Why ole Snapey is a vamp was Re: No fire in the office

[pippin_999]

No: HPFGUIDX 88085

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Silverthorne Dragon" 
<silverthorne.dragon at v...> wrote:
> <justcarol67 at y...> wrote:

> Thus far, the theories presented against him are that he 
hates/wants to kill/mistakes-him-for-dear-old-dad, Harry, that 
he's a vamp, that he'llbetray the good guys in the end, that his 
temper in dealing with Harry andco makes him abusive, etc. And 
the thing is, is that he's a *most convienient* (and admittedly 
bad-tempered) target. <

My Snape's a vampire theory isn't against Snape at all, if by that 
you mean an argument that Snape is ultimately against the 
cause of good. It may be  that being a vampire, or part vampire,  
he has no innate fellow-feeling towards humans, or human 
children.  He may have no natural desire to help others and does 
not get a warm fuzzy feeling inside when he does so. So every 
good action he does is by an act of will, which by some 
estimations would make him more moral than a person who is 
kindly and helpful and never feels any inclination to be otherwise.



> 
> Although it *would* help to illustrate that acceptance under 
false pretenses has a price, I think Rowling is already covering 
that with Hagrid and Madam Maxine (Who, although is obviously 
half-giant, does not acknowledge that fact, or allow it to be 
acknowledged in public), among others. <

Hagrid and Maxime are, as you say, obviously half-giant.  They 
can't fool anyone but themselves, and Rowling wants us to see 
that. But what if someone could carry off such a charade 
successfully, fully accepted by someone like Fudge, who was 
quite prepared to award an Order of Merlin to Severus? What 
price would there be for that? Is there another character in that 
situation?

Pippin