After Lord Voldemort made him a Death Eater, he gave Draco the task of assassinating Albus Dumbledore by the end of the year, something that Draco was very eager to do at first. ... For the rest of the Second Wizarding War, Draco became disillusioned by the Death Eater lifestyle.

Did Draco ever want to be a Death Eater?

Rowling commented that "The moment Draco got what he thought he wanted, to become a Death Eater, and given a mission by Lord Voldemort, as he did in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, reality finally hit him" because his dream was "so very different".

How did Draco become a Death Eater?

Description. Draco Malfoy is branded with the Dark Mark and formally made a Death Eater. This initiation ceremony was the ritual in which Draco Malfoy was branded with the Dark Mark and, consequently, was regarded as a Death Eater. It took place at Borgin and Burkes, an antiquarian at Knockturn Alley, on 3 August, 1996 ...