Snape Vampire Theory: Why I think Snape's not the vampire

[princesspeaette]

No: HPFGUIDX 77610

Silmariel:
> > I don't happen to think Snape is a vampire/dhampire, btw, but a 
big 
> red 
> > herring covering a real one.
> > 


Margaret (me):  

I couldn't track up thread to anywhere this made more sense to post, 
so I'm putting it here because I agree with silmariel, and that basic 
belief is what prompted this.  It was originally an email to someone, 
but I've fleshed it out a bit more.
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I am a recent convert from the "Snape's not a nice guy, but he's on 
DD side" camp  to the "Snape's misunderstood, he's a good guy" camp.  
I realize that neither of these are mutually exclusive with the 
Vampire!Snape theory, in fact most people who believe he's a vampire 
think he's a good vampire, but I'm not (at the moment) very conviced 
Snape is a vampire/dhampire.  I know it's possible, but it doesn't 
seem, in my mind, very probable. 
 

 I'm sure someone at some point will be a vampire (whether it's 
someone we already know or a new character altogether) hopefully on 
the side of good, but I also think it's likely the JKR might make the 
vampire a bad guy.  I know, I know, one of the big theories on this 
board is that through the werewolves and the house elves and the 
giants JKR is trying to make the point that wizards see themselves as 
better than other magical beings, and that's wrong.  But sometimes 
dark creatures/beings really are dark. (Plus, it would be very like 
JKR to spend all this time convincing us creatures that were 
previously thought evil are good, and them WHAM! evil vampire.)

 
Look at the dementors, almost certainly part vampire, no one's saying 
that they're misunderstood victims of prejudice, mistreated by the 
wizards that created them. Because they really are dangerous, and 
enjoy inflicting pain (emotional pain at least) on others.  They are 
a dark creature that most defintely deserves the title.  

 
Werewolves really are dangerous once a month, and while it's 
incredibly unfair that they should be prevented from getting jobs and 
living as a normal human/wizard the other 27 days of the month, they 
should be controlled in some way the other 3 (the wolfsbane potion 
for instance).   I'm a huge Lupin fan, so don't think this means I'm 
anti-werewolf.  But when he forgets to take his potion, he turns into 
a viscious killer without a conscience.
 

I realize that everything I just said goes totally against the very 
liberal politics I was raised to (and do) believe in in the real 
world, but reading over, I still agree with it. 


~Margaret