Snape IS a vampire (Not) /Apology to Wendy

[eloiseherisson at aol.com]

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Jomama:

> Snape IS a vampire - there's no doubt about it!!  If you don't 
> believe it, check out the two most solid pieces of evidence - JKR's 
> own sketch of him with the upturned collar (very Dracula-esque), and 
> the AOL chat where she says "Because I know all about Snape, and he 
> wasn't about to put on a turban" (which would've had garlic 
> underneath it).  There's no contest!!
> 

Sorry, I'm not convinced by this evidence.

First of all, it's obvious that JKR uses a lot of bat-like, vampiric imagery 
around Snape. Whilst it may be indicating just what you suggest, it may also 
be typical JKR misdirection.

Secondly, the quote, which is just as you say, with no added frills (although 
the question asked, "Why did you make Quirrell the bad guy instead of Snape" 
has nothing to do with vampires) can only be interpreted as evidence that he 
*is* a vampire if we presume that JKR is indulging in Crouchian double-speak. 
She could be, but the surface reading is surely that Snape would *not* share 
his head (or any other part of his body) with Voldemort. Either that or it 
offended his fashion sense. Wouldn't go with those black robes, really, would 
it? Not one for looking ridiculous, our Severus. And we don't know that 
Quirrell's turban *did* contain garlic - wasn't the smell Evil Noxious 
Vapour!Voldemort? And if it *were* garlic and you accept the 'vampires can't 
tolerate garlic'  theory as is implied, then how did Snape get so close to 
Quirrell?
...................

While we're on the subject of Snape sharing his body with Voldemort, I feel I 
owe an apology to Wendy. I didn't mean to imply that you were an active 
Voldemort/Snape SHIPper, in the sense of Snape being, err, *willing*.
And there's no need to worry about being perceived as Bent: as the Cheshire 
cat might have said, "We're all Bent here". Well, a lot of us. OK, some of 
us. Well, those as'll admit it. ;-)
In fact we're probably merely projecting and you're not Bent at all. Shame, 
really.

Eloise

(Who is actually terribly afraid that JKR will reveal that Snape *is* a 
vampire in Book 7 - do you see what you've done to me, Pippin? - and who will 
have to cope by declaring her *wrong*.)


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