells at Snape when they reached the grounds. One Death Eater, Thorfinn Rowle, set fire to Rubeus Hagrid's hut, and the Death Eaters Disapparated when they reached the gate.

The Dark Mark over Hogwarts. Among the Death Eaters present were siblings Alecto and Amycus Carrow, Yaxley, Thorfinn Rowle, Gibbon, Fenrir Greyback, and Bellatrix Lestrange. Draco Malfoy later became a Death Eater and was branded with the Dark Mark in 1996. Bill Weasley was attacked by Fenrir Greyback and received scars on his face but lived without becoming a werewolf because Greyback was not fully transformed at the time of the attack. However, Bill sustained minimal lycanthropic symptoms, including a taste for raw meat. On the Death Eaters' side, the only death was that of Gibbon, killed by a stray Killing Curse

The final yearEdit Plottings and tacticsEdit "Not content with corrupting and polluting the minds of Wizarding children, last week Professor Burbage wrote an impassioned defence of Mudbloods in the Daily Prophet. Wizards, she says, must accept these thieves of their knowledge and magic. The dwindling of the pure-bloods is, says Professor Burbage, a most desirable circumstances... She would have us all mate with Muggles..." —Lord Voldemort ridiculing Charity Burbage to his followers before killing her[src] Now that Dumbledore had been killed, the Death Eaters became even bolder in their campaign of terror against the British wizarding world. Voldemort, with his Death Eaters, planned several courses of action following the successful assassination of Dumbledore. One was the overthrowing of the Ministry of Magic so that Voldemort would have absolute power. Another was capturing Harry Potter and killing him. While Voldemort went on his own personal quests and stayed out of sight of the wizarding community's eye, he worked through others, including Yaxley at the Ministry working in the Department of Magical Law Enforcement and Severus Snape and the Carrows at Hogwarts working as professors.

A picture of the The Death Eaters meeting at the Malfoy Manor The meeting place for the Death Eaters was Malfoy Manor. At this place, the Death Eaters would make reports, and the Dark Lord would give them orders. On one occasion, Voldemort heard Yaxley's reports concerning events at the Ministry of Magic, though he was more impressed with Snape's reports regarding the Order of the Phoenix's plans to move Harry Potter. Voldemort also ridiculed Bellatrix Lestrange and the Malfoys for the marriage of Remus Lupin, a known werewolf, to Nymphadora Tonks, a relative of theirs. At this meeting, Charity Burbage, a professor of Muggle Studies at Hogwarts, was murdered by Voldemort and then fed to Nagini. Voldemort also took Lucius Malfoy's wand to fight against Harry Potter, believing his own to be inferior.[6]

Attempt on Harry PotterEdit "That's him, it's him, it's the real one!" —Death Eater after Harry Potter cast Expelliarmus, his "trademark" spell[src]

Voldemort and his Death Eater during the Battle of the Seven Potters Still opposed by the Order of the Phoenix and Dumbledore's Army, who knew it was not safe to trust the Ministry of Magic, Voldemort knew through Snape that Harry Potter would be moved from the house of his aunt and uncle a few days before his seventeenth birthday, which is when spells protecting him would have broken. The exact details of this move were unknown to the Death Eaters at large, though Snape manipulated Mundungus Fletcher with magic and knew the plans, only telling the Dark Lord enough to display loyalty.

As a congregation of members of the Order of the Phoenix and Dumbledore's Army, including Alastor Moody, Arthur Weasley, Kingsley Shacklebolt, Nymphadora Tonks, Remus Lupin, Rubeus Hagrid, Bill Weasley, Fleur Delacour, Fred and George Weasley, Mundungus Fletcher, Ron Weasley, and Hermione Granger, along with Harry Potter himself, left the home of the Dursleys, the Death Eaters attacked immediately. They could not tell right away which pair included the real Harry Potter because six of the congregation had used Polyjuice Potion. It was assumed that Harry would be with the strongest members, so Moody and Shacklebolt were attacked most fervently at first.

During the ensuing battle, Snape used Sectumsempra aimed to attack a Death Eater who was aiming to hit Remus Lupin on the back but missed and slashed George Weasley's ear off. Bellatrix Lestrange tried very hard to kill Tonks, but she did not succeed, while Tonks herself managed to injure Rodolphus Lestrange. Alastor Moody was killed by Voldemort himself. However, numerous Death Eaters were injured, and one was supposedly killed.

When Harry Potter used Expelliarmus, which they had come to consider his trademark spell, against Stan Shunpike, who was under the Imperius Curse, the Death Eaters knew the real Harry to be with Hagrid. Voldemort himself was present, flying without the aid of a broomstick, and led the charge against Harry. Despite their attempts to capture the boy, they were thwarted by Harry's spell-work, Hagrid's selfless courage, and finally, when Harry crossed into a protective spell over the home of Ted Tonks. Lucius' wand was snapped by a spell cast by Harry's wand, infuriating Voldemort even more.[6]

The Fall of the Ministry of Magic Edit "The Ministry has fallen. Scrimgeour is dead. They are coming." —Kingsley Shacklebolt through his lynx Patronus[src]

The fall of the ministry and Voldemort's new regime Magic is Might On 1 August 1997, the Ministry of Magic was overthrown, and Minister for Magic Rufus Scrimgeour was killed by Death Eaters. Pius Thicknesse was installed in his place, controlled by the Imperius Curse placed on him by Yaxley and effectively Voldemort's thrall, and several Death Eaters became employees of the Ministry. The Death Eaters used the Ministry's resources to eliminate the Order of the Phoenix's defences, attacking the Burrow and other homes of Order members, as well as those of some of their allies, such as Ted and Andromeda Tonks. While no one was killed, many were hurt under questioning about the whereabouts of Harry Potter, and all were subsequently put under surveillance.

Under the control of the Death Eaters, the Ministry created the Muggle-Born Registration Commission, an instrument for the humiliation and persecution of Muggle-borns, who were falsely accused of having "stolen" magic and consequently imprisoned in Azkaban. Propaganda against Muggle-borns and Harry Potter was spread: Harry was considered "Undesirable Number One," and there was a 10,000 Galleon reward for his capture. The Taboo curse was also placed upon Voldemort's name as a method of locating anybody who was brave enough to say it.[6]

Headmaster SnapeEdit

Headmaster Severus Snape with Deputy heads Alecto and Amycus Carrow Attendance at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry became mandatory during the 1997-1998 school year since Voldemort wanted all members of the magical population under his control, and a way to weed out Muggle-borns. Students were required to prove blood status, and any Muggle-born children were sent to the Muggle-Born Registration Commission and then to Azkaban.

Severus Snape was appointed Headmaster, though he faced fierce opposition from Minerva McGonagall and other professors, as well as the remaining members of Dumbledore's Army, including Neville Longbottom, Luna Lovegood, and Ginny Weasley. They encouraged rebellion, saved students from detention, and eventually stopped attending classes and took up residence in the Room of Requirement.

The Carrows were also there at the school, with Amycus Carrow teaching Defence Against the Dark Arts, though in reality he taught the Dark Arts. There were many favoured students, such as Vincent Crabbe and Gregory Goyle, who were encouraged to practice the Cruciatus Curse on rule-breakers. His sister, Alecto, took over the now mandatory Muggle Studies, though the course became a brainwashing of the superiority of wizard-kind over Muggles.[6]

Skirmish at Malfoy ManorEdit "The Dark Lord is coming, Harry Potter! Your death approaches! Now…Cissy, I think we ought to tie these little heroes up again, while Greyback takes care of Miss Mudblood. I am sure the Dark Lord will not begrudge you the girl, Greyback, after what you have done tonight." —Bellatrix Lestrange[src]

Bellatrix Lestrange at Malfoy Manor During Harry Potter's time hidden from the Death Eaters, he accidentally said Voldemort's name and thus triggered the Taboo placed upon the name. He, Ron and Hermione were captured by a group of Snatchers led by Fenrir Greyback and brought to Malfoy Manor, where they were confronted by Bellatrix Lestrange and the Malfoys. Before either Lucius or Bellatrix could summon the Dark Lord, Bellatrix spotted Godric Gryffindor's Sword among the trio's possessions and interrogated Hermione using the Cruciatus Curse to find out where they got the item. She lied, claiming it was only a copy, a story Harry convinced the goblin Griphook to support. In the meantime, Dobby the house-elf came and rescued Harry, Ron, Garrick Ollivander, Luna Lovegood, and Dean Thomas from the basement. He, Harry and Ron saved Hermione and Griphook and took various wands from the house's occupants before fleeing: Dobby was killed by Bellatrix in the process.

As punishment for summoning him without successfully holding Potter, Voldemort caused physical harm to all present and forbade them to leave the manor.[6]

Destruction of Voldemort's HorcruxesEdit

Ron destroys Salazar Slytherin's locket, one of the seven Horcruxes Unknown to Voldemort or his Death Eaters, Harry, along with Ron and Hermione, was out seeking the Horcruxes of Voldemort. Regulus Black had already removed Salazar Slytherin's locket from its hiding place, though he had been unable to destroy it. Albus Dumbledore destroyed Marvolo Gaunt's ring with Godric Gryffindor's sword, and Tom Riddle's diary had been destroyed by Harry in his second year with a basilisk fang. Thanks to Snape's help through his doe Patronus, Ron Weasley was able to find the sword of Gryffindor and destroy the locket Horcrux.

From Bellatrix's behaviour at Malfoy Manor, Harry Potter concluded that a Horcrux was in her safe at Gringotts Wizarding Bank. With the help of Griphook, Harry, Ron, and Hermione entered the bank and took Helga Hufflepuff's Cup, escaping on a dragon. The cup was later destroyed by Hermione Granger using a basilisk fang when she and Ron entered the Chamber of Secrets.

Though the three companions were successful, Voldemort learned from hearing about Harry's venture into the bank that they were seeking his Horcruxes. In panic, he went to the places the Horcruxes were hidden, leaving Hogwarts last, but in the process revealing to Harry Potter that Hogwarts was indeed the last place to go.[6]

Battle of HogwartsEdit "If you continue to resist me, you will all die, one by one. I do not wish this to happen. Every drop of magical blood spilled is a loss and a waste... I command my forces to retreat immediately. You have one hour... I speak now, Harry Potter, directly to you... I shall wait for one hour in the Forbidden Forest. If, at the end of that hour, you have not come to me, have not given yourself up, then battle recommences. This time, I shall enter the fray myself, Harry Potter, and I shall find you, and I shall punish every last man, woman, and child who has tried to conceal you from me. One hour." —Voldemort's ultimatum during the final battle[src]

Voldemort and his Death Eaters in the Forbidden Forest during the Battle of Hogwarts Voldemort, along with his Death Eaters and other allies, attacked Hogwarts and those defending it in May 1998. During this battle, Harry, Hermione, and Ron managed to find the final Horcrux, Rowena Ravenclaw's diadem, in the Room of Requirement. It was accidentally destroyed by Vincent Crabbe's out of control Fiendfyre curse. In the meantime, Death Eaters and their allies were storming the castle: Colin Creevey was murdered, Lavender Brown was fatally wounded by Fenrir Greyback, Fred Weasley died in an explosion, and Remus Lupin and Nymphadora Tonks were killed in duels with Antonin Dolohov and Bellatrix Lestrange, respectively. Voldemort had Nagini kill Severus Snape, believing it would make him the true master of the Elder Wand, and then issued an ultimatum to the other side: Harry turns himself over within an hour, or everyone in Hogwarts will be killed.

It was then revealed to Harry that he himself had accidentally been turned into a Horcrux. He willingly took a Killing Curse from Voldemort in order to destroy it, but because his mother's sacrifice lived on in his blood, the blood Voldemort took in himself in order to regain a body, Harry was not killed. Before Harry tried to sacrifice himself, he warned Neville Longbottom to kill Nagini. Neville retrieved the sword of Gryffindor and beheaded Nagini.

Voldemort during the final battle against Harry Potter An army of reinforcements stormed the castle, and the Death Eaters were defeated until only Bellatrix Lestrange (killed by Molly Weasley) and Voldemort himself were left. Harry and Voldemort then faced off in one last confrontation. Because Harry was the true master of the Elder Wand, Voldemort's Killing Curse rebounded off his Disarming Charm and upon Voldemort himself, killing the dark wizard once and for all and ending the Second Wizarding War, signalling the final defeat of the Death Eaters.

AftermathEdit With the death of their master and the battle lost, many of the Death Eaters who survived were arrested, while others went into hiding. A few, such as the Malfoys, were pardoned. In fact, Lucius had given much information on his former colleagues and helped capture as many as possible.[7] After Voldemort's death, the Dark Marks on the Death Eaters' forearms faded into scars.[6]

IdeologyEdit "Many of our oldest family trees become a little diseased over time. You must prune yours, must you not, to keep it healthy? Cut away those parts that threaten the health of the rest... And in your family, so in the world...we shall cut away the cancer that infects us until only those of the true blood remain..." —Lord Voldemort on his goals in Malfoy Manor[src]

A Death Eater during the Second Wizarding War There are hints in the books that a long-standing dispute had existed in the wizarding world regarding the relationship between Magic and Muggles, and the status of magically talented people born to Muggle parents. These disputes clearly date back to at least the time of the founding of Hogwarts, as the Sorting Hat described the rift between pure blood-valuing Slytherin and the other three founders, who were enthusiastic to admit any young witch or wizard of talent.

Though there are hints in The Tales of Beedle the Bard and other legends, even Muggle ones, that once upon a time witches, wizards and Muggles were known to each other and interacted. The International Statute of Secrecy was the solution settled upon in the 1600s to end these relationships, preventing misunderstanding, miscommunication, and cruelty by enforcing the hiding of magic and bringing about the obliviation of any Muggle aware of magic. Probably not coincidentally, the Scientific Revolution began in the Muggle world around this time.

But this remained a controversial choice. There were many in the magical world to whom it occurred that, united, the wizarding community had enough power to openly take control of governments worldwide. For some this was just a means of power, wealth, or fame; but to others, such as Dumbledore, who flirted with the idea of a wizard-led society with Grindelwald in his youth, this was an opportunity to improve the world, to use power responsibly and prevent tragedies based on xenophobia and secrecy like the one that had torn apart his own family.

As for Muggle-born witches and wizards, it seems that their status had been the subject of sometimes violent dispute for centuries. At the time of Harry's first year, and perhaps due to the influence of Gryffindor, Ravenclaw, and Hufflepuff long before that, it was considered gross and impolite to openly disparage Muggle-borns or use slurs like 'mudblood'. But clearly, prejudice and belief in the superiority and supremacy of a long-suffering aristocratic class persisted in many corners of the magical community, centred in England around Hogwarts' Slytherin house, just as Slytherin himself had intended. In many ways, this form of racism was delusional just like Nazi white supremacism, relying on a romanticised, imaginary history of wizarding geneaology, and conveniently ignoring realities such as the partial or total Muggle origins of most witches and wizards, the existence of Squibs, and the lack of real differences in talent between pure-bloods and others. And like Germany in the time of the Nazis, while most people were not openly prejudiced, only a few were really courageous enough to stand up to it as well. Most government officials were content to ignore the problems of classism in magical society, and many participated without complaint when the new Voldemort-backed regime began to persecute Muggle-borns.

OrganisationEdit "The Death Eaters can't be all pure-blood, there aren't enough pure-blood wizards left. I expect most of them are half-bloods, pretending to be pure. It's only Muggle-borns they hate..." —Hermione Granger on the Death Eaters[src] The Death Eaters were an organisation of pure-blood supremacists that coalesced around Voldemort. He found them very useful, as their ranks included wizarding aristocrats that could accomplish his goals through government and money, and deadly, remorseless thugs of all stripes. But he did not really share their passion for pure-blood supremacy. It is hinted at in 1995 that he openly shared his origins with them, and did not try to hide that he saw no shame in his half-blood status, though he held his Muggle parent in contempt. Though he allowed them to establish purification policies when they took over the Ministry of Magic, he busied himself with increasing his own dominion and stamping out opposition, never bothering to help them with these goals.

Death Eaters followed their leader's commands first and foremost, and he treated them ruthlessly, often sending them on impossible missions and punishing them horribly if they failed him, even due to bad luck rather than incompetence. At his command, they worked against Voldemort's opponents, the Order of the Phoenix, through espionage, murder, and battle, and also infiltrated and undermined the Ministry of Magic. When he needed tasks done to increase his own power, he often sent them if he considered the task trivial enough to not warrant his personal attention, such as retrieving the prophecy from the Department of Mysteries and visiting the werewolves and the giants. The Death Eaters' other, more spontaneous activities included Muggle torture and murder for fun, property crime, and plotting the eventual overthrow of the British Muggle government and replacing it with a wizard-dominated system. Upon their success in taking over the Ministry during the Second Wizarding War, they began a campaign to identify Muggle-born witches and wizards and strip them of their wands, or even imprison or kill them, on the trumped-up premise that they must have 'stolen' their magic from a 'real' witch or wizard.

Although some Death Eaters appeared to have been fanatically loyal to Voldemort, such as Bellatrix Lestrange and Barty Crouch Jr., many seemed to serve him largely out of fear. As soon as he was defeated in 1981, many immediately renounced their loyalty and did not attempt to find Voldemort in the intervening years. Those who rioted at the 1994 Quidditch World Cup also fled when the Dark Mark was cast. Bill Weasley speculated then that those Death Eaters were “even more frightened than the rest of us to see him come back”.[8] However, most Apparated to his side if they were able to when Voldemort called them upon his return, claiming that they had been loyal all along.

In turn, even though Voldemort valued the services they provided, and spoke as though they were a family, he saw them as no more than dispensable servants. Voldemort was willing to sacrifice even the most loyal of them if it would serve him well, the most prominent example being Severus Snape, whom he thought to the end was faithful. Some Death Eaters deluded themselves to thinking that they alone knew and understood Voldemort, or were even close to him, but Voldemort never once desired a friend. Coupled with either disloyalty or constant failures, Voldemort lost faith in some of the once-highly revered servants such as Lucius and Bellatrix. As a sign of distrust-based precaution, the Death Eaters did not have knowledge of all their colleague's identities: Voldemort alone knew who they all were. This was done in order to prevent any traitors from turning all the others in.

Becoming a Death Eater meant a lifetime service to Lord Voldemort. Death Eaters had no opportunity to "hand in their resignation" if the situation looked grim: deserters would be marked for death. Sirius Black thought his younger brother was killed for attempting to quit after being asked to do something hard, even though later this turned out to be the opposite. Igor Karkaroff deserted the Death Eaters after turning many of them over to the Ministry, and even though he went into hiding after his former master was revived, he was eventually caught and killed for his disloyalty. However, Voldemort did forgive the servants who did not attempt to find him but returned when he touched Wormtail's Dark Mark since Snape claimed that, if otherwise, Voldemort would be left with very few followers.

Hierarchy Edit " [...] why did this band of wizards never come to the aid of their master, to whom they swore eternal loyalty?" —Voldemort stating the obligations of Death Eaters[src] Voldemort's most senior Death Eaters, most of whom were old chums from Slytherin house or younger Slytherin alumni, mostly pure-bloods, and people highly useful to Voldemort for their wealth, skill, or ruthlessness, were bestowed with the Dark Mark on the inside of their lower left arm. These were his inner circle, those he summoned to his side upon his rebirth in Harry's fourth year, and who sat around his high table at Malfoy Manor. Having been branded with the Dark Mark was a symbol of very high status in Voldemort's social order, but was also something of a dangerous burden, as it allowed the Dark Lord to track, communicate with, and summon his chosen few.

The next level down were allowed to wear Death Eater garments in order to command the respect they engendered, but were not Marked. These seem to included those that Voldemort found useful but did not prefer to associate with, such as the 'half-breed' werewolf Fenrir Greyback.

On the lowest rung was a mass of supportive rabble, loyal to Voldemort but not useful enough to him to deal with him directly. They were given orders and opportunities to commit crimes or advance themselves through the senior Death Eaters. On the same tier were witches and wizards under the Imperius Curse (subtly implied to disproportionately constitute the weak-willed, like Pius Thicknesse, the stupid, like Stan Shunpike, and the dubiously loyal), and non-humans of different degrees of sentience such as werewolves, dementors, giants, Acromantula, and Blast-Ended Skrewts. These were pressed into service by the Death Eaters, and sentient groups that would have ordinarily remained neutral like the dementors, giants, and werewolves were brought into the fold with false promises that their grievances would be avenged upon victory in battle. This entire mass was mobilised for Voldemort's attack on Hogwarts, though before then, they were only used to maintain the new regime, or else roam uncontrolled, sowing chaos and demoralization as they sought individual gain.

Known Death EatersEdit

Alecto Carrow

Amycus Carrow

Antonin Dolohov

Avery Sr.

Bartemius Crouch Jr. †

Bellatrix Lestrange †

Crabbe Sr.

Draco Malfoy (defected)

Gibbon †

Goyle Sr.

Jugson

Igor Karkaroff (defected) †

Lestrange

Lucius Malfoy (defected)

Nott Sr.

Peter Pettigrew †

Pius Thicknesse (Imperiused)

Regulus Black (defected) †

Rodolphus Lestrange

Severus Snape (defected) †

Stanley Shunpike (Imperiused)

Thorfinn Rowle

Travers

Walden Macnair

Yaxley

Add a photo to this gallery Name	Gender	Information	Current Status Alecto Carrow	Female	Fought in the First Wizarding War. Following Lord Voldemort's downfall, Alecto managed to avoid Azkaban. After the Dark Lord's rebirth, Alecto fought in the Second Wizarding War. She participated in the Battle of the Astronomy Tower and became Muggle Studies professor at Hogwarts since the Ministry of Magic was under Voldemort's control. Alecto used her position to spread anti-Muggle propaganda and abuse students. Presumed imprisoned or deceased Amycus Carrow

Male	Fought in the First Wizarding War. Following Lord Voldemort's downfall, Amycus managed to avoid Azkaban. After the Dark Lord's rebirth, Amycus fought in the Second Wizarding War. He participated in the Battle of the Astronomy Tower and became Dark Arts professor at Hogwarts since the Ministry of Magic was under Voldemort's control. Amycus used his position to abuse students. During the Battle of Hogwarts, Amycus was placed under the Imperius Curse by Minerva McGonagall and tortured with the Cruciatus Curse by Harry Potter. Presumed imprisoned or deceased Antonin Dolohov	Male	Fought in the First Wizarding War. Dolohov was involved with the brutal murders of Fabian and Gideon Prewett. During the Second Wizarding War, Dolohov participated in the illegal break-in and battle of the Department of Mysteries. After escaping Azkaban, Dolohov failed to capture Harry Potter on Tottenham Court Road and was subsequently punished by his master. During the Battle of Hogwarts, he killed Remus Lupin and was later defeated by Filius Flitwick. Presumed imprisoned or deceased Augustus Rookwood	Male	Worked as an Unspeakable at the Ministry of Magic, using this position to spy for Lord Voldemort. Rookwood was imprisoned in Azkaban, having been betrayed by Igor Karkaroff in exchange for his freedom. Rookwood later escaped during the 1996 mass breakout but was re-incarcerated after participating in the illegal break-in and battle of the Department of Mysteries. In 1997, he escaped once again during another mass breakout and fought in the Battle of Hogwarts. Presumed imprisoned Avery Sr. Male	One of Lord Voldemort's very first Death Eaters. Attended Hogwarts with Tom Riddle. Presumed imprisoned or deceased Avery Jr. Male	Fought in the First Wizarding War. Following Lord Voldemort's downfall, Avery was able to avoid Azkaban by claiming he had been under the Imperius Curse. He was later one of the few present at the Dark Lord's rebirth. He also participated in the illegal break-in and battle of the Department of Mysteries during the Second Wizarding War. Avery, along with other Death Eaters, escaped during the 1997 mass breakout of Azkaban. Presumed imprisoned or deceased Barty Crouch Jr. Male	Participated in the torture and permanent incapacitation of Alice and Frank Longbottom during the First Wizarding War. During the events leading up to the Dark Lord's rebirth, Crouch kidnapped and impersonated Alastor Moody using Polyjuice Potion. Whilst impersonating Moody at Hogwarts, Barty murdered his own father using the Killing Curse. Furthermore, he placed Viktor Krum under the Imperius Curse during the Triwizard Tournament, and through him tortured Cedric Diggory and stunned Fleur Delacour. Crouch subsequently suffered the Dementor's Kiss. Soul removed Bellatrix Lestrange	Female	Participated in the torture and permanent incapacitation of Alice and Frank Longbottom with the Cruciatus Curse during the First Wizarding War and was unable to avoid Azkaban following Lord Voldemort's downfall. Fought in the Second Wizarding War. Participated in the illegal break-in and battle at the Department of Mysteries, killing Sirius Black, and was the only Death Eater who escaped Azkaban following that battle. Tortured Hermione Granger and killed Dobby at Malfoy Manor. Killed Nymphadora Tonks and attempted to kill Ginny Weasley during the Battle of Hogwarts. She was subsequently killed by Molly Weasley in the same battle. Deceased Crabbe Sr. Male	Fought in the First Wizarding War. Having avoided Azkaban following Lord Voldemort's downfall, Crabbe was present when the Dark Lord was reborn. He later participated in the illegal break-in and battle of the Department of Mysteries during the Second Wizarding War and was subsequently imprisoned. Crabbe, along with other Death Eaters, escaped during the 1997 mass breakout. Presumed imprisoned or deceased Draco Malfoy	Male	Two failed assassination attempts on Albus Dumbledore but managed to corner and disarm him before deciding not to kill him. Placed the Imperius Curse on Madam Rosmerta to pass on a cursed necklace. Unintentionally poisoned Ron Weasley and cursed Katie Bell. Forced to commit crimes under direct threat from Lord Voldemort. Repaired the vanishing cabinet which allowed various Death Eaters to breach Hogwarts defences prior to the Battle of the Astronomy Tower. Tried to capture Harry Potter during the Battle of Hogwarts. Participated reluctantly in Death Eater activity. Defected Evan Rosier	Male	Fought in the First Wizarding War. Following Lord Voldemort's downfall, Evan was killed by Alastor Moody after resisting capture. Deceased Gibbon	Male	Fought in the Second Wizarding War. Conjured the Dark Mark over Hogwarts during the Battle of the Astronomy Tower. During that battle, Gibbon was struck by a Killing Curse intended for Remus Lupin by Thorfinn Rowle. Deceased Goyle Sr. Male	Fought in the First Wizarding War. Having avoided Azkaban following Lord Voldemort's downfall, Goyle was present when the Dark Lord was reborn. Presumed imprisoned or deceased Igor Karkaroff	Male	Fought in the First Wizarding War. Following Lord Voldemort's downfall, Karkaroff was able to avoid Azkaban by betraying several Death Eaters to the Ministry of Magic. During the Second Wizarding War, Karkaroff was killed for his disloyalty. Deceased Jugson	Male	Participated in the illegal break-in and battle of the Department of Mysteries during the Second Wizarding War and was subsequently imprisoned. Jugson, along with other Death Eaters, escaped during the 1997 mass breakout. Presumed imprisoned or deceased Lestrange Sr. Male	One of Lord Voldemort's first Death Eaters. Presumed imprisoned or deceased Lucius Malfoy	Male	Gave Tom Riddle's old school diary to Ginny Weasley under Lord Voldemort's orders, hoping to sabotage Arthur Weasley. Lucius later threatened school governors and committed numerous counts of bribery. Participated in a violent riot and torture of a Muggle family at the Quidditch World Cup in 1994. He was present when Voldemort was reborn. Placed Department of Mysteries employee Broderick Bode and possibly Sturgis Podmore under the Imperius Curse in an attempt to commit theft on Voldemort's behalf. Led the break-in of the Department of Mysteries. After escaping Azkaban, his home was used as the Death Eater headquarters. Defected and did not fight in the Battle of Hogwarts. Defected Mulciber Sr. Male	One of Lord Voldemort's first Death Eaters. Fought in the First Wizarding War. Presumed imprisoned or deceased Mulciber Jr. Male	Fought in the First Wizarding War and placed the Imperius Curse on many people, forcing them to do horrific things, and was later unable to avoid Azkaban after Lord Voldemort's downfall. Following the Dark Lord's rebirth, Mulciber escaped in 1996 during a mass breakout. During the Second Wizarding War, he participated in the illegal break-in and battle of the Department of Mysteries and was subsequently re-imprisoned. However, Mulciber later escaped once again during the 1997 mass breakout. Presumed imprisoned or deceased Nott Sr. Male	One of Lord Voldemort's first Death Eaters, Nott fought in the First Wizarding War. Following Voldemort's downfall, Nott was able to avoid Azkaban and was later present at the Dark Lord's rebirth. Participated in the illegal break-in and battle of the Department of Mysteries during the Second Wizarding War and was subsequently imprisoned. Nott, along with other Death Eaters, escaped during the 1997 mass breakout. Presumed imprisoned or deceased Peter Pettigrew	Male	Betrayed James and Lily Potter to Voldemort, framing Sirius Black for the crime, whilst killing twelve Muggles in the process and faking his own death. Present at the Dark Lord's rebirth, assisting him in doing so, murdering Cedric Diggory in the process. Prior to these events, he led Bertha Jorkins to her death. Pettigrew tried to strangle Harry Potter in Malfoy Manor but hesitated when Harry Potter reminded him of a life debt, which resulted in him being strangled by his enchanted silver hand. Deceased Rabastan Lestrange	Male	One of Lord Voldemort's first Death Eaters. Participated in the torture and permanent incapacitation of Alice and Frank Longbottom using the Cruciatus Curse during the First Wizarding War. Participated in the illegal break-in and battle at the Department of Mysteries and was subsequently imprisoned. Rabastan, along with other Death Eaters, escaped during the 1997 mass breakout. Presumed imprisoned or deceased Regulus Black	Male	Volunteered Kreacher to assist Lord Voldemort in hiding Salazar Slytherin's Locket. However, Regulus later changed sides and attempted to destroy the Horcrux and was killed by Inferi in the process. Deceased Rodolphus Lestrange	Male	Participated in the torture and the permanent incapacitation of Alice and Frank Longbottom via the Cruciatus Curse during the First Wizarding War. Participated in the illegal break-in and battle of the Department of Mysteries and was subsequently imprisoned. Rodolphus escaped in the 1997 mass breakout and participated in the Battle of the Seven Potters. Presumed imprisoned or deceased Rosier Sr. Male	One of Lord Voldemort's first Death Eaters. Presumed imprisoned or deceased Selwyn	Male	During the Second Wizarding War, participated in the Battle of the Seven Potters. Along with Travers, tortured Xenophilius Lovegood about the whereabouts of Harry Potter. Presumed imprisoned or deceased Severus Snape	Male	Gave information to Lord Voldemort about the prophecy leading to the death of James and Lily Potter during the First Wizarding War. He then reformed out of remorse for Lily's death and worked as a double agent for the Order of the Phoenix against the Death Eaters. Participated in a plan of Dumbledore's resulting in his death and Snape becoming Headmaster of Hogwarts, a position he used to covertly assist Harry Potter and his friends. Was killed by Nagini under the command of Voldemort, who believed Snape was the master of the Elder Wand. Deceased Thorfinn Rowle	Male	During the Second Wizarding War, participated in the Battle of the Astronomy Tower and accidentally struck Gibbon with a Killing Curse intended for Remus Lupin. He was later punished by the Dark Lord having failed to capture Harry Potter on Tottenham Court Road. Rowle later participated in the Battle of Hogwarts. Presumed imprisoned or deceased Travers	Male	Participated in the murder of the McKinnons during the First Wizarding War. Participated in the Battle of the Seven Potters and intimidated employees of Gringotts bank during the Second Wizarding War. Presumed imprisoned or deceased Walden Macnair	Male	One of Lord Voldemort's first Death Eaters, Macnair fought during the First Wizarding War. Following Voldemort's downfall, he was able to avoid Azkaban by claiming to have been under the Imperius Curse. Present at the Dark Lord's rebirth. Recruited giants to join Lord Voldemort's side during the Second Wizarding War. Participated in the illegal break-in and battle at the Department of Mysteries and was subsequently imprisoned. Macnair, along with other Death Eaters, escaped during the 1997 mass breakout and participated in the Battle of Hogwarts, in which he was knocked unconscious after Rubeus Hagrid slammed him into a wall. Presumed imprisoned or deceased Wilkes	Male	Fought and died in the First Wizarding War. Deceased Yaxley	Male	During the Second Wizarding War participated in the Battle of the Astronomy Tower. Placed the Imperius Curse on Pius Thicknesse. Participated in the persecution of Muggle-borns with the Muggle-Born Registration Commission. Participated in the Battle of Hogwarts and was defeated by George Weasley and Lee Jordan. Presumed imprisoned or deceased

Death Eaters' allies and other affiliationsEdit The Death Eaters seem to have a hierarchy, with Voldemort at the top, followed by top ranking members, who were often his most powerful and trusted Death Eaters. Arguably, his topmost Death Eaters were Severus Snape, Lucius Malfoy (until he lost favour), Bellatrix Lestrange, and Barty Crouch Jr.

Albert Runcorn (indirectly)

British Ministry of Magic (under Pius Thicknesse)

Borgin (indirectly)

Dementors

Dolores Umbridge (indirectly)

Draco Malfoy's gang (defected)

Fenrir Grayback

Forbidden Forest Acromantula Colony(under Voldemort)

Giants (under Golgomath)

Gregory Goyle

John Dawlish (indirectly)

Madam Rosmerta (Imperiused)

Mafalda Hopkirk (indirectly)

Muggle-Born Registration Commission (indirectly)

Nagini †

Narcissa Malfoy (defected)

Pansy Parkinson (indirectly)

Quirinus Quirrell (indirectly)

Scabior †

Snatchers

Vincent Crabbe †

Add a photo to this gallery Name	Other loyalty(ies)	Information	Current Status Narcissa Malfoy	Malfoy Family	Draco Malfoy's mother. Supported Lord Voldemort during the First Wizarding War but defected in order to protect her family later. Defected Fenrir Greyback	Snatchers	Did not have a Dark Mark. He became cannibalistic in the Second Wizarding War, and his duty was to scare, kill, and infect the opposing side. Was a part of the Battle of the Astronomy Tower, where he scarred Bill Weasley, and was present at the death of Albus Dumbledore. He was involved with the Snatchers and brought Harry Potter to Malfoy Manor. Fenrir participated in the Battle of Hogwarts. He savaged Lavender Brown and presumably many others. He was eventually brought down by Ron Weasley and Neville Longbottom	Presumed imprisoned or deceased Pansy Parkinson	Slytherin, Draco Malfoy's gang Was included in Draco's gang. During the Second Wizarding War, she attempted to capture Harry Potter to turn him in to the Dark Lord. After Lord Voldemort's downfall, she most likely resumed her education in Hogwarts.

Alive Vincent Crabbe	Slytherin, Draco Malfoy's gang	Was included in Draco's gang. During the Second Wizarding War, he tried to catch and kill Harry for the Dark Lord. Accidentally killed himself when he conjured a Fiendfyre he could not control. Deceased Gregory Goyle	Slytherin, Draco Malfoy's gang	Was included in Draco's gang. Served as a protector of Draco due to his physical size. Alive Mafalda Hopkirk	Ministry of Magic (under Lord Voldemort and Pius Thicknesse)	Continued to work in her position in the Improper Use of Magic Office after He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named overthrew the Ministry. Unknown Dolores Umbridge	Ministry of Magic, Inquisitorial Squad	A student in Slytherin House. She later became Senior Undersecretary to the Minister for Magic, Defence Against the Dark Arts Professor,Hogwarts High Inquisitor, Headmistress of Hogwarts (1996), and Head of the Muggle-Born Registration Commission. She is not a Death Eater, but she shared their pure-blood supremacy belief, so she was not aressted after the death of Rufus Scrimgeour. After the Second Wizading War, she was imprisoned for her crimes against Muggle-borns. Imprisoned Golgomath	Giants	A giant who allied with the Death Eaters and told his clan to as well. Unknown Dementors	Azkaban	Allied with the Death Eaters, but after their downfall they resumed their original positions as guardians of Azkaban. N/A Acromantulas	Forbidden Forest Acromantula Colony (under Voldemort's control)	A species of giant spiders created by wizards in order to guard dwellings or treasure hoards. They have a taste for human flesh, which He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named was able to give them during the Battle of Hogwarts. Unknown Albert Runcorn	British Ministry of Magic	Investigated Muggle-borns during the Second Wizarding War. Presumably deceased or imprisoned Nagini	Voldemort himself	Voldemort's pet and one of his seven Horcruxes. The killer of Severus Snape. It was killed by Neville Longbottom by the Sword of Gryffindor. Deceased Deaths, disappearances and injuriesEdit Deaths caused by Death EatersEdit

Myrtle

Hepzibah Smith

Tom Riddle Sr.

Fabian and Gideon Prewett

Marlene McKinnon

Dorcas Meadowes

James Potter

Lily Potter

Bertha Jorkins

Frank Bryce

Bartemius Crouch Sr.

Cedric Diggory

Sirius Black

Emmeline Vance

Amelia Bones

Florean Fortescue

Igor Karkaroff

Gibbon

Albus Dumbledore

Charity Burbage

Hedwig

Alastor Moody

Rufus Scrimgeour

Bathilda Bagshot

Gregorovitch

Gellert Grindelwald

Peter Pettigrew

Dobby

Fred Weasley

Remus Lupin

Nymphadora Tonks

Colin Creevey

Severus Snape

Female Hogwarts teacher

Add a photo to this gallery Victim(s)	Killer(s)	Cause of Death	Notes Moaning Myrtle	Tom Marvolo Riddle	Slytherin's Basilisk	Riddle unleashed the Basilisk in Hogwarts in 1943, and it killed Myrtle in the bathroom near the entrance to the Chamber of Secrets. He used this murder to make his diary his first Horcrux. The Riddle family	Tom Marvolo Riddle	Killing Curse	Riddle killed his Muggle lineage in revenge for his mother being abandoned. He used the murder of his father to make Marvolo Gaunt's Ring his second Horcrux. Hepzibah Smith	Tom Marvolo Riddle	A lethal poison	Riddle killed Hepzibah Smith while working for Borgin and Burkes and framed Smith's house elf, Hokey for the crime. He stole Helga Hufflepuff's Cup and Salazar Slytherin's Locket from Smith's safe. He used this murder to make Helga Hufflepuff's Cup his third Horcrux. A Muggle tramp	Lord Voldemort	Unknown	Riddle used this murder to make Salazar Slytherin's Locket his fourth Horcrux. An Albanian peasant	Tom Marvolo Riddle	Unknown	Riddle used this murder to make Rowena Ravenclaw's Diadem his fifth Horcrux. Edgar Bones and his family	Unknown Death Eaters	Unknown	During the First Wizarding War Benjy Fenwick	Unknown Death Eaters	A curse that blasted him to pieces	During the First Wizarding War Fabian and Gideon Prewett	Antonin Dolohov and four other Death Eaters	Unknown, but described as "brutal"	During the First Wizarding War Marlene McKinnon and her family	Multiple Death Eaters, including Travers	Unknown	During the First Wizarding War Dean Thomas's father	Unknown Death Eaters	Unknown	Killed for refusing to join the Death Eaters Dorcas Meadowes	Lord Voldemort	Killing Curse	Reason unknown James and Lily Potter	Lord Voldemort	Killing Curse	This murder resulted in the first defeat of Voldemort on 31 October 1981, as Lily Potter's sacrifice for her infant son caused the Killing Curse Voldemort directed at him to rebound. Twelve Muggles	Peter Pettigrew	Blasting Curse	Caused while Pettigrew was fleeing Sirius Black, who then faked his own death Bertha Jorkins	Lord Voldemort	Killing Curse	Riddle used this murder to make Nagini his what he thought was his sixth (but actually his seventh) Horcrux. Frank Bryce	Lord Voldemort	Killing Curse	For supposedly trespassing on the Riddle House Barty Crouch Sr. Barty Crouch Jr.	Unknown	Killed before he could expose his son and Voldemort's plans Cedric Diggory	Peter Pettigrew	Killing Curse	He accompanied Harry Potter to the graveyard in Little Hangleton, and was murdered on Voldemort's orders to "kill the spare". Broderick Bode	Walden Macnair	Strangled by Devil's Snare	Killed to prevent him from talking about the Death Eaters' planned break-in of the Department of Mysteries Sirius Black	Bellatrix Lestrange	Curse that pushed him through the Veil in the Death Chamber	Battle of the Department of Mysteries Emmeline Vance	Unknown Death Eaters	Unknown	Killed in 1996 for being a member of the Order of the Phoenix Amelia Bones	Lord Voldemort	Unknown	Killed in the summer of 1996 Florean Fortescue	Unknown Death Eaters	Unknown	Kidnapped from his shop in Diagon Alley in 1996, was later killed Mrs. Abbott	Unknown Death Eaters	Unknown	Found dead in her home Igor Karkaroff	Unknown Death Eaters	Unknown	Killed for betraying the Death Eaters at the end of the First Wizarding War Gibbon	Thorfinn Rowle	Killing Curse	Rowle was aiming at Remus Lupin during the Battle of the Astronomy Tower, but missed and accidentally struck Gibbon. Albus Dumbledore	Severus Snape	Killing Curse	Killed as part of his own plan to spare Draco Malfoy from becoming a murderer and himself from a more painful death Charity Burbage	Lord Voldemort	Killing Curse	Killed for promoting pro-Muggle values and fed to Nagini Hedwig	Unknown Death Eater	Killing Curse	Battle of the Seven Potters Alastor Moody	Lord Voldemort	Killing Curse	Battle of the Seven Potters Rufus Scrimgeour	Unknown Death Eaters or Lord Voldemort	Unknown	As part of the 1997 coup of the Ministry of Magic Bathilda Bagshot	Most likely Lord Voldemort	Unknown, but bearing signs of Dark Magic	To place Nagini inside her body as a trap for Harry Potter in Godric's Hollow German family	Lord Voldemort	Killing Curse	For not having information on Gregorovitch's location Gregorovitch	Lord Voldemort	Killing Curse	During his search for the Elder Wand Gellert Grindelwald	Lord Voldemort	Killing Curse	After interrogation about the location of the Elder Wand Peter Pettigrew	Lord Voldemort	Silver hand made by Voldemort	After Pettigrew stopped trying to kill Harry Potter during the Skirmish at Malfoy Manor Dobby	Bellatrix Lestrange	Stabbed through the chest with a thrown dagger	Skirmish at Malfoy Manor Unidentified goblin killed by Voldemort	Lord Voldemort	Killing Curse	After the report that the trio stole Helga Hufflepuff's Cup from the Lestrange's vault at Gringotts Fred Weasley	Unknown	An explosion in Hogwarts	Battle of Hogwarts Remus Lupin	Antonin Dolohov	Unknown	Battle of Hogwarts Nymphadora Tonks	Bellatrix Lestrange	Unknown	Battle of Hogwarts Colin Creevey	Unknown Death Eater	Unknown	Battle of Hogwarts Unidentified female Hogwarts teacher	Possibly a Death Eater or two	Unknown	Battle of Hogwarts Severus Snape	Nagini	Multiple bites	In the Shrieking Shack, after Lord Voldemort came to the conclusion that he needed to do so to gain control of the Elder Wand Permanent injuries caused by Death EatersEdit

Alice and Frank Longbottom

Harry Potter

George Weasley

Add a photo to this gallery Victim	Death Eater(s)	Description of Injury	Notes Alice and Frank Longbottom	Bellatrix, Rodolphus, Rabastan Lestrange and Barty Crouch Jr.	Insanity caused by repeated and prolonged infliction of the Cruciatus Curse	Resulted in the Longbottoms remaining in St Mungo's for the rest of their lives Harry Potter	Lord Voldemort	Lightning Scar caused by a failed Killing Curse	Resulted in the end of the First Wizarding War George Weasley	Severus Snape	A Sectumsempra curse that Snape was actually aiming at another Death Eater severed George’s ear	Battle of the Seven Potters Non-permanent injuries caused by Death EatersEdit

Mrs Norris

Colin Creevey

Justin Finch-Fletchley

Nicholas de Mimsy-Porpington

Penelope Clearwater

Ginny Weasley

Harry Potter

Arthur Weasley

Hermione Granger

Neville Longbottom

Luna Lovegood

Katie Bell

Ron Weasley

Seamus Finnigan

Michael Corner

Add a photo to this gallery Victim(s)	Death Eater(s)	Description of Injury	Notes Several Muggle-born students of Hogwarts, Nearly Headless Nick, and Mrs Norris	Slytherin's Basilisk, under Tom Marvolo Riddle’s command	Petrified	This was carried out via the possession of Ginny Weasley in the 1992–1993 school year by a Horcrux slipped to Ginny by Lucius Malfoy Ginny Weasley	Lucius Malfoy and the memory of Tom Marvolo Riddle	Possessed and nearly killed through use of Tom Riddle's Diary a Horcrux	Lucius Malfoy slipped Ginny the diary, and she was saved from Riddle by Harry Potter in 1993 Mr Roberts and his family	Unknown Death Eaters (likely includes Lucius Malfoy)	Levitated and humiliated publicly	At the Quidditch World Cup in 1994 Harry Potter	Lord Voldemort	Briefly tortured with the Cruciatus Curse, attempted murder	In the graveyard of Little Hangleton in 1995 Arthur Weasley	Voldemort/Nagini	Multiple snakebites, severe blood loss	December 1995 Ginny Weasley	Unknown Death Eater	Broken ankle	Battle of the Department of Mysteries Hermione Granger	Antonin Dolohov	Severe internal injury caused by an unnamed curse	Battle of the Department of Mysteries Neville Longbottom	Antonin Dolohov	Broken nose and wand	Battle of the Department of Mysteries Luna Lovegood	Unknown Death Eater	Stunned and thrown across a room	Battle of the Department of Mysteries Neville Longbottom	Bellatrix Lestrange	Briefly tortured with the Cruciatus Curse	Battle of the Department of Mysteries Katie Bell	Draco Malfoy	Placed under the Imperius Curse: cursed when she touched a Dark magic opal necklace	Collateral damage of Draco Malfoy's attempts to assassinate Albus Dumbledore Ron Weasley	Draco Malfoy	Poisoned by drinking mead intended for Albus Dumbledore	Collateral damage of Draco Malfoy's attempts to assassinate Albus Dumbledore: Harry Potter saved his life by feeding him a bezoar Harry Potter	Nagini	Received venomous bite on his arm	Attack at Godric's Hollow (1997) Hermione Granger	Bellatrix Lestrange	Tortured with the Cruciatus Curse for information: threatened with a short knife at neck	Skirmish at Malfoy Manor Various Hogwarts students, including Neville Longbottom, Seamus Finnigan, and Michael Corner	Amycus and Alecto Carrow	Subjected to assault and the Cruciatus Curse	Occurred while Voldemort was in control of Hogwarts for the 1997–1998 school year Disappearances caused by Death EatersEdit

Garrick Ollivander

Florean Fortescue

Bertha Jorkins

Luna Lovegood

Add a photo to this gallery Victim	Death Eater(s)	Description of Disappearance	Found? Caradoc Dearborn	Unknown Death Eaters	Disappeared during the First Wizarding War: body was never found, and is presumably dead	No Garrick Ollivander	Fenrir Greyback and unknown Death Eaters	Kidnapped from his own shop in Diagon Alley in 1996	Yes, he escaped from Malfoy Manor along with Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, Hermione Granger, Luna Lovegood, Dean Thomas, Griphook, and Dobby. Octavius Pepper	Unknown Death Eaters	Disappeared in early spring of 1997: disappearance was reported by the Daily Prophet	No Florean Fortescue	Unknown Death Eaters	Kidnapped from his shop in Diagon Alley in 1996, was later killed	No Bertha Jorkins	Peter Pettigrew	She was brought to Lord Voldemort by Peter Pettigrew during a holiday in Albania in 1994, and was later killed by Voldemort. Voldemort used her murder to make Nagini a Horcrux. No Luna Lovegood	Unknown Death Eaters	Imprisoned in Malfoy Manor	Yes, she escaped from Malfoy Manor along with Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, Hermione Granger, Garrick Ollivander, Dean Thomas, Griphook, and Dobby. Behind the scenesEdit

A Death Eater as a LEGO mini-figure. The Death Eaters were originally titled The Knights of Walpurgis.[9] This name seems to be a play on Walpurgis Night, the evening of 30 April when, according to legend, witches and demons gather. Walpurgis Night is the day before the feast day of St. Walpurga on the first of May. May 1st, 1998 was the last full day of Voldemort and the Death Eaters' reign of terror. They were finally destroyed on May 2nd. It is possible that Tom Riddle had formed the Death Eaters under the inspiration of the army of Gellert Grindelwald. The hoods worn by the Death Eaters in their first film appearance bear a resemblance to those worn by the Ku Klux Klan. For later films, the design was changed to one with a full mask and no point on the hood. Despite his allegiance with Voldemort, Fenrir Greyback was not an official Death Eater due to the fact that he was a werewolf. Nonetheless, Voldemort saw Greyback as too valuable an accomplice not to have in his ranks, and allowed him to accompany the group and wear their robes. Narcissa Malfoy was not officially a Death Eater, never having been branded with the Dark Mark, even though she was married to Lucius Malfoy and is the sister of Bellatrix Lestrange, both very high-ranking Death Eaters. However, she was an ally of the Death Eaters, as she may have participated in the tormenting of Muggles the night of the 1994 Quidditch World Cup, relayed information to Voldemort which led to the Battle of the Department of Mysteries and the murder of Sirius Black, sat in on Death Eater meetings (though this may simply have been because they were held in her home at the time, much to her discomfort), and was given the duty of finding out whether or not Harry Potter was truly dead. However, she was not known to have participated in any battles, and she ultimately lied to Voldemort about Harry's death and thus helped bring about his fall. Pius Thicknesse and Stan Shunpike were both dressed as Death Eaters when they fought in the Battle of Hogwarts and Battle of the Seven Potters, respectively. However, both were under the Imperius Curse at the time, and it is unlikely that either was ever an actual Death Eater. Quirinus Quirrell was loyal to Voldemort, but he was not a Death Eater as the organisation was inactive during Voldemort's years of disembodiment. Several Death Eaters with the same last name have been mentioned in the series (e.g. Lestrange, Avery, Mulciber), which suggests that fealty to Voldemort may not end with the person themselves, and extends to their children. It is equally possible, however, that the children have similar ideological views to their parents. Dolores Umbridge was never explicitly mentioned to be a Death Eater: however, she was a sympathiser who committed crimes against Muggle-borns at the Ministry of Magic while it was under Voldemort's control. She also participated in her own punishment for Harry Potter with a cursed quill for his outcry in Defence Against the Dark Arts, permanently carving I must not tell lies on the back of Harry's hand. While the majority of the Death Eaters were males, two explicitly mentioned female Death Eaters were Bellatrix Lestrange and Alecto Carrow. Another unnamed woman was described in the first chapter of the Deathly Hallows, but it was Bellatrix Lestrange. Unlike their fathers, Vincent Crabbe, Gregory Goyle and Theodore Nott do not appear to have ever been official Death Eaters, though Crabbe and Goyle were sympathisers who tried to capture Harry Potter for Voldemort during the Battle of Hogwarts, resulting in the destruction of Ravenclaw's diadem, the death of Crabbe and the ruin of the Room of Requirement. Bellatrix was referred by J. K. Rowling as Voldemort's lieutenant, suggesting that she may be the second-in-command of the Death Eater organisation. Indeed, she has demonstrated great talent in combat and leadership skills and has been, in the past, trusted with many important things by her master. Similarly, Lucius Malfoy and Severus Snape seemed to be lieutenants of Voldemort. Bellatrix and Lucius Malfoy were entrusted with Horcruxes. All three were allowed to give subordinate Death Eater orders. However, Malfoy lost favour with Voldemort shortly before his demise. The Death Eaters do not wear hoods or masks during Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2, but they do sometimes in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince and Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. In Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 there seem to be not several dozens of Death Eaters like in the book, but hundreds. The end of the Battle of Hogwarts had over a hundred standing in the courtyard. It may be that some of them were imperiused wizards but when the battle resumed, a quarter of the Death Eaters fled, including the Malfoy family. AppearancesEdit

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