Snape a vampire? (was Snape's Patronus)

[Brenda]

No: HPFGUIDX 107292

Jim Ferer:

> Why is it important that Snape be a vampire?  He's much more
> interesting the way he is.  
 

Luckdragon64 writes:

It is not so much that it is important that Snape be a vampire. He 
is just such a controverserial character with so many still as yet 
unexplained behaviours. I think most readers have a love-hate 
relationship with Snape. We all want to think that underneath it all 
he is really good; but is he? Until JKR reveals more about Snape we 
can only make assumptions based on his appearance and actions which 
in my opinion are very vampirish. I recently reread an interview 
with JKR where she tells her readers not to like Snape too much and 
that he needs watching. She also states that Dumbledore does not 
allow Snape to teach dark arts because it would bring out the worst 
in him. Lastly why wouldn't Rowling include a vampire character in 
her story. She has witches, wizards, trolls, giants, werewolves, 
goblins, elves, centaurs etc. It would be strange to entirely rule 
out the inclusion of a vampire.

Brenda