Vampires

[theresnothingtoit]

No: HPFGUIDX 47489

There has been alot of discussion on the board recently about whether 
or not Severus Snape is a vampire.

I would first like to say that I hope he is not (yet).  Firstly 
because I feel he is too young to be a Vampire.  He would have had to 
be bitten between leaving school and present time and I feel the 
first Vampire we meet in the Potterverse should be very old, say 200-
300 years old.  Second of all it is just too obvious for JKR to use 
as a plot device as she has already set up all the imagry (mind you 
it may just be a double bulff).

Not that I am saying Vampires do not exist.  They most definatly do 
as they have several mentions in all four books, one is even 
suggested for the DADA position.  It is curious to note also that 
Vampires do not make it into the Bogart scene as a worst fear.

The most interesting point that the books make about them comes from 
Percy Weasly in the Chapter Mahyem at the Minestry, GoF "[Rita 
Skeeter] writes we should be stamping out Vampires!  If it wasn't 
*specifically* stated in Guidelines for the treatment of non-wizard 
part-human..."  At this point Bill tells him to give it a rest but I 
have a few questions about this point:

1. Vampires clearly have some leagal rights and wizards cannot just 
go about killing them off.  Why not?

2. What about vampires who were wizard as mortals?  Do such vampires 
exist as I see vampires being very picky about who they let suck 
their own blood.  Would wizard part-humans have greater powers?

I can see Vampires also being a major Voldemort plot line, perhaps a 
potion using their blood as it is mostly agreed that Vampires are 
imortal.  Perhaps Voldemort has already been bitten and tasted 
Vampire blood - but the Vampire did not suck enough of Voldemorts 
blood for the transition to be complete - since he already has the 
stereo-typical vampire look anyway.

Snape as a part Vampire(his mother was bitten while pregnant) I am 
not sure about but I did come up with a little theory that Snape has 
yet to become a Vampire but will the future.  A Snape redeemed by 
almost death will be saved by a Vampire (female of course) and will 
return unexpctedly from the undead.  Perhaps even uncaring of his 
mortal grudges.

Awaiting your coments and critisisms
Theresnothingtoit