Son of a vampire? (Re: Traditional Vampirism)

[iris_ft]

No: HPFGUIDX 88737

Hi all,

Forgive me if I join the funeral procession (we are talking about 
vampires, don't we?) without quoting any previous message.
I just wanted to say that I read in a "History of vampires" (a 
French book that studies the phenomenon from its origins until its 
literary developments) that people thought that male vampires were 
able to procreate. The children who were supposed to be born from 
the union of a woman and a male vampire were not vampires or half-
vampires themselves. They were humans, and people thought that they 
had the power to identify vampires. When they died, their corpse was 
cautiously buried, because people also believed that they would come 
back as vampires. It was a very complicated time

Now why do I write that? Simply because I'd like to know: had anyone 
ever considered the possibility for Snape to be the son of a vampire?
 He would be human, but with "a vampire potential". That's why he 
looks so particular. That's why Voldemort could take an interest in 
him. No, no, no; not the interest Lestat takes in Louis. Voldemort 
wants to be immortal, and Snape could have been useful if he 
happened to be the son of a vampire.
That possibility could be interesting also from a narrative point of 
view. Being the son of a vampire, Snape would be doomed to become a 
vampire himself when he died. Doomed, just like Harry seems to be 
now that we know for the blasted prophecy. Was Tom Riddle doomed to 
become a Dark Lord? After all, he shares some characteristics with 
Snape and Harry

"Of doom and the way you deal with it"

OK, I have to stop before I start writing fanfiction


Amicalement,

Iris