Snape Vampire Theory

[melclaros]

No: HPFGUIDX 79556

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "mclellyn" <ellyn337 at e...> 
wrote:
> 
> "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?



mel's question; Why would he save them? Do you save eggshells? 
Chicken skin? Banana peels?


 
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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.
> 



Mel's comment: Sounds like brewing poison to me.




>> 
> 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!


Mel again: He was royally p*****. He was also royally elated that 
he'd caught Potter in such flagrant disregard for the LAW.
He was probably the Master "On Call" and as such had already eaten or 
planned to later. Without all the noise and bother of the sorting 
going on around him. Maybe he just wasn't hungry. *I* don't always 
eat at dinner time, and you'll have to take my word for it, but I'm 
not a vampire.



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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."



Mel asks: Can't look at it? Why would he want to look at it? Remus 
and Harry weren't even looking at it! That Grindylowe line was a 
ruse, remember? Not much blood in a Grindylowe either, I don't think. 
I mean, it's not like Remus said, I was just telling Harry that 
Grindylowe goes very well with a nice Stilton.



Melpomene