Fangs for mentioning this/warning -vampire theory

[katzefan at yahoo.com]

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--- In HPforGrownups at y..., cynthiaanncoe at h... wrote:
> --- In HPforGrownups at y..., "Amy Z" <aiz24 at h...> wrote:
> > Monika the Snape fan wrote:
> > 
> > > The whole 
> > > Snape-is-a-vampire theory is based on one sentence only. 
> > >In PoA, Lupin says in front of Snape: "Harry, Ron, come with 
> > >me, I need a word about my vampire essay." But, the 
> > >vampire essay *was* the homework, Harry talked about it 
> > >with Neville! ...... 
> > Amy Z....
 
> 
> 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)......
> 
> Cindy (who would look younger if she never came out during 
the day)

In Book 1, Snape catches Harry outside 'during break' with the 
book Quidditch Through the Ages - this sounds like a break 
between classes, and I think the only night class they have that 
year is Astronomy, which they have every Wednesday at 
midnight.
And in Ch. 13, Snape is refereeing the Quidditch game, and JKR 
says Ron and Hermione wish him good luck outside the 
changing rooms in the afternoon  - there's no indication it's a 
night game (in fact, during Harry's first practice, they quit when it 
got too dark -- although I'm sure if they *did* have to play a night 
game, illumination could be provided easily enough.)
Also, folklore is not 100 per cent unanimous on whether a 
vampire  *must* avoid daylight; in some areas of the Balkans 
there are tales of vampires walking by day. Also, folklore also 
rarely indicates that daylight would actually do vampires any real 
harm - the disintegration-into-dust scenes seem to be more the 
result of Hollywood's touch.

Katzefan, at 3 a.m., who promised herself she would only glance 
through a *few* HP posts while trying to catch up....