No fire in the office

[koinonia02]

No: HPFGUIDX 87941

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "jakedjensen" 
<jakejensen at h...>  message 87936wrote:

>especially given the amount of canon suggesting Snape is 
>a vampire (see, e.g., post #35299).

"K":
There's tons of canon supporting vampire/half-vampire Snape, isn't 
there.  :-) I won't go over it all again. I just couldn't resist 
posting on one of my favorite topics. 

I do agree with you on this particular scene but to be fair there is 
another fireplace scene in Snape's office:

PoA/Ch 14/UK

'Come with me, Potter,' said Snape.

Harry followed him downstairs, trying to wipe his hands clean on the 
inside of his robes without Snape noticing. They walked down the 
stairs to the dungeons and then into Snape's office.

Harry had only been in here once before, and he had been in very 
serious trouble then, too. Snape had aquirred a few more horrible 
slimy things in jars since last time, all standing on shelves behind 
his desk, glinting in the *firelight* and adding to the threatening 
atmosphere.
<snip>
'So...' said Snape softly. 'We'll see about this...'

He strode across to his fire, seized a fistfull of glittering powder 
from a jar on the fireplace, and threw it into the flames.

Jake: 
>Indeed, 
> vampires are the single most talked about magical creature in the 
> entire series (and we have yet to actually encounter one).

"K":
Strange, isn't it? 

Jake:
>Now, if 
> Snape is a vampire, than this whole scene has a second dimension 
> which foreshadows (those who say JKR doesn't foreshadow are 
> incorrect, she does all the time, it is her strength) Snape's 
> secret.

"K":

Yes. She's good at dropping little hints.

PoA/Ch 22/UK
Concerning the now vacant DADA position:

'Wonder what they'll give us next year?' said Seamus Finnigan 
gloomily. 
"Maybe a vampire,' suggested Dean Thomas hopefully.~~~

It's not a question of *if* there will ever be a vampire DADA teacher 
but a matter of *when*. 

> Jake (who is still trying to buy even though Christmas is over)

"K":

Same here. Sad, isn't it?  :-)

D:  http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPforGrownups/message/87939

>Perhaps the fact Snape do not mind the cold has something to do with 
>his upbringings...geographically. I believed some people have 
>speculated where Snape's family came from; maybe they are from the 
>North. Some have pointed out his physical resemblance to Krum.

"K":

It could be a hint as to where Snape's family is from but couldn't it 
also be a hint as to what Krum might also be? <G> Surely we aren't 
going to only see one vampire?

Koinonia

Who for the most part doesn't care who the vampire turns out to be as 
long as we see one. Even though Snape would definitely be the best 
one.

~A muscle twitched unpleasantly at the corner of Snape's thin mouth 
every time he looked at Harry, and he was constantly flexing his 
fingers, as though itching to *place them around Harry's throat*.~