The real vampire

[Amy Z]

No: HPFGUIDX 36033

Hi all,

Many of us enjoy speculating on the possible undead status of a certain 
Potions Master, especially because it's a sure-fire way to wind Amanda 
Lewanski up.  And indeed there are bountiful small hints that fit JKR's 
sneaky foreshadowing technique--references to bats and swooping, mirrors and 
vampire essays.

But those of us who would like to catch a character being postbiological 
should cast our net a bit wider.  IIRC, there is only one character in 1000+ 
pages who is explicitly likened to a vampire.  Peruse, if you will, this 
passage from PA 3:

"Harry looked into the shadowed eyes of Sirius Black, the only part of the 
sunken face that seemed alive.  Harry had never met a vampire, but he had 
seen pictures of them in his Defense Against the Dark Arts classes, and 
Black, with his waxy white skin, looked just like one."

Hmmmm . . .

Amy Z
exits snickering

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    "We didn't give it to him because he's a Muggle!"
said Fred indignantly.
    "No, we gave it to him because he's a great bullying
git," said George.  "Isn't he, Harry?"
    "Yeah, he is, Mr. Weasley," said Harry earnestly.
                 --Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
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