HARRY POTTER - Wand - Death Eater Skull

Resin replica of the Death Eater 's wand in"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows".

Death Eaters are the loyal followers of Lord Voldemort. They are essentially pure-blooded black mages. They bear the Mark of Darkness. They can be recognised by their large hooded cloaks and the fact that they leave the Mark of Darkness wherever they go. Many of their members joined out of conviction, but others, like Peter Pettigrow, joined out of fear. Some of their crimes are notorious, such as the torture of Frank and Alice Londubat and the murder of Gideon and Fabian Prewett.

At the end of the First Wizarding War, some of the arrested Death Eaters claimed to have acted under the influence of the Imperium's spell. Others, like Igor Karkaroff, lightened their sentences by turning in Death Eaters.