[HPforGrownups] The real vampire

Adhara Black adhara_black at yahoo.co.uk
Mon Mar 4 13:34:22 UTC 2002


No: HPFGUIDX 36038

Amy wrote:
Many of us enjoy speculating on the possible undead
status of a certain Potions Master...
But those of us who would like to catch a
characterbeing postbiological should cast our net a
bit wider:
"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."

Adhara writes:
I don't think Snape OR Black can be vampires.
Assuming vampires have to sustain themselves by
drinking blood (and preferably that of virgins) -as I
believe is generally accepted- 

a. Dumbledore couldn't risk having a vampire for a
teacher with hundreds of young girls under the same
roof.
and 
b. Black would have died in Azkaban as I somehow
suspect the Dementors would not put virgin's blood on
the prison's menu.

Furthermore:
Vampires are obliged to sleep during the day which
would interfere with a school timetable. Snape
couldn't manage that.

Vampires don't have reflections or can be caught on
film. Harry was given a photo of Sirius with his
parents taken at James' and Lily's wedding.
Finally, Black wouldn't have taken a holiday in an
exotic place down South after PoA.

- Adhara.


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