Reading SS (American version)

[Joywitch]

No: HPFGUIDX 3421

--- In HPforGrownups at egroups.com, mmarth at p... wrote:
> I am a believer in Snape being at least part-vampire.  On pg 
> 70 when Harry is meeting Quirrell for the first time, Quirrell 
> mentions he has to pick up a new book on vampires.  He looked 
> terrified at the very thought.  Pg 71 - They say he (Quirrell) met 
> vampires in the Black Forest.  In GoF pg 654, Voldemort mentions a 
> young wizard, a teacher of Dumbledore's, wandered across my path in 
> the forest.  In Voldemort's seach for immortality, did he become 
part 
> vampire himself?  Bk 1, chap 17, pg 288, Quirrell refers to Snape 
> as, "swooping around like an overgrown bat".  One other thing, chap 
> 13, pg 226, in the meeting between Quirrell and Snape the following 
> conversation takes place:
> "You don't want me as your enemy, Quirrell," said Snape, taking a 
> step towards him.
> "I-I don't know what you----"
> "You know perfectly well what I mean."
> 
> Again, I think Snape is at least part-vampire and Quirrell knows 
> this, possibly from Voldemort?

> chap 11  Hagrid knows a lot about Snape's past.  He knows Snape 
would 
> never harm any of the kids.  In chapter 8, pg 141, ater Harry is 
> complaining to Hagrid after his first class with Snape, Harry says 
> that Snape seemed to really hate him.  "Rubbish!" said Hagrid.  
"Why 
> should he?"  Yet Harry couldn't help thinking that Hagrid didn't 
> quite meet his eyes when he said that.  Yep, Hagrid knows alot but 
he 
> isn't telling....yet.

Some really good observations about Snape.  There do seem to be an 
awful lot of references to vampires in the books, without us actually 
running into any yet - that we know about.  Have we done one of our 
weekly character analyses about Snape yet?  If not, the writer should 
reference Marthas comments above.

-- Joywitch