vampire snape

[snipsnapsnurr]

No: HPFGUIDX 125348


I see we are still speculating about Snape's status as a possible 
vampire. The latest technique seems to have something to do with the 
idea that there is no clear definition of who is or is not a vampire 
in the Potterverse. Guess what? As I recall there is not only no 
clear definition, there is no mention of vampires at all in any of 
the books. That said, let me explain what I think vampires are in 
the Potterverse.

Muggles have legends about many things in the Potterverse. We have a 
vague awareness of things like giants, mermaids, centaurs, phoenixes 
(phoenices?), elves, werewolves, shapeshifters, etc.-- even witches 
and wizards themselves. Our muggle legends about these wizard 
realities are garbled and wildly inaccurate. The muggle vampire 
legends are simply another example of this.

The character who conforms most closely to muggle vampire legend so 
far is the headmaster of Durmstrang. He is not identified as a 
vampire though. He is a death eater. I believe that muggle vampire 
legends are just garbled accounts of what would be called death 
eaters in the Potterverse.

So to my mind, calling Snape a vampire is the same as calling him a 
death eater, which he isn't. At least not any more. He may still be 
a potentially dangerous person the same way that Lupin is though. . .