Vampire!Snape (was:Re: I'm presenting "Snape's Appeal in Canon...)

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>>KarentheUnicorn:
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> Another reason, Vampire folk. I hope some of you don't get 
offended by this comment, but some Vampire lovers and Gothic types 
have turned him into their posterchild. Some protest with much anger 
at you when you tell them you don't think Snape is a vampire, talk 
about biting your head off! I am personally one who hope he is not a 
vampire, simply for the fact, the whole vampire thing is just...too 
overdone now adays in my opinion. It seems Snape being a darn wizard 
is not enough for some, he has to be a vampire also....sorry, I'm 
ranting now, but anyway, for me personally, if JKR turns Snape into 
a vampire, I will be sourly disapointed.<
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Betsy Hp:
I had the same reaction to the idea of Vampire!Snape as you do, 
Karen.  It all seemed a little silly and overly complicated to me.  
But then I read some posts (starting with this post here: 
http://www.livejournal.com/users/adaptor/7969.html )
and slowly became a bit more open to the idea.  I'm still not sure 
it'll turn out to be true.  But some of the evidence is certainly 
thought provoking.  First there's the vampire essay Lupin assigned 
after Snape's werewolf essay.  And then there is Snape's fascination 
with Fake!Moody's foe glass.  Plus there's that lip tracing thing he 
did in OotP, which struck me as a little odd.

So, if Snape *is* a vampire will that mean he'll suddenly start 
wearing flowy poet shirts and compelling innocent young women with 
his intense gaze?  I hope not, and I doubt it.  Because if Snape is 
a vampire (or a half-vampire if he's the "half-blood" prince) this 
is a fact JKR has known about him the entire time.  So his character 
won't change, we'll just get a little more insight into his 
motivations, etc.  Because, yes, vampires have been overdone (and 
this from a huge "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" fan) but I trust JKR to 
handle vampires in her own unique way.  Just as she's handled 
werewolves and centaurs and goblins.  So hopefully it won't sour you 
to the character (if it's true at all).

Betsy Hp