Is Snape a Vampire (was Re: How did Sirius lure Severus into the Willow? (was: J

[happybean98]

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> Pippin:
> At the risk of sounding like a certain well-known memoirist, it 
> depends on the meaning of 'is'.  Meaning, he *was* linked, but 
> the spell altered that permanently, so there aren't any links 
> *now*.   I take that "erm" as a verbal squirm, as in "You guys are 
> going to kill me when you realize how misleading this answer is. 
> But, hey, it's true as far as it goes, which isn't as far as you
> think." 
> 
> 
> I realize that most people have put the clues, or should I say 
> "clues" down to a severe case of Evans-itis -- so be it.
> 

happybean98:

I wondered about JKR's comment too. When asked whether there was a 
connection between Snape and Vampires, wasn't her response something 
like "I don't think so." I remembered thinking it was a bit evasive 
when I read it.

Anyway, I still think there's something to all the vampire hints. I 
saw Pippin's list in the lexicon, but I noticed a few additional 
clues. I noticed Snape seemed curiously interested in his reflection 
in the Foe-Glass in GoF p. 679. "Snape followed him, looking into the 
Foe-Glass, where his own face was still visible, glaring into the 
room." 

If the vampires in Potterverse are like the vampires in Bram 
Stoker's "Dracula", they would not have reflections in mirrors, or 
shadows. If Snape is a vampire/part vampire, this could explain his 
curiosity regarding his image in the Foe-Glass. Maybe he had never 
seen his reflection before, (even though the Foe-Glass is not a 
mirror). The mirror issue could also explain his greasy hair.

Also, in OoP p. 592, Harry breaks into Snape's mind briefly and 
sees, "A greasy-haired teenager sat alone in a dark bedroom, pointing 
his wand at the ceiling, shooting down flies..." There is a character 
called Renfield in Stoker's "Dracula" who is somehow being possessed 
by Dracula. The character continually catches flies in large 
quantities and then uses them to lure spiders. He then gets enough 
spiders to lure a bird, then he asks for a kitten.  The idea is that 
he continually tries to attract larger animals in order to drink 
their blood. Occasionally, he ends up eating all the flies because 
his efforts don't work. I don't know if Potterverse vampires are 
similar to Stoker's vampires, but there might be a connection.

happybean98