How did Sirius lure Severus into the Willow? (was: James the Berk?)

[pippin_999]

No: HPFGUIDX 106273


> Kneasy:
> Shh! Not so loud. There are posters still in  denial over this 
one.
<snip>
> Megan: Is there a link between Snape and vampires?
> JKR: Erm..I don't think so.
> 
> This pretty well put  the mockers on that one, because if Snape 
was vampire or part vampire then the answer would have been 
"Yes" or maybe something more enigmatic or "I can't tell you". 
Some still have hopes that his Patronus or Animagus form is a 
bat, which is just about possible from JKR's answer. But any 
hope of Snape being blackmailed because of Dracular 
tendencies is a non-starter.<

Oh, not necessarily. You're forgetting ex-Vampire!Snape, which 
fits in perfectly with the blackmail scenario. According to 
ex-Vampire!Snape, Snape was a part-vampire who, by means of 
a switching spell, allowed Voldemort to acquire his vampire 
characteristics, receiving in exchange the last portion of 
Voldemort's humanity. 

So Snape could have had something to hide in his school days, 
and yet could out Lupin in PoA without fear of retaliation.

Interested parties can find links to earlier discussions of  
vampire Snape in the HPFGU  Mysteries FAQ
http://www.hpfgu.org.uk/faq/mysteries.html

Pippin