It appeared there were not many vampires who were witches or wizards before being turned, but why? The creature and being registry only had a handful of vampires listed, and those that were had their wands snapped, it noted. She assumed that vampires must lose their magical abilities when turned, as they were undead. But then, why snap their wands? The fact that they exist at all denotes some sort of magic. While vampires were not exterminated outright, they were treated like parasites that needed to be kept at bay, rather than beings with fully functioning cognition, emotions, and culture, among other things, she reasoned.