A Crazy Idea

[Kelley]

No: HPFGUIDX 20088

First part is replies to Devika's post, second is replies to 
Pippin's...

Devika:
>>> Did anyone ever consider the possibility that Snape might be a 
vampire? >>>>>>>>>>>

Hehheh, I see you've gotten a few replies on this.  What's really 
weird is that for at least the last week or so, I've been compiling 
vampire info to form for and against arguments on this.  Now that 
I've said that, I need to do some filtering and put it together 
coherently.  Btw, search the messages using "snape vampire" and 
you'll see many (most?) of the posts on it.  (A few strays come up 
with this; some people have mentioned Snape and Buffy in the same 
posts, so this method isn't fool-proof.)<g>

>>> Now, I'm not exactly an expert on vampires, but here's my 
reasoning:
> 
> 1)  JKR has compared him to a bat several times.  > 
> 2)  In GoF,Ch. 35, Veritaserum, Snape, goes directly to the 
> Foe-Glass, "where his own face was still visible, glaring into the 
room."  Why would Snape be so interested in his reflection in the Foe-
Glass?  Perhaps Snape is not used to seeing his reflection in a 
mirror.  Since the Foe-Glass is not an ordinary mirror, it would be 
able to show Snape's reflection, and this would interest Snape if he 
were a vampire. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

Excellent catch.  It's probably been years since Snape has seen 
himself.
 
>>> 3)  But if Snape were a vampire, wouldn't he have fangs?  Maybe 
he had them shrunk.  It seems to me that teeth-shrinking may have 
more uses in the books than just as a beauty tool for Hermione.
> 
> 4) Also, vampires are not supposed to be exposed to sunlight.  But 
if there's a potion that prevents werewolves from transforming into 
monsters, it's possible that there is a potion that protects vampires 
from the sun.  And Snape is the potions master... >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

Some of the vampire info I've found relates to both these; I'll make 
sure to include it when I get it together to post.
 
>>> There are also many passing references to vampires in all 4 of 
the books--too many, IMO, for vampires not to be important in later 
books. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

Yes.  I'll include the reference from canon that clinched it for me 
with the vampire post.
 
>>> This is all speculation, obviously, and it's proof that I really 
need book 5 to come out <g>. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

If the entire group were ever to agree on *one thing*, something 
tells me it would be this...

Pippin:
>> I tend to go with idea that Snape is part-vampire, >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

Could be.  Oh, argle-bargle, I'll have to see what's in my notes...

>> which some people don't like because according to them vampires 
have to be dead. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

What if he is?...... (Okay, I don't really buy that, either...)
 
>> There is folklore to the contrary, >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

Yes, I'm pretty sure there's some stuff about that folklore in the 
info, too.   

>> but the  "uses a potion to control it" theory is more popular, I 
believe. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

Actually, I think this theory is very likely to play out, -especially-
because of the foreshadowing of Lupin controlling his lycanthropy 
this way.  Plus..."--even stopper death--"...  Oh yes...

Kelley