Snape Vampire Theory

[lupinwolf2001]

No: HPFGUIDX 79553


1 more instance of Snape missing meals in OOTP is where it is 
commented that "snape never stays for meals, thank goodness"... of 
course he doesn't...

> > 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.
> 
> Gadfly McLellyn writes:
> 
> Everytime I see that Snape doesn't drink blood, all I can think of 
is 
> the miriad of dead creatures that line his office.  I'm thinking 
that 
> he takes some kind of potion so that it doesn't have to be human 
> blood.  It can be the blood of any other creature.  
> 
> And now I will fill my cannon with canon:
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> SS/PS Chapter 8 The Potions Master page 136 of US paperback
> 
> "Potions lessons took place down in one of the dungeons.  It was 
> colder here than up in the main castle, and would have been quite 
> creepy enough without the pickled animals floating in glass jars 
all 
> around the walls."
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> Could be Vampire!Snape's prior meals?
> 
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> SS/PS Chapter 8 The Potions Master Page 137 of US paperback, Snapes 
> famous introductory speech....
> 
> "I can teach you how to bottle fame, brew glory, even stopper 
> death....."  
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> Stoppering death kind of sounds vampirish to me.
> 
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> SS/PS Chapter 13 Nicholas Flamel page 225 of US paperback 
> 
> "And speaking of Snape ...
> 
> A hooded figure came swiftly down the front steps of the castle.  
> Clearly not wanting to be seen, it walked as fast as possible 
toward 
> the forbidden forest.  Harry's victory faded from his mind as he 
> watched.  He recognized the figure's prowling walk.  Snape, 
sneaking 
> into the forest while everyone else was at dinner -- what was going 
> on?
> 
> CoS Chapter 3 The Whomping Willow, page 78 of US paperback
> 
> "Follow me", said Snape.
> 
> Not daring even to look at each other, Harry and Ron followed Snape 
> up the steps into the vast, echoing entrance hall, which was lit 
with 
> flaming torches.  A delicious smell of food was wafting from the 
> Great Hall, but Snape led them away from the warmth and light, down 
a 
> narrow stone staircase that led into the dungeons."
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> Soooooo Snape isn't always eating at dinner time!
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> 
> I accidentally found this passage that kind of backs up my Snape 
> drinks the blood of creatures instead of humans.  Snape can't even 
> look at a creature.
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> PoA  Chapter 8 Flight of the Fat Lady, page 156 of US paperback
> 
> "Snape set down the smoking goblet, his eyes wandering between 
Harry 
> and Lupin.
> 
> "I was just showing Harry my grindylow," said Lupin pleasantly, 
> pointing to the tank.
> 
> "Fascinating," said Snape, without looking at it."
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> Kind of sounds like Lupin to tempt Snape into showing his vampirish 
> side.
> 
> 
> I swear I remember something about Harry noticing there were even 
> more jars at one point.  More meals?  Unfortunately I can't find 
the 
> canon regarding that.  I also thought that somewhere it was said 
that 
> Snape often goes into the Forbidden Forest, but I can't find that 
> canon either right now.  But I'm sure I have annoyingly stung 
enough 
> of you now to move on.
> 
> Gadfly 'off to watch the History Detectives' McLellyn