As vampires were magical creatures, they therefore lived in and were affiliated with the wizarding world. There existed a Society for the Tolerance of Vampires, which by its given name, must have campaigned for greater acceptance of vampires and their culture in the magical world, given their seemingly malignant reputation. The wizarding world also set guidelines to prevent exterminating vampires outright.

Vampires were studied in first, second, and third year Defence Against the Dark Arts classes. This was because vampires, along with similar undead creatures such as Inferi, were considered dark creatures due to their presumably highly parasitic and dangerous natures.