Fangs for mentioning this/warning -vampire theory

[lady.nymphaea at faerielands.com]

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> --- In HPforGrownups at y..., cynthiaanncoe at h... wrote:
> I'm reviving this old thread because I am wondering where to come  
> out on the Snape/vampire question.  Does this thread pretty much 
> sum up the arguments that Snape is really a vampire brewing a 
> potion to keep himself safe, or is there more to it?
> 
> Is there any evidence in canon that Snape ever comes out during 
> daylight?  I notice that in certain crucial scenes in GoF, he isn't 
> outside during the daytime (he is not present at the first task in 
> the afternoon, the second task in the morning, or the third task 
> after breakfast).  Also, I found the dialogue between Crouch/Moody 
> and Snape on the stairs very odd.  Snape says he can "prowl" the 
> castle, and Crouch/Moody tells him to "prowl away."  How weird!

Snape does come out during the daytime, but not during GoF...he's 
mentioned as attending Quidditch matches three times: twice during 
PS/SS, those being the matches where he is set afire by Hermione and 
then the match he referees; and once during PoA, the big 
Slytherin/Gryffindor match. The PoA passage definitely indicates it 
was a *sunny* day, as Oliver is worried about the light affecting 
Harry's ability to see the Snitch.

There's probably just enough evidence to indicate that Snape might be 
heat-sensitive; after all, during the first book he is inside on a 
very nice day in early summer and was trying to shoo the trio out of 
the building. Not to mention Hermione setting him on fire. He also 
spends a lot of time in a very cold basement. The Potions classroom 
is referred to as being very cold. All the Quidditch matches he 
attends are in the winter or early spring.

Meril
who pays entirely too much attention to what Snape is doing