No fire in the office

[jakedjensen]

No: HPFGUIDX 87891

I just read Pippin's excellent breakdown of all the "Snape is a 
vampire" hints in the books.  I noticed that he missed one.  In CoS, 
Snape takes Harry and Ron down to his office (after they crash the 
car).  Rowling notes that it is very cold (in fact, Harry and Ron are 
literally shivering it is so cold) in the basement and that, 
strangely enough, Snape's fireplace was "dark and empty" (CoS, p. 
78).  Snape does not bother to light the fireplace or even mention 
it.  Then, when McGonagall enters, "She raised her wand the moment 
she entered; Harry and Ron both flinched, but she merely pointed it 
at the empty fireplace, where flames suddenly errupted" (CoS, p80).

This suggests Snape may be a vampire because he seems indifferent to 
the ice cold temp. of his office.  Indeed, it suggests that Snape's 
office is kept cold and that McGonagall knows this (first instinct is 
to light the fireplace).  McGonagall doesn't even mention it, she 
just acts.

It becomes even more telling when you consider where Sir Headless 
Nick has his deathday party (in the basement) and that the party is 
very cold (suggesting that non-living entities don't care).  

Jake