What Jo says about...
The Death Eaters

Please note: unless you see quotemarks, these are summaries, and not JKR's word themselves. Please see the linked article for the actual text.

• Wormtail is a coward who "will stand in the shadow of the strongest person." [Read the exact quote from Entertainment Weekly, 2000]
• Jo has a chart with every Hogwarts student that lists their house, magical ability, parentage and allegiances. She will need parentage info later "for the death eaters" [Read the exact quote from "Harry Potter and Me," 2001]
• The Death Eaters were once called "the Knights of Walpurgis." [BBC-03]
• Rumour: "Lily Potter was once a Death Eater" — JKR: "How dare you?!" [Read the exact quote from Jo's website]
• When Wormtail sacrificed his arm to revive Voldemort, his debt to Harry did not carry over to Voldemort. [Read the exact quote from World Book Day, 2004]
• Wormtail will be back in book 6. [Read the exact quote from World Book Day, 2004]
• The name Wormtail is based on her sister's loathing of rats, but especially their tails. [Read the exact quote from Edinburgh Book Festival, 2004]
• Muggle-born wizards were not allowed to be Death Eaters. [Read the exact quote from Edinburgh Book Festival, 2004]
• The Lestranges were not after Neville, they were definitely after his parents. JK cannot say too much more about this because it touches closely on the prophecy, and on how many people knew about it. The Lestranges were not in on the secret. [Read the exact quote from Jo's website]
• Pettigrew "was a better wizard than they knew." [Read the whole quote from the Leaky Cauldron, 2005]
• Who is R.A.B.? Regulus Black is a "fine choice." [Read the whole quote from the Leaky Cauldron, 2005]
• Draco worship worries her. "Draco, whatever he looks like, is not a nice man." [Read the whole quote from the Leaky Cauldron, 2005]
• Suddenly, after "having talked the talk [Draco's] asked to walk it for the first time and it is absolutely terrifying. I felt sorry for Draco." [Read the whole quote from the Leaky Cauldron, 2005]
• "Draco would not have killed Dumbledore." [Read the whole quote from the Leaky Cauldron, 2005]
• "Regulus got in a little too deep. Like Draco. He was attracted to it, but the reality of what it meant was way too much to handle." [Read the whole quote from the Leaky Cauldron, 2005]
• Grindelwald is dead; JK won’t say if he is important or not. [Read the entire quote from the Leaky Cauldron, 2005]
• JK pronounces Grindelwald’s name “GRIN dell vald” (German pronounciation). [Read the entire quote from the Leaky Cauldron, 2005]
• JK intended to draw a parallel to World War II when she chose the date for Grindelwald’s death (1945). [Read the entire quote from the Leaky Cauldron, 2005]
• Muggle and wizarding wars “feed” each other. [Read the entire quote from the Leaky Cauldron, 2005]
• The Death Eater children are a small fraction of the total Slytherin population. In fact, some Death Eater children belong to other houses. [Read the entire quote from the Leaky Cauldron, 2005]
• Wormtail won't kill Lupin. [Read the whole quote from ITV, 2005]
• JK will not comment on whether or not Sirius' mirror will allow communication with Regulus or not. [Read the whole quote from the Leaky Cauldron, 2005]
• "Regulus got in a little too deep. Like Draco. He was attracted to it, but the reality of what it meant was way too much to handle." [Read the whole quote from the Leaky Cauldron, 2005]
• Stubby Boardman is not Regulus Black [29 Sept 2006] [Read the exact quote from Jo's website]
• The Death Eaters siblings Alecto and Amycus's surname is Carrow. [8 May 2007] [Read the exact quote from Jo's website]