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

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Berit replies:
> I have a hard time imagining Snape being able to hide his fangs if 
> he's got any, considering how often he sneers and bares his teeth 
> at everything in general and Harry in particular :-))

filoroll:
Snape files them down to size!

Kneasy:
> Tut, tut! Come, now! Let's have a modicum of sportsmanship. Play
> the game.
> 
> I ask for evidence and you write fanfic! Not in PR are you?
> I could counter by claiming that Snape really is Neville's 
> grandmother and that the Boggart he fears represents reality. 
> (Where does Snape go in the holidays, anyway?)

filoroll:
I see you have taken my fanfic way and written fanfic in reply. 
(Snape probably stays at school, but might drop in on his 
bloodsucking fiends in Transylvania.)

Kneasy:
> OK, JKR can do what she likes, but it would take some brass neck to
> present a vampire with none of the characteristics famed in song 
> and story without some previous hint that in the WW accepted folklore 
> is being so drastically re-written. I call that cheating.
> 
> It would be equivalent revealing that Flitwick is a rather short 
> giant or that Petunia is a heavily disguised Veela. It's just not on.

filoroll:
The traits that you require do not necessarily represent the IT 
vampire. It's not drastic revisionism. If you look at other 
vampire stories the vampires don't have every single trait that you 
mention. Snape has some of the characteristics of a vampire that's 
why some people believe that he is a vampire. 
I don't see how you come to the conclusion about Flitwick being a 
short giant. A short giant is Hagrid's height. He is obviously a 
dwarf. I don't think Petunia has any sex appeal, except maybe to 
her husband. You seem to have come up with ridiculous comparisons 
because you are unable to counter my answers to your 
questions. ;)

Diana wrote:
> I always thought that Quirrell's turban being stuffed with garlic 
> was a rumor, brought on by Fred and George. His turban smelled 
> because he had Voldie hiding under there so I thought Fred and 
> George assumed he was stuffing it with garlic. 
> If it was a rumor then Snape would have no problem sitting by 
> Quirrell because it really didn't have garlic in it. 

filoroll:
Either way, it could work. Snape can either be unaffected by garlic 
if there was garlic in Quirrel's turban or there never was any 
garlic in the turban, just Voldie hitching a ride.