Mentions of vampires (WAS: It's possible there ISN'T an Heir of Gryffindor)

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No: HPFGUIDX 58263

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "maria_kirilenko" 
<maria_kirilenko at y...> wrote:
> > Actually, they're all over the place. In PS, in connection to 
> Quirrell, for one thing. Lots of talk about garlic et al. In CoS 
> there's mention of the twins selling amulets and IIRC, garlic 
(don't 
> quote me on that). The biggest, IMO, mention of vampires is in 
PoA, 
> where Lupin assigned an *essay* on vampires. Dean or Seamus says 
at 
> the end of the book, when everybody finds out that Lupin is a 
> werewolf, "I wonder who the next teacher is going to be. Maybe a 
> vampire" (rough paraphrase).
> 

I need to clarify.  I meant, our knowledge of vampires and their 
specific qualities in Rowling's fantasy world is slim.  Yes, they're 
mentioned, but only that--not elaborated upon.  (And yes, after I 
was clued in to the vampire essay, I was pretty much sold on the 
Snape is Vampire thing).