I thought we are talking about what Hagrid was thinking when he talked about DEs in 1991. Recruitment after his return isn't relevant.
True. But you then proceed to discuss the number of DEs in Harry's era. So, was there anything limiting or addressing the numbers back in the 'first' Voldemort 'war'?
Tom only managed to get about 35-45 people for the 7P battle ... Lucius who must have stayed home ...
Couldn't other DEs have stayed home? It's not as if we're told that Riddle was ordering every single DE to Privet Drive, right? It's just your assumption that most of the minions were assembled that night?
... we are at under 40 standing in the circle.
How do you know that? I've just skimmed through the graveyard chapters and couldn't seen anything that clearly gave an upper limit. A space for six missing DEs, a gap for two, etc, but no upper bound.
Later on we have this:
"And the Death Eaters? They returned?"
"Yes," said Harry. "Loads of them . . ."
I don't know if forty is 'loads'. Certainly 'loads' would support a higher figure.
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Date: 2011-05-21 01:48 am (UTC)True. But you then proceed to discuss the number of DEs in Harry's era. So, was there anything limiting or addressing the numbers back in the 'first' Voldemort 'war'?
Tom only managed to get about 35-45 people for the 7P battle ... Lucius who must have stayed home ...
Couldn't other DEs have stayed home? It's not as if we're told that Riddle was ordering every single DE to Privet Drive, right? It's just your assumption that most of the minions were assembled that night?
... we are at under 40 standing in the circle.
How do you know that? I've just skimmed through the graveyard chapters and couldn't seen anything that clearly gave an upper limit. A space for six missing DEs, a gap for two, etc, but no upper bound.
Later on we have this:
"And the Death Eaters? They returned?"
I don't know if forty is 'loads'. Certainly 'loads' would support a higher figure."Yes," said Harry. "Loads of them . . ."