Vampire Info--rather long

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--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "Kelley" <SKTHOMPSON_1 at m...> wrote:

>From 1730-35 Hungary, the Balkans, Poland, Bulgaria (!) and 
> Bohemia (now the Czech Republic) had a Vampire Epidemic>

 The word "vampire" comes from the Slavic word obyri or obiri, which 
> evolved into the Bulgarian(!) word "vampir".
  

Where is Durmstrang?  Could it be somewhere around Romania, Poland, 
Bulgaria? Seems to be very close to areas that are filled with 
vampire folklore.

Krum's father spoke in Bulgarian.


> Vampires were thought to be able to *take the form of a bat*, or 
many 
> *other animals* (---eagle owl?), as well as a mist. They were able 
to 
> control creatures like *rats* (is this why Pettigrew 'went Dark'?) 
> and wolves, and the elements were at their command.

In some lore vampires (Snape) and werewolves (Lupin) do not get 
along.  There is also folklore of vampires controlling dogs.

 
 Some kinds of 
> vampires were thought to be endowed with the *ability to fly* (---
> Krum?).

Let's talk about Krum.  There has to be more to Krum than we know.  I 
have stated that before, as have others.  In GoF it says;  Harry had 
never seen anyone fly like that;  Krum hardly looked as though he was 
using a broomstick at all;  he moved so easily through the air that 
he looked unsupported and weightless.

Then we are told how awkward Krum looks while walking.  Not to 
mention his swimming in that freezing lake in January.  Normal people 
can't swim in water like that.

Speaking of the cold, how about those dungeons?  The kids try to get 
close to the cauldrons for warmth.  Doesn't seem to bother Professor 
Snape. 

By the way, in PoS, McGonagall says this about Harry; 'The boys a 
natural.  I've never seen anything like it.'

Krum and Harry are both naturals.  Harry had never seen anyone fly 
like Krum and McGonagall had never seen anyone fly like Harry.  They 
seem to share something in common.


<<<<<<(No evidence of any wands made of these yet, 
 no?>>>>>>>>

Krum has a wand made out of hornbeam and dragon heartstring. Don't 
know about Snape.


   or using a "dhampir", or a *vampire's child*. 
> Dhampirs were allegedly the only people who were able to see 
> invisible vampires, and they often took advantage of this by hiring 
> out their services as vampire hunters.  (Be interesting if Krum 
were 
> Snape's son, eh?)


It seems a dhampir has this strong desire to kill his vampire father 
and yes they are vampire hunters.

I know this is *far out* but if Snape is a vampire or even a dhampir, 
could he not have some special ability to hunt down other vampires?  
In his search for immortality, I would imagine Voldemort spent some 
time around vampires.  We are told about vampires in a forest and how 
Voldemort spent time in a forest.  The books don't say it is the same 
forest but it could be. Could not Snape be able to track Voldemort in 
some way? 

When Krum was first described, I thought of Snape.  They do share 
many of the same physical characteristics.  However, now that we know 
Snape's age, I don't know how he could be Krum's father.  Also we are 
told that Krum has inherited his father's hooked nose. 

> 
> In Literature
> Vampires were popularized by the Irish author Bram Stoker with his 
> story of Count Dracula, a Transylvanian vampire, in 1897. The story 
> was probably based on Vlad Tepes, a medieval character of 
exceptional 
> bloodthirst. He supposedly impaled his enemies (hence his nickname 
> Vlad The Impaler) and cut off their heads. He ruled Walachia as 
Vlad 
> III in the 15th century, which is now part of Romania. He signed 
his 
> letters with Vlad Dracula, which can be translated as Vlad, son of 
> the *dragon* or son of the devil. His father was called "Dracul" 
> because he had a *dragon* depicted on his coat of arms.


When doing research on Vlad, there was mention of the colors they 
wore at that time.  Red  was one of the colors.  I forget what the 
meaning was but I believe it had to do with vampires.  The kids from 
Durmstrang wore red.  Green was also another color worn and I believe 
it had to do with dragons.  On a side note, I think there is more to 
dragons than has been discussed.
    

> Modern vampires have become more sensual and seductive and very 
> alluring. Blood is known to be very powerful: it is the source of 
> life and health and sexual passion. The sensations excited by the 
> flow of blood are real and oftentimes intense.

Someone else suggested today that maybe Snape was biting the neck of 
Florence and not kissing her ;)  That's it!  He just couldn't control 
his passion!!!


 > There are also psychic or 
> spiritual vampires who draw the life energy of their victims and 
> sometimes, the very soul.  (Don't know how much bearing most of 
this 
> paragraph has on canon, but I really liked it. ;o)


I'm not sure what spiritual vampires are.  Don't know if I want to 
know ;)

Thanks for a great read!  I enjoyed it.

I still believe Snape is a vampire and I wouldn't be surprised if 
there are others we have already read about that are also.

Still in the minority,
Koinonia