Death Eater

Fictional villainous characters in Harry Potter Death EaterHarry Potter organizationLord Voldemort (centre) with Bellatrix Lestrange (left), Lucius Malfoy (right) and several masked Death Eaters (back) FoundedLord VoldemortLocationUnited KingdomLeaderLord VoldemortKey people Bellatrix Lestrange Severus Snape Lucius Malfoy Peter Pettigrew Barty Crouch Jr Draco Malfoy Purpose Preservation of blood purity Find Lord Voldemort Control of wizarding world Retrieve the Elder Wand Get Draco to kill Dumbledore Dominance over Muggles PowersDark magicEnemies Harry Potter Order of the Phoenix/Marauders Albus Dumbledore Igor Karkaroff Dumbledore's Army Ministry of Magic Cedric Diggory The Death Eaters are a fictional extremist organisation from the Harry Potter series, led by the dark wizard Lord Voldemort. They follow a strict belief in blood purity, thinking that only pure-blood wizards should have power over the wizarding world. Because of this, they feel it is their duty to eliminate wizards born to non-magical families to keep their bloodline pure. The Death Eaters have a symbol called the Dark Mark, which is a skull with a snake coming out of its mouth. This mark is branded on their left a