Vampires in th Hp Universe- Help please?

[Ellen & John Anglin]

No: HPFGUIDX 46119

Hello
Been thinking about vampires recently, and was considering their 
role in the HP-verse.
Does anyone else find it significant that they were, perhaps 
pointedly, left <out> of Fantastic Beasts?

Maybe JK Rowling is hiding something to be revealed in a later 
book...

About all that we do know is; 

Garlic repels them somehow- Neville was confused by this while 
writing his Paper in POA.

They buy Blood Flavored Lolliepops at Honeydukes. (POA) This 
suggests to me that they might be slightly more accepted in Magical 
Society than, say, werewolves- we don't hear of anyone marketing 
anything to them.

Someone (A Griffindor, I think, Anyone Recall Who?) Suggests that 
the new DADA instructor might be a Vampire.

Anyone recall any more instances whre vampires are mentioned in the 
books? I'm not talking abut <possible> vampires (Sinistra, Snape, 
The Balaclava dressed figure.) but actual, for sure references to 
vampirisim.

Thanks everyone!

Ellen 
The Pottering Beekeeper