Why do Death Eaters have black smoke?

The black smoke needed to encircle the Death Eaters bodies, becoming the black of their swirling cloaks as they materialized. They also designed a different Apparition style for when “good” wizards Apparate that's similar to the Death Eaters' Apparition, but distinctive enough to set them apart.
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Why do Death Eaters travel in black smoke?

Also, in every film with the Dark Mark in the sky, Death Eaters are shown Apparating inside of its mouth in smoke form. This allows them to fly out of it and appear wherever it is cast, allowing them to use it as a sort of portal.
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Why can Death Eaters fly?

In the Order of the Phoenix film, Death Eaters and Order members Apparate and Disapparate in clouds of black and white smoke respectively. In the film, both sides also appear to be able to "half-apparate" in which their bodies were made out of smoke, giving them the ability to fly.
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Why do the Death Eaters Apparate differently?

You know: the same reason people from the order apparate in a holy white light. It's the movie's way to show a battle between 'good' and 'evil'. And it looks cooler and more menacing for the death eaters. In the books you just vanish when apparating.
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Why do Death Eaters wear black?

The Dark Mark was conjured a few times throughout the Harry Potter series, as the Death Eaters followed Voldemort's orders. The Dark Mark worked much like an evil Bat-Signal. Not only could it call Lord Voldemort and his Death Eaters to a location, but it would also cause others to be frightened off.
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Is being a Death Eater illegal?

Being a Death Eater was very much illegal, so I wonder what excuses they sometimes had to come up with to cover for the fact they had to disappear right away when Lord Voldemort was calling. Safe to say, he wasn't a super considerate boss.
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Why can't Death Eaters cast a Patronus?

JKR explained in a web chat that Death Eaters couldn't produce Patronuses because they didn't need them. J.K. Rowling: Yes, because a Patronus is used against things that the Death Eaters generally generate, or fight alongside. They would not need Patronuses.
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How does Hermione know Apparate?

It is unknown whether Side-Along Apparition is possible when the "passenger" is without a wand. However, since Hermione was able to Apparate with Harry from Bathilda Bagshot's home after his wand was broken during their violent encounter with Nagini, it would seem that it is.
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Why can't Harry Apparate?

The Order couldn't have immediately Apparated out of Harry's house because, as Moody explains, the Imperiused Pius Thicknesse has "made it an imprisonable offence to connect this house to the Floo Network, place a Portkey here, or Apparate in or out."
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Why do Death Eaters look different in Goblet of Fire?

Masks and wands

The Death Eaters' distinct look rises from this desire to work in the shadows, stripped of individual identity. Masks and cloaks are a great way to stay anonymous ... for muggles. There's one big problem with wizards trying to disguise themselves this way, however: their wands.
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What is the hardest spell in Harry Potter?

Harry Potter: The 15 Hardest Spells To Perform
  1. 1 Killing Curse. The most maligned spell in wizarding history, the Killing Curse allows users to instantly take the lives of their victims.
  2. 2 Flight. ...
  3. 3 Patronus. ...
  4. 4 Imperius Curse. ...
  5. 5 The Creation of a Horcrux. ...
  6. 6 Animagus Spell. ...
  7. 7 Cruciatus Curse. ...
  8. 8 Occlumency and Legilimens. ...
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Did Harry Potter ever use Avada Kedavra?

Throughout the Harry Potter series, the titular hero never used the Killing Curse for several reasons. Avada Kedavra was Lord Voldemort's signature spell.
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Are all Slytherins Death Eaters?

We only really know of a few Death Eaters who were Slytherins actually. Snape, Avery, Bellatrix and Rodolphus Lestrange, Evan Rosier, and Wilkes were said to have been part of a gang of Slytherins in his day at Hogwarts. Lucius and Narcissa were said to have been Slytherins as well as Regulus Black.
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Why does Voldemort have no nose?

Voldemort's appearance became more snake-like as he delved deeper into Dark Magic, and his face became more serpentine, which would presumably explain the flattening of his nose. Mention of Voldemort's serpentine appearance is mentioned in every book.
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How can Voldemort fly without a broom?

Brooms are magical tools just like wands, meaning extremely powerful wizards, like Voldemort, can fly without them.
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How can Dumbledore teleport?

But, when he lifts them, he lifts them for everyone in a defined area. He also does not appear to enable Apparition from outside Hogwarts. You can Apparate from one place within the Great Hall to another place within the Great Hall. That's it.
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Why can't wizards Apparate in Hogwarts?

As such, even an extremely powerful wizard like Voldemort couldn't Apparate much further than the length of England. As such, wizards apparently could not Apparate somewhere outside of range by imagining that location and Apparating small stretches at a time, as doing so would possibly cause splinching.
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What curse did George take?

Deathly HallowsEdit

George has his ear cursed off by Severus Snape (by accident), who uses the Sectumsempra curse. When he recovers, he seems in good spirits, making jokes about his new, earless appearance and by saying that at least now their mother will be able to tell them apart.
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Can a wizard have two Patronus?

7 Powerful Wizards Can Conjure Multiple Patronuses

In The Deathly Hallows book, we see her employing the communication technique mentioned above, except this time, she's doing it three times simultaneously.
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What was Snape's original Patronus?

Severus Snape's Patronus was also a doe, which symbolized his love for Lily.
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Is Voldemort a virgin?

By the time he was Lord Voldemort (despite what I said earlier about the graveyard scene), Tom Riddle had become fully and completely asexual. So my answer to the question is yes, Lord Voldemort was a virgin.
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Is Tom Riddle a Mudblood?

But Being a Mudblood, Voldemort Proved himself a Great Dark Wizard and Instead Intended to Clear off the Way for Slytherins to keep up Pure Blood Running through their Viens.
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Can the Death Eater mark be removed?

After Voldemort was defeated for the final time, the Dark Marks faded to a scar, similar to Harry's lightning-bolt scar. They would no longer burn, but would remain nevertheless. There was no possible way of removing the Dark Mark.
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