Harry Potter would lend itself well to the convention, given an already expansive role call and the Death Eaters’ fashion choice of masks.īut that wasn’t what happened. Far too often within the genre, the Dark Lord’s minions are nameless and faceless goons who get eliminated by the score in every scene – calling them “one-dimensional characters” feels overly generous because they aren’t really characters. One of the things Jo did masterfully in the Potter books was personifying Lord Voldemort’s minions. In this series of essays, we’re going to be exploring the baddies: the Death Eaters. Among the many reasons to love the Harry Potter books is the wealth of minor characters filling the pages, from Harry’s classmates to Order members with bit parts.
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