If Snape is a vampire, he isn't bothered by sunlight...

[pippin_999]

No: HPFGUIDX 56370

Izaskun wrote:

>>>   i don't think he's a vampire, a half-vampire or anything near 
it. He's not affected by sun, he's not afected by garlic, and he eats 
and drink like a normal person. Doesn't look like a vampire to 
me. I think JK was just trying to describe him, and the bat-alike 
description is a very powerful image, that's all. But again, maybe 
I'm wrong. <<

Snape's appearances in daylight are, to me, suspicioiusly 
seldom. Snape is out in full sun at the Gryffindor/Slytherin 
Quidditch match in Book Three.  When he referees the 
Gryffindor/Hufflepuff match in Book One, it's so late in the day that
 
owls are hooting by the time Harry gets out of the showers after a 
very brief match.  Otherwise, we see Snape only indoors or at 
night.  His dungeon and office are windowless. Surely a potion 
or some such could protect Snape from sunlight for brief 
periods.

How do we know that Snape isn't affected by garlic, and eats and 
drinks like a normal person? 

Pippin