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

[Berit Jakobsen]

No: HPFGUIDX 88769

Jake wrote:
5. The exchange between Lupin and Snape in PoA (see my previous post 
for more about this) ends with Lupin poorly dismissing Snape's attack 
on the map and asking Harry if he can talk about the vampire essay he 
assigned. Snape, who should be ragging on Lupin's poor excuse, 
instead remains quiet.  When the get in the hall, they do not talk 
about a vampire essay.  In OoTP, Umbridge rehashes the curr. for 
Lupin's year and does not mention vampires (but she does mention 
everything else).  More importantly, vampires are quite a bit more 
advanced than the rest of the monsters covered by Lupin in year 
three.  To me, this is the best canon supporting Snape being a 
vampire.

Berit replies:

I don't have any opinion as to whether Snape is a vampire or not, but 
thought I'd point out an interesting canonical fact about the vampire 
essay: Lupin did really assign it even though Umbridge left it out; 
it wasn't just something Lupin said to shut Snape up:

Quote:
"...'I was going to go to the library and do that vampire essay for 
Lupin -'
'I'll come with you!' said Neville brightly. 'I haven't done it 
either!'
'Er - hang on - yeah, I forgot, I finished it last night!'
'Brilliant, you can help me!' said Neville, his round face 
anxious. 'I don't understand that thing about the garlic and all - do 
they have to eat it, or -'
Neville broke off with a small gasp, looking over Harry's shoulder. 
It was Snape. Neville took a quick step behind Harry.
'And what are you two doing here?' said Snape, coming to a halt and 
looking from one to the other. 'An odd place to meet -'
To Harry's immense disquiet, Snape's black eyes flicked to the 
doorways on either side of them, and then to the one-eyed witch.
'We're not - meeting here,' said Harry. 'We just - met here.'
'Indeed?' said Snape. You have a habit of turning up in unexpected 
places, Potter, and you are rarely there for no reason ... I suggest 
the pair of you return to the Gryffindor Tower, where you belong.'
Harry and Neville set off without another word. As they turned the 
corner, Harry looked back. Snape was running one of his hands over 
the one-eyed witch's head, examining her closely." (PoA p. 204 UK Ed).

So the vampire essay is "real". And just one more thought: 
Interesting how indifferent Snape seems to be at their vampire 
conversation (it's likely he overheard at least some of what they 
were talking about since he came right up to them before Neville 
discovered he was there). Snape not being bothered about their 
vampire essay is strenghtened by the fact that he proceeds to examine 
the one-eyed witch statue when they leave, seemingly more interested 
in what Harry was doing there than what Harry and Neville had been 
talking about... But on the other hand; pro Vampire!Snapists will 
probably see this passage as evidence that Snape is a vampire, the 
way Rowling makes him turn up just as Neville and Harry are talking 
about vampires... :-)

Well, that's all I have to say on vampire essays :-)

Berit
http://home.no.net/berjakob/snape.html