Vampires in th Hp Universe/ Immortality and Voldemort

[Ellen & John Anglin]

No: HPFGUIDX 46157

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "Grey Wolf" <greywolf1 at j...> wrote:
> Ellen & John Anglin wrote:
> > Does anyone else find it significant that they were, perhaps 
> > pointedly, left <out> of Fantastic Beasts?
> 
> They do not belong there. According to the introduction, there are 
> three classifications: Beast, Being and Spirits. The ghosts, 
vampires 
> and other undead belong to that group. Maybe some day, JKR will 
publish 
> the book "Fantastical Spirits and how to exorcise them".
>  

Ah but Werewolves do <In their Beast Form>
Someone else pointed out that they are probably classified as 
Beings, or Part Humans- and that sounds good to me.

But What might we deduce from vampires not being considered beast?  
One of the "Classic" vampire tricks is to be able to turn into a 
Bat, a cloud of mist, or a Wolf.  Since these are beasts, and are 
not mentioned, maybe the Potter-verse vampire does not have the 
ability to assume animal form.

As for Immortality- that is precisely the reason I have been looing 
into this- Vampirisim, while certainly not perfect, is a step on the 
road to immortality. If all the obvious drawbacks could be overcome 
and compensated for, I could see Voldemort finding the prospect of 
immortatily as a vampire quite attractive.

Ellen 
The Pottering Beekeeper