No: HPFGUIDX 46996 Eloise says; >>First of all, it's obvious that JKR uses a lot of bat-like, vampiric imagery around Snape.<< And not just him! Trelawny is refered to as a bat, Dumbledore is refered to as "That old bat" by his detractors. Rowling seems as fixated on bats as she is on socks... -JOdel