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Really, were the DE's such a dreadful, murdering bunch? Really? Doesn't look like it in the books.
But why try to argue haltingly what terri_testing already wrote so beautifully. Please read her essay 'Death Eaters in the Seventies; Or 'What Were They Thinking':
http://terri-testing.livejournal.com/10
You will find that the DE were NOT a group of rampaging, murdering terrorists in the seventies. How many young DE's joined what they thought was a political group that represented their interests, and found out, like Regulus, the Malfoys and Karkaroff, that being Marked was not really a Good Idea, but one that was irreversable and put them on the Ministry's 'shoot first, ask questons never' list?
So to answer your question; I think we must all rethink our preconcieved notions. Who says that Snape (or the Malfoys for that matter) ever did anything violent during their seventies cloak and dagger stint? Voldemort never, during the seventies, poisoned wells or blew up public buildings (no DE on a broom with dungbombs strapped to his chest ever flew into the Houses of Parliament). The notion of 'Dark Revels' are straight from fanfiction and have no basis in canon.
But don't take my word for it.. Read terri's excellent essay and try to shake the Dumbledorian propaganda!
But why try to argue haltingly what terri_testing already wrote so beautifully. Please read her essay 'Death Eaters in the Seventies; Or 'What Were They Thinking':
http://terri-testing.livejournal.com/10
You will find that the DE were NOT a group of rampaging, murdering terrorists in the seventies. How many young DE's joined what they thought was a political group that represented their interests, and found out, like Regulus, the Malfoys and Karkaroff, that being Marked was not really a Good Idea, but one that was irreversable and put them on the Ministry's 'shoot first, ask questons never' list?
So to answer your question; I think we must all rethink our preconcieved notions. Who says that Snape (or the Malfoys for that matter) ever did anything violent during their seventies cloak and dagger stint? Voldemort never, during the seventies, poisoned wells or blew up public buildings (no DE on a broom with dungbombs strapped to his chest ever flew into the Houses of Parliament). The notion of 'Dark Revels' are straight from fanfiction and have no basis in canon.
But don't take my word for it.. Read terri's excellent essay and try to shake the Dumbledorian propaganda!