Why ole Snapey is(n't) a vamp (or old, either!)

[severelysigune]

No: HPFGUIDX 88251

Quoting "hermione978":
<< Snape as a vampire? I have a hard time buying that one.>>
 
Quoting Marianne:
<< Me, too, but just because there have been so many descriptions of 
bat-like swooping that it seems just a tad over the top.  Plus, how 
would that advance the story?  Snape as another being looked down 
upon by wizard society, like werewolves, elves, giants, etc.?  It 
seems like overkill to me.>>

I completely agree, and would like to add that I would be /severely/ 
disappointed if Snape turned out to be a vampire. One of the most 
appealing aspects of him as a character (to me) is the fact that he 
seems in fact rather ordinary in comparison with many other 
characters. He wasn't (isn't?) good at Quidditch (PoA), up to the 
point of having difficulties flying a broomstick (OOP); he might have 
known many curses when at Hogwarts but James Potter easily managed to 
get the better of him; in PoA he is disarmed and knocked out by 
students; he isn't nearly as powerful as Dumbledore, who can, for 
example, see through Invisibility Cloaks and doesn't need a Cloak to 
be become invisible (whereas Snape does, PoA). 
In fact, Snape doesn't seem all that strong at practical magic; what 
he does possess is a logical mind, ambition, a willingness to work 
hard in order to achieve his aims. Occlumency is more related to 
willpower than to magic; his skill at potion brewing stems largely 
from the fact that he is meticulous. He is just, you know, a hard-
working guy who gets thwarted all the time and is repeatedly 
confronted with people stronger than himself. Add to that a nasty 
personality and he is quite perfect; no need to go blood-sucking and 
all. It would make him entirely uninteresting - at least to me.

Yours severely,

Sigune 
- who was disappointed in Lord of the Rings, The Two Towers because 
a) Gandalf had turned from grey to white and as such became a 
positive bore and b) Aragorn started to act the total hero. 
Severus Rules!