Snape Vampire Theory: Where did this come from?

[Sydney]

No: HPFGUIDX 77012

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "subrosax99" <subrosax at e...> wrote:
> I'm sure this question has been asked and answered a million times on 
> this board, but could someone kindly explain the Snape/Vampire theory 
> to me? 
> 
>

Personally I can't stand the Vampire theory, but the evidence IS
compelling.  You can find it exhaustively discussed at Fantastic Posts
here: http://www.hpfgu.org.uk/faq/snape.html#vampire .

Most of it is mightly flimsy, but the Vampire Essay hints ARE very
JKR. Lupin ushers Harry and Neville out of Snape's office saying he
'needs to talk to them about his vampire essay'-- only a couple of
weeks after Snape assigned the werewolf essay.  Vampires were not
listed on the original curriculum.  A bit later, Neville is dithering
over the same vampire essay, when Snape suddenly appears in a mighty
bad temper.  Of course, Snape in a temper isn't evidence of anything!
 But it is hint-y in JKR kind of way.  Then there's the oddly pointed
mention in OoP, "Snape never eats here".

For my part, I just find it aesthetically displeasing for Snape to be
a vampire-- it's TOO MUCH GOTH.  He's already nearly over the top as
it is!  If a vampire is introduced, I want it to be a fat, belching,
lorry-driver.

Also, sunlight, garlic, yadda yadda... the main point of vampires is
that they're UNDEAD.  They don't age or die.  I'm not a vampire fan,
but a mortal vampire isn't a vampire in my book, it's just someone who
drinks blood.

Sydney