Snape a vampire? (was Snape's Patronus)

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No: HPFGUIDX 160926

doddiemoemoe:
I would argue that snape is not a "TRUE" vamp...simply an EMOTIONAL 
VAMPIRE...(and don't most of us know this type)...

Jeremiah:
I agree about him being an emotional vapire. As for being a physical vampire: I thought the same thing... there are numerous references to Snape swooping like a bat and what have you (what else to bats do physically? Oh, hide in dark places and sleep). So, my thoughts went there right away. But on JKR's site she dismisses this "rumor" and my feeling is she placed all those references for detail as well as to create a red herring. She has messed with my head... I love her for that.

As for a Patronus: (since this was the original thread) Why wouldn't Snape's patronus be a bat? It flies, it's stealthy... so, there you go.

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