[the_old_crowd] Re: A BIAS in the Pensieve: A Batty Idea About Snape

[Magda Grantwich]

I don't believe that Snape is a vampire.  We're two books away from
the end and it's a little late in the game to suddenly spring a major
revelation like this about a character who's been on the main stage
since Book 1.  Especially since this particular character has a lot
of backstory/Harry history to come out at the same time.

The other issue is: what's the point - plotwise - of Snape being a
vampire?  Lupin's werewolfishness is integral to the plot in POA and
to his character throughout the book.  What would Snape's
vampirishness contribute to our knowledge of him?

Also: Lupin had his head buried in the book because he was torn
between doing his duty as a prefect (and what was morally right) and
not going against his friends.  He was wavering, just like he wavered
in POA about telling Dumbledore about Sirius being an animagus and
about the Marauder's map.  Lupin thinks himself into a state where
he's paralyzed.  That's what he's doing here.

Nor do I see any evidence that Snape and Lupin had any kind of
friendship at any time.  Certainly not during POA.

Magda


	
		
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