No fire in the office

[justcarol67]

No: HPFGUIDX 88053

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Amanda Geist" <editor at t...> wrote:
> Carol:
> 
> > 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.
> 
> Speaking as a Non-Vampire Snape theorist, I am nonetheless
honor-bound to
> point out that this very episode has been cited as *support* for him
being a
> vampire--because a detail that is mentioned is that Snape looks into the
> glass. I believe the Vampire people have cited this as evidence that
he is
> one, because he will not have had many opportunities to see his
reflection
> and his image in the Foe Glass (which is not a reflection like a
standard
> mirror) was irresistible.
> 
> *sigh* These people will just grasp at *anything,* won't they? ;P
> 
> ~Amanda, who is teasing and actually very impressed with the
marshaling of
> tiny shreds into a Body of Evidence, but not giving an inch

Whose evidence? I'm a bit confused. Anyway, I'm about to give up, not
on my belief that Snape is not a vampire but on convincing people who
are determined to believe that he is. "Snape threw back his cloak and
opened his mouth to reveal his heretofore concealed fangs, which were
dripping with blood. He reached for Harry and was just about to bite
his neck when Dumbledore walked into the room. 'Stupefy!'" All right,
I'm presenting the idea in a ridiculous light, but that's how it
strikes me. What I don't understand is why anyone, even the most
virulent Snape hater, would *want* Snape to be a vampire. What purpose
does it serve? How does it advance the plot? He's a complex character
with no need for supernatural explanations for his attitudes and
actions. I much prefer real, human motivations.

Carol, who apologizes to those of you who read the list by email and
received two versions of this post. I couldn't let it slip by with
"wer" for "was" (!?) so I deleted the first one and revised this one
in the process.