A few years ago my friend wanted to play a vampire character in the school, but she was informed how this is specifically mentioned as one of the two things that you are NOT able to play in school.(The other being king's and queen's and that kind of stuff.) Now, I recently sent a PM to a mod on if I have permission to play a vampire character in Diagon Alley. But then I started wondering why you can't just ask permission to play a vampire at the school in the same way that you can ask for a werewolf, veela, giant, seer, etc. Now I am convinced that vampires should be allowed also. I made this imaginary debate to start the topic:

"No, no, vampires can't be allowed because they were never mentioned at Hogwarts in the Harry Potter books, but the other "special" characters are."

Really? How do we know that there are no vampires attending Hogwarts in the books? We certainly know of their existence, because one attends Slughorn's party in Half Blood Prince. And let's not forget that Thomas wondered if the new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher would be a vampire.

"He was joking!"

He might well have been, but I don't see how this is any weirder than all the other teachers they had. Besides, unless Rowling actually SAYS that something is not so, then I don't see any valid reason why the RP should ban it. There are many, many things that Rowling never mentioned in the books but that the RP has expanded on. We have new spells, artifacts, races, and even pirates all over the place. That's good. Why are vampires any different?

"Vampires are too powerful to play, it would be unfair for other players"

This one makes the LEAST sense. Can you put down Twilight, please? Vampires in Harry Potter are not super fast or that strong. The only thing that makes them different is that they are pale, drink blood, and turn into bats.
Werewolves turn into wolves, which are much more powerful than bats. Veela turn into giant fire birds that can THROW fireballs at you when they get angry. And even people who play half-veela's have the power to make someone else fall in love with their characters. By far, veela are more powerful and uneven than vampires. Seers can actually see into the future. Think about what a cheat that could be, if you could have your character see into future plots. Of course you don't know the plots, but imagine if one demanded that his character know SOMETHING, because after all, her character is a seer. She SHOULD know something.
Really, vampires aren't all that powerful when you even compare them to normal wizards and witches. A magic person can turn into animals, use his or her wand to transform things into food, kill and torture with his or her wand and even destroy entire buildings with little effort.

"Okay, but think about the younger posters, this is supposed to be a family friendly RP. You can't have a character running around drinking blood."

Ah, this is a good argument, but this problem can also be resolved. The admins can make a rule stating that you may NOT post your vampire drinking blood, so it would be backstage. The rule could further state that you could not have your vampire attacking the other students, you would have to drink animal blood or maybe even drink something with the same nutrients that vampires need in blood. Did Rowling even say if vampires in Harry Potter could abstain? Maybe they can. It is up to you, the admins, to decide, unless sometime later Rowling published more info on Pottermore.
And let's not forget that there are many evil characters who enjoy torturing and killing other characters. There is a lot of action and fighting going on, and I think an Unforgivable is scarier than a character who CAN drink blood.

"But this is the way it's always been!"

Nah, just kidding, I know no one would say that.



Tell me what you think!