[HPFGU-OTChatter] Do vampires have an acute sense of hearing?

[Jennifer Boggess Ramon]

At 12:12 AM +0000 7/14/03, ratalman wrote:
>Can somebody help me out with this:  do vampires have an
>especially acute sense of hearing?

Depends on the country of origin of the vampire.  ;)=

Seriously, there are an awful lot of legends and myths about various 
beings that all get lumped together as "vampire" myths.  In some of 
those stories, the vampire has several heightened senses - usually 
exceptional hearing, a sense of smell like a wolf's, and the ability 
to see in dim light.  In others, the vampire's senses are essentially 
the same as a human's.  The more modern the story, the more likely 
the "exquisite senses" angle is to be played up, but it does appear 
in some of the older myths as well - just not all (or even the 
majority) of them.

Bear in mind, also, that JKR does not feel honor-bound to follow the 
myths to the letter - her house-elves are really brownies, her Veela 
don't appear to be warrioresses, and Lupin can handle silver.  We 
don't know what attributes *her* vampires might have.
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