No fire in the office

[justcarol67]

No: HPFGUIDX 88043

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Berit Jakobsen" <belijako at o...>
wrote:
> Carol wrote:
> > I think the vampire essay is another red herring. Hermione would 
> have caught on if Snape were a vampire just as she did in figuring 
> out that Lupin was a werewolf. Also, any students who had read the 
> werewolf chapter to do Snape's essay would probably find grindylows 
> and hinkypunks pretty boring. Vampires, on the other hand, might spark
> > their interest. It's just a substitute assignment that allows them a
> > peek at the end of the book. (I don't think Lupin is vindictive 
> enough to assign an essay out of spite and I don't think JKR would 
> use the same plot device twice, but since I can't back up these 
> opinions, I'm just stating them parenthetically.)
> 
> Berit replies:
> 
> I agree with you that Hermione would indeed have caught on if the 
> vampire essay was Lupin's attempt to reveal Snape as a vampire. So 
> this is a good argument the vampire essay's just a red herring. But 
> then there is this to consider: What if Hermione DID catch on; she 
> just hasn't told Ron and Harry yet? After all, she kept Lupin's 
> secret to herself to protect him; she might do the same for Snape. 
> Hermione is always the one defending Snape whenever Ron or Harry 
> suspects him of treason; Hermione trusts Snape because Dumbledore 
> does. So there's still a tiny chance that vampire essay was a clue, 
> and that Hermione KNOWS (though I agree with you that Lupin is not 
> the vindictive type and probably wouldn't get back at Snape like 
> that).
> 
> Just wanted to point his out, even though I lean towards the view 
> that Snape is not a vampire/half vampire. I just can't rule it out 
> completely :-)
> 
> Berit
> http://home.no.net/berjakob/snape.html


One more anti-vampire point that just occurred to me. I believe that
in folklore vampires cast no reflection, but both Harry and Snape
himself see snape's reflection in the foe glass in Imposter!Moody's
office in GoF.

Carol