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

[severelysigune]

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Jake wrote:

<< So I thought, "Might Snape be a vampire?  Is that what JKR is 
hinting at?  Is that possibly part of the reason he left the DE?  
Maybe he contracted vampirism and was shunned by LV, the DEs, or 
something like that?"  The more I looked, the more it seemed to be a 
possibility.>>


Sigune:
I like your evidence from the canon, and indeed, it is striking how 
many references to vampires occur. But I am still not convinced - the 
vampire thing may turn out to mean something in the plot line, for 
sure, but it might have nothing to do with Snape at all.

Snape is deliberately being pictured as someone very unpleasant and 
even scary, and what strikes me is that he himself never ever 
attempts to change other people's perception of him. If he really 
were a vampire, and if this were to be kept secret, then why on earth 
does he dress in robes and cloaks that give him a bat-like 
appearance, and skulks around the castle and grounds at night? Snape 
is at least as theatrical as Trelawny, I would venture to say; he 
dresses for effect and deliberately seems to adopt attitudes. If he 
is really dark and evil, or vampiric, that would mean he is wearing 
his heart (or his secrets) on his sleeve, which seems rather a 
strange thing to do for a spy.

And I am /totally/ unconvinced by vampirism as the reason for Snape's 
leaving the DE's. I cannot believe Dumbledore being persuaded to 
enlist Snape as a spy when told, "Hi, I'm a vampire so the DE's don't 
want me anymore, can I be with you lot now?" - though I think Snape-
as-vampire-or-dhampir-fanfics and theories are very enjoyable. In any 
case, whatever is revealed in books 6 and 7 concerning dear Severus 
had better be good, because the speculations are so fascinating that 
it seems hard to do better :)...

 Yours severely,

Sigune, who /adores/ wrong impressions.