[HPforGrownups] Re: Snape a Dhampire or Animagus / Smells in Hogwarts/MoM Regs/ House Elves and DEs

[Koticzka]

No: HPFGUIDX 58722

Pippin wrote:
>>In Eastern Europe there were stories about vampire spirits which  could
take physical form long enough to mate with human beings and spawn
offspring. These vampires were said to feed on vital energy, not blood. But
JKR has a habit of combining various folklore and literary traditions to
come up with her creations<<

***Koticzka comments:
Sorry if this comes across as sarcastic, but that sounds absolutely
fascinating.  Where have you found this information?  Which part of Eastern
Europe is being talked about? It sounds rather like veelas, who actually
have a couple of different names in folklore.

maria_kirilenko wrote:
>>The biggest, IMO, mention of vampires is in PoA, where Lupin assigned an
*essay* on vampires<<

***Koticzka comments:
Then an essay on the subject of werewolves would be a simple revenge...
Makes sense, but - see below.

No, I do not think that Snape is any kind of vampire. In my opinion, he is
simply pale - as is any person who is keen on indoor activities, like potion
making, cooking, or web surfing ; ) As a teenager,  I used to have a
boyfriend who was a cook.  He was always pale and his hair was not like silk
all the time, unfortunately.
That's where the similarities with Snape end.  Snape, being busy with his
cauldrons and surrounded by fumes, may smell like fumes and some potion
ingredients.  He is certainly not getting sun. Due to heat, fumes, steam,
and vapor his hair gets greasy very quickly. Yellow teeth might be inherited
genetically or he might try most of his potions himself.  I am against
theories that he smokes!  As a vampire, he would have teeth that were a
different color than yellow, I suppose.  No, I do not honor him with vampire
origins.  Rather, he is something of a freak (hopefully a clean one!).


As I already mentioned smells, I am deeply convinced, that J.K. Rowling
would describe Snape's smell to make the Potion Master seem more awful,
abominable, frightening, disgusting, etc, just to take away sympathy from
him. Just because it is Snape's role to be a double-faced character - a
heroic git.

Writing about smells depends on our perceptional abilities, on one hand, and
is not always is connected with the senses, though it very often is. I can
hear very well, I am pretty sensitive to sounds and music, but when
describing something, I use words that are more connected with sight than
hearing, although my eyes are veeeeerrry far from being perfect. There are
some special techniques of communication which are based on such abilities
and preferences.

Snape's qualifications for DADA teacher come from his childhood and probably
family traditions (whatever kind of traditions those are). I cannot tell you
where it was mentioned in the books, but "when he came to Hogwarts, he knew
many dark spells" or "more dark spells than many older students". It must
have been in PoA, said by Sirius, but I would not bet on that.  Sorry for
being vague, but I have no way to look it up. Vampire hunting might be an
occupation with severe consequences, but since he is living a double life
already, wouldn't he have the strength, time, and opportunities to pull it
off?  If Voldemort had someone like Snape by his side and wanted to win,
wouldn't he need more people to fight for him? And if he cannot find those
people, maybe vampires would do? Hence, Snape's connection to them -
hunting, or even leading (this is too much of a stretch for me, though).
This would explain Lupin's persecution, and Snape's style of treating him
and others.

I share Janet Anderson's point of view: Snape might be an animagus, but
let's credit Miss Granger her intelligence! Considering Snape's activities,
motives, and ways, which the Trio does very often, Hermione would also
consider his animagus abilities. First, Hermione would do that because she
is a very precise person, Second, it would have been valuable information
for them since HP1. Hermione not sharing such sensational information with
her best friends does not sound very credible to me.  Of course, it is a
possibility. So, at least he is not a registered animagus.

Wouldn't it be slightly too much and too neat for Snape to be The Only True
Potion Master, a spy, double agent, with logical abilities (which are rare),
skilled in Dark Magic (as mentioned above), AND an animagus too?  I would
add my five additional theories about Snape's amazing hidden abilities.  He
is champion of Quidditch known a pseudonym, heir of Ravenclaw and Slytherin,
though not the main branch, studying arithmancy and muggle nuclear physics
for killing time as an advisor for the ONZ and UE secret security councils
Oh, I almost forgot that he is a main consultant on the  Batman and Bond
series (take a guess about who is the author of the famous line of recent
movies) and inventor of  The Matrix (Have you seen some pictures of "Snape
Reloaded" on Snapesupport group? I definitely recommend them!). I beg your
pardon. I am Snape-overdosed due to problems with moving to another flat. I
will be OK in a couple of days... or taken to St. Mungo's.

Jenny_ravenclaw wrote:
>>While we don't know if Snape did go to the graveyard with the others, we
can assume
he had a say in the matter.<<

***Koticzka comments again:
It is doubtful he was there - he was too surprised and too careful during
Harry's relation of the story. I do believe that what had happened in the
graveyard was new to them. Some canon support for this can be found in his
reaction when Harry mentioned that Lucius Malfoy had been there. By the way,
if the DE's are Voldie's house elves, what do they have to get to be free?

It came to my mind suddenly, and sadly, that Snape might be the person who
dies in the fifth book - imagine Alan Rickman in movie 7.  I like the guy,
but
he would be more suitable for Dumbledore's character then.

Koticzka, who is still wondering why she is so similar to Snape in her
actions, missing her teaching she left a year ago (not humiliating
students - pity!) and wondering whether JKR left her job as a teacher for a
certain purpose...
How can you hurt a man who has nothing?
Give him something broken.


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