Snape Vampire Theory (kinda long)

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No: HPFGUIDX 78236

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, Carolina <silmariel at t...> wrote:
> 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.

Me: Not at all! I didn't think you were being nasty!I see what you 
are saying, but for me, alot of details DO seem to add up to 
something. Not conclusive proof obviously, but something.

> 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?>>>>

Me: The thing is, I don't think it's relevant to the plot at all, at 
least not so far. It's difficult to know, as we don't know the final 
outcome, but Snape is plenty interesting as it is. If JKR had been 
plotting to reveal that Snape is a vampire, then somewhere, in the 
middle of book 5 for example, decided "this vampire thing is crap" 
she could carry on with Snape and not have to change a thing. He's a 
great character as a plain old human. 

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

I found Lupin completely believable. He DOES change into a wolf at 
the full moon. On the other hand, I don't really view Lupin as 
a "half-breed" or a fantastic creature of some kind. He was born a 
human wizard after all. Now, I rather think of him as a wizard with a 
medical condition, albeit a dangerous one.

> I hate dhampires, let me say, so I'll let them appart.

Me: I hate this theory too. I read the post where someone (sorry, 
forgot who) explains that Snape could be dhamphir, and carry on 
behaving like a normal person. That's true of course, and the person 
made some decent points. My problem with it is that it all comes back 
to how vampires or dhamphirs are made. JKR is still writing primarily 
for younger persons, and if she made Snape a dhamphir, she'd probably 
have to get into detail about what they were, as few children, 
nevermind adults would know. (I didn't) I just can't see JKR wanting 
to get into the details of how a vampire gets it on with the widow of 
one of it's victims in order to create a dhamphir. 

>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> 

Me: This is my biggest problem with the vampire theory. The food, the 
daylight, the sleeping in a bed; that's just gravy. Bottom line for 
me is that Snape isn't undead. If he were, I can't see how he would 
owe a life debt. Even if he were a vampire and had met up with a 
werewolf, I still can't see how he could be killed. You're only dead 
once, as far as I know. 

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

Me: I wish I knew!! I still don't understand how Sirius died in the 
first place. I hate that veil thing. I don't think JKR explained that 
very well (maybe on purpose) and I don't want to revisit the chapter 
because the scene where Sirius died was too horrible! *sniff*


Allyson