Snape as vampire

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No: HPFGUIDX 20299

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., Amber <reanna20 at y...> wrote:
 but why would Snape be malicious
> about Lupin's werewolf heritage if Snape himself is a vampire? 

I see by your sig you are a Pratchett fan. Have you read Carpe Jugulum? 
The traditional enmity between werewolves and vampires is not just a 
Pratchett invention.
	My sense is that Snape is much further in the closet than Lupin...I 
think Snape believes nobody knows what he is (possibly excepting 
Dumbledore and Voldemort), so he didn't think that Lupin could expose 
him when he assigned the werewolf essay. And once *Lupin* was exposed 
as a werewolf, Snape didn't need to be afraid of what Lupin might say 
about him, because as Dumbledore says, most wizards are so mistrustful 
of werewolves that their word counts for very little. Added to that, 
the fact that Lupin and Snape are old enemies...well!
Pippin
An ardent Snape fan, who is quite willing to believe that Snape would 
call the kettle black. After all, he rants about Dumbledore favoring 
Harry, but he himself favors the Slytherins outrageously.