Snape a vampire? (was Snape's Patronus)

[Dawn]

No: HPFGUIDX 107116

luckdragon64:
>  
> Maybe I'm way off base, but I've always thought Snape to be 
> very "Battish". I lean towards the Snape is a vampire theory and 
> that his patronus or animagus would be a bat. The way he drapes his 
> cloak around him, always seems to roam around the school at night, 
> prefers teaching in a dark dungeon and is never seen eating. 
Perhaps 
> this is why J.K. Rowling said she would not want to have dinner 
with 
> Snape. The main loop in my theory is that Snape does go outdoors in 
> daylight, however if he was able to make a potion to prevent Lupin 
> turning into a werewolf maybe he also has a potion for his vampire 
> tendencies.



I have wondered about this theory as well.  He did eat something in 
the first *movie* when he was talking to Quirrel (unless there was 
something besides food in his mouth) - but I'm assuming we're talking 
about the books.  Being the potions master, he very well could make a 
potion to prevent the sun from affecting him (the wolfsbane didn't 
prevent Lupin's transformations, just made him likely to "sleep it 
off" and be more docile...or am I totally screwed up here?)

If Snape were a vampire, though, I would think he would be more 
sympathetic to Lupin.

What are the characteristics of JKR's vampires, anyway?  Does anyone 
know???  That would help to formulate my opinion!

Oh, and I totally agree with you on the bat thing.  Or perhaps some 
other cunning bird.

Good thread.

-nadjjaa