Author J.K. Rowling hosts a special family fundraising evening in aid of her children's charity
Author J.K. Rowling hosts a special family fundraising evening in aid of her children's charity, Lumos, at the "Warner Bros. Studio - The Making of Harry Potter in Hertfordfshire" in London November 9, 2013. Reuters/Olivia Harris

J.K. Rowling, the author of "Harry Potter" books, explained the role of vampires in her book series and one character she had written about but chose not to feature in the book series. She also put to rest all the rumours surrounding a popular character that some fans suspected to be a vampire. [Warning: Spoiler Alert]

Although vampires feature in the "Harry Potter" books, they do not play a major role in the plot. J.K. Rowling explained some of her thoughts behind her work in a post on her website PotterMore. The post can only be read by the members after they solve a riddle and make a discovery in the picture titled "Slughorn's Party."

The author said that she based the adversaries of the heroes in the "Harry Potter" series after characters from British Mythology and folklore. But vampires, a tradition in Eastern Europe, did not feature in the book series because J.K. Rowling felt that the character had already featured in so many movies and literature that she could add very little by introducing such a character in her work.

She did say, however, that she found a vampire character after looking at some of her old notebooks. The character was called "Trocar," named after a sharp instrument that is used to extracts fluids from an artery or a cavity. The character was supposed to be a teacher at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. But the character does not feature in any of the books.

J.K. Rowling also took on the rumour that the character Severus Snape may be a vampire. The complex character is seen as one of the professors in Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. The author debunked the rumours by saying the character was not a "re-vamped Trocar." Severus Snape was not a vampire even though he is sometimes described as a "large bat," according to J.K. Rowling.

The author confirmed that Snape never really turned into a bat and reasoned that if he were a vampire he would not be seen walking in daylight, something the character was seen doing. Another evidence the author pointed out was that no dead bodies with bite marks on the neck were found in the school premises in the "Harry Potter" books.

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