Snape NOT a Vampire (Was The Marauders are all Gryffindors)

[pippin_999]

No: HPFGUIDX 92037

> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Ali" <Ali at z...> 
wrote:JKR also appeared to shoot down the theory about Snape 
being a vampire. No doubt some will argue that there is wriggle 
room in  what  she said though?
> > 
> > Ali,
Catherine:
> Yes, and we should therefore all commiserate with Pippin on 
this,  and take our hats off to Amanda, who had faith all along.
> 

Ahh well. ::takes off hat to Amanda:: JKR seems to have drawn a 
bead on my theories: 4 House, vampire!Snape, second 
wandsman at the Graveyard, all sunk or listing badly, although I 
suppose you could argue that maybe Sirius started out in 
Slytherin, that she didn't categorically rule out Vampire!Snape 
and that "Wormtail" could be the alias of more than one Death 
Eater--okay, that's reaching. I concede all three.

But ESE!Lupin has escaped the barrage and even picked up  a 
little ballast.  At least we've been told there *is* more to be 
revealed about why Sirius died and that, YES! there's a trail of 
clues leading to the motorcycle.

Pippin
strangely elated. Could JKR actually have gone  out of her way to 
sink three of my theories because as one of  "the real 
sleuths among you" I got something else  right? and am I 
egotistical or what? ::self-deprecating grin::