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{{Quote|Evil creature that roams the night feeding on the blood of living beings. Cannot go out in the daylight.|Description|Scholastic}}
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A '''vampire''' is a [[magic]]al hominid that is well known for biting people on the neck and sucking their blood. They are part of a family of beings known as the [[Living Dead]]<ref>''[[Pottermore]]''</ref>. Little is known about them, though they have been widely integrated into [[Muggle]] literature.
  
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A '''vampire''' is a [[magic]]al hominid that is famed for biting people on the neck and sucking their [[blood]].<ref name="SCHOLASTIC"/> They are part of the family of [[being]]s known as the [[Living Dead]].<ref>''[[Pottermore]]''</ref>
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*[[Trocar]]<ref name=PM2>''[[Pottermore]]'' - [http://www.pottermore.com/en/book6/chapter15/moment1/vampires New from J.K. Rowling: Vampires]</ref>
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They are usually pale and gaunt<ref name="HBP"/> with sharp fangs for puncturing the throat.
  
They are usually pale and gaunt<ref name="HBP"/> with sharp fangs for puncturing the throat.
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Vampires have an aversion to garlic and can be kept at bay by its presence<ref name="PS">''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone]]''</ref>. They drink blood, though they are able to eat things such as pasties<ref name="HBP"/>, and [[Honeydukes]] sells [[Blood-flavoured lollipop|lollipops that taste like blood]], presumably for vampires to use<ref name="3FILM">''[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film)]]''</ref>
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Vampires have an aversion to [[garlic]] and can be kept at bay by its presence<ref name="PS">''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone]]''</ref>. They drink blood, though they are able to eat things such as pasties<ref name="HBP"/>, and [[Honeydukes]] sells [[Blood-flavoured lollipop|lollipops that taste like blood]], presumably for vampires to use<ref name="3FILM">''[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film)]]''</ref>.
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==Events involving vampires==
  
==Events involving vampires==
 
*Professor [[Quirinus Quirrell]] claimed to have had an encounter with vampires in the [[Wikipedia:Black Forest|Black Forest]] during his break from teaching to get some "hands-on" experience with dealing with the Dark Arts. Whether this is true, or a cover to hide his encounter with [[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]] in Albania, is unclear.<ref name=PS/>
  
*Professor [[Quirinus Quirrell]] claimed to have had an encounter with vampires in the [[Wikipedia:Black Forest|Black Forest]] during his break from teaching to get some "hands-on" experience with dealing with the Dark Arts. Whether this is true, or a cover to hide his encounter with [[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]] in Albania, is unclear.<ref name=PS/>
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*According to [[Wizards' Ordinary Magic and Basic Aptitude Test|W.O.M.B.A.T.]], vampire bites may be incurable; this is consistent with the near impossibility of the curing of a werewolf bite.
  
*According to [[Wizards' Ordinary Magic and Basic Aptitude Test|W.O.M.B.A.T.]], vampire bites may be incurable; this is consistent with the near impossibility of the curing of a werewolf bite.
 
*The breach in the [[International Statute of Wizarding Secrecy]] in [[1749]] involving vampires may be inspired by the real-world work of Benedictine monk {{Wplink|Antoine Augustin Calmet}}, who recorded stories about vampires in western [[Europe]]. He published a treatise that described how to track them down and destroy them. If so, he may be a [[wizard]] in the [[Harry Potter universe]], since only a wizard could create a breach.
  
*The breach in the [[International Statute of Wizarding Secrecy]] in [[1749]] involving vampires may be inspired by the real-world work of Benedictine monk {{Wplink|Antoine Augustin Calmet}}, who recorded stories about vampires in western [[Europe]]. He published a treatise that described how to track them down and destroy them. If so, he may be a [[wizard]] in the [[Harry Potter universe]], since only a wizard could create a breach.
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*Vampires seem to be able to live longer than [[Muggles]]. [[Carmilla Sanguina]] died aged 196, and [[Amarillo Lestoat]] died aged 201.
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*J. K. Rowling did not include vampires more prominently in the [[Harry Potter (book series)|''Harry Potter'' series]] because she felt she could add little to the already rich vampire myth and because vampires are from the traditions of Eastern Europe, rather than the British folklore Rowling primarily drew from.<ref name=PM2 />
   
 
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"Evil creature that roams the night feeding on the blood of living beings. Cannot go out in the daylight."
— Description[src]

A vampire is a magical hominid that is famed for biting people on the neck and sucking their blood.[4] They are part of the family of beings known as the Living Dead.[5]

Known vampires

Physical appearance

They are usually pale and gaunt[1] with sharp fangs for puncturing the throat.

Diet

Vampires have an aversion to garlic and can be kept at bay by its presence[10]. They drink blood, though they are able to eat things such as pasties[1], and Honeydukes sells lollipops that taste like blood, presumably for vampires to use[11].

Events involving vampires

See also

Behind the scenes

Appearances

Notes and references

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
  2. ↑ Per the infobox image, which comes from Pottermore.
  3. ↑ Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game) - In Gilderoy Lockhart's Marauding with Monsters, the Black Forest is mentioned to be "vampire-infested".
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Per the Scholastic Official Site.
  5. ↑ Pottermore
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 Chocolate Frog Cards
  7. ↑ Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)
  8. ↑ Wizard of the Month
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Pottermore - New from J.K. Rowling: Vampires
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
  11. ↑ Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film)
  12. ↑ Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
  13. ↑ Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
  14. ↑ Interview with J. K. Rowling at Accio Quote!
  15. ↑ Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
  16. ↑ Wizard of the Month
  17. ↑ Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
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