[HPforGrownups] Re: Snape Vampire Theory (kinda long)

[Carolina]

No: HPFGUIDX 77950

subrosax99:
> Me: Surely you aren't implying that I lack all subtlety and
> imagination? I am more than capable of deducing that Snape is a
> vampire without him prancing around like Bela Lugosi. My conclusions
> are based on the assumption that vampires are categorically undead,
> and must drink the blood of the living to survive. Snape does not
> appear to meet either of these criteria. The fact that he goes out in
> daylight or sleeps in a bed does not prove or disprove anything.

Not really, I owe you an apology for nasty uncalled humor, I'm sorry. I 
was trying to reach the last line, that a lot of details doesn't prove 
or disprove anything.

If you like the vamp theories, I'd like to know your responses to 
Kelly's questions:

<<<<1.  How is this relevant to the plot and how does this aid to 
further the development of the books?  

2.  Does this directly affect the course of the books or the final 
outcome of book 7?>>>>

<<But to me, it would be 
counterintuitive to construct a vampire character who bears little or 
no resemblence to what most of us concieve vampires to be.>>

If I'd knew about a werewolf like Lupin... he was not the kind, to me.

<<I suspect that much of the pro-vampire sentiment is based on 
aesthetic preference.>>

Dunno. I prefer other characters as vampires, but I am a little extrange 
about vampires. The vampires I'd like to see are DD, McG or Lucius. 

<<Me:I doubt there are any arguements that haven't been repeated a 
dozen or more times on this board. I'm sure you aren't asking me to 
prove that Snape isn't a vampire, as I'm sure you know it isn't 
possible.>>

Thank you. I knew it wasn't possible, but I was let with the image, from 
all the thread, that some people thought it was. I scanned the 
33400-34100 range yesterday, I just wanted someone to say it can't be 
proved.

<<But if you'd like to give your own categorical definitions 
of what a vampire is, we could have some fun with Venn diagrams ;) >>

As I haven't a too categorical definition, they can be a hell to plot :)

I hate dhampires, let me say, so I'll let them appart. A vampire is 
undead. I don't see much of a point on a vampire not being dead. They 
are not invulnerable but don't age, as Tolkien elves. 

They feed on blood. I think WW vampires do, at least, as I allow 
vampires that drain life, as in Life-Force. But I don't know if they 
can eat normal food (thought it is useless for them in a nutritional 
sense) or just pretend to.

Vampirism transmision is not made by means that would result in a 
plague, or they have enough resources to control it, otherwise the 
status quo of vampires as beings is a bit shocking. 

As the rest of the WW, they are 'unseen' by humans.

What I wonder is what happens if one of them goes trough the Veil, 
because he's already dead.

Repeating the sorry line,
silmariel