I think Draco's being Marked had nothing to do with him as a Death Eater -- it was a way to punish his parents.
Yes, I was wondering about that possibility upthread. I think Narcissa sees the whole thing as a punishment: Draco's task, and presumably if he was Marked, too.
we never see the Mark in the book, so why should it be on the cover?
Yes, I wasn't surprised they changed the initial sketch - more that it was changed to another drawing which also seemingly depicts Draco being Marked. One could say "ah, but we can't SEE he's Marked in that final illustration", and that's true, but what the fuck else is he doing if not hiding / protecting his Dark Mark, in that picture? If JKR truly wanted it ambiguous I would have expected a completely different portrayal that was nothing to do with his arm, do you know what I mean?
(I love Draco's Dark Mark more than I probably should.)
*joins your gang* Yup. It's so wrong when *Harry* likes it, too ;)
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Date: 2014-12-19 07:58 pm (UTC)Yes, I was wondering about that possibility upthread. I think Narcissa sees the whole thing as a punishment: Draco's task, and presumably if he was Marked, too.
we never see the Mark in the book, so why should it be on the cover?
Yes, I wasn't surprised they changed the initial sketch - more that it was changed to another drawing which also seemingly depicts Draco being Marked. One could say "ah, but we can't SEE he's Marked in that final illustration", and that's true, but what the fuck else is he doing if not hiding / protecting his Dark Mark, in that picture? If JKR truly wanted it ambiguous I would have expected a completely different portrayal that was nothing to do with his arm, do you know what I mean?
(I love Draco's Dark Mark more than I probably should.)
*joins your gang*
Yup. It's so wrong when *Harry* likes it, too ;)