Vampire/Half Vampire/Schvampire -was all the other vampire Snape stuff

[justcarol67]

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"rtb333" wrote:
> There has been a lot of debate on whether Snape is a Vampire or not.  
> My inclination is, does it really matter? Of course not.  Snape is 
> still a nasty individual regardless. (Though I think he is one of the 
> most interesting and unpredictable)  I don't want to discourage 
> debate on this topic, but I would like someone to tell me why it 
> would matter if Snape is a Vampire or not.

Carol:
My original question was similar to yours, why anyone would *want*
Snape to be a vampire and how it would advance the plot. My reason for
*not* wanting him to be a vampire is simply that I like him as he is:
complex, mysterious, slightly sinister and yet endlessly fascinating.
I want to know why he became a Death Eater, why he switched sides, and
what exactly he's up to in and out of Hogwarts. I see no reason to add
vampirism into the mix, especially because that would be too close to
what's already happened with a less complex character, Lupin. We don't
need the same plot device twice, and especially not with Snape, who is
already the most intriguing character in the book.

Why does it matter to me whether Snape is a vampire or not? Because I
care about Snape, and I want his motivations to be fully human with no
concealed "abnormality" as the source of his fascinating behavior. I
also, frankly, don't want him to drink blood, sleep in a coffin, be
"undead" or have a parent who's "undead," or any of the other
traditional vampire trappings. I like the glimpses of his backstory
that we've seen so far in the occlumency chapters and I want more of
the same. I know the vampire advocates claim to care about and admire
Snape, but if that's true, I wonder why they're focusing on the the
(perceived) "monster" and not the man and why they would accept a
generic explanation for his behavior rather than a personalized and
original one.

In short, if you care about Snape, it matters. If you don't, it doesn't.

Carol