Rosebushes (was: Lots of Snape Stuff)

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No: HPFGUIDX 17498

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., lea.macleod at g... wrote:

> Snape´s outward appearance may reveal something about it. I don´t 
> think he´s actually ugly or unattractive, but he does neglect his 
> looks. A person suffering from his lack of social contacts would 
> certainly put some effort into his outward appearance, wouldn´t he? 
> Snape doesn´t seem to care at all. For me it´s a sign that such 
things 
> have lost their significance for him.


I replied to this a couple of minutes ago and for some reason it 
didn't make it.  Sorry if it turns up later!

If Snape's outward appearance is due to his lack of social contacts 
and just plain neglect, then he has been this way for most of his 
life.  I know there is also a theory that Snape just doesn't want any 
of the young students or any other young lady to have an interest in 
him.  How do we explain the fact that he came to Hogwarts already 
oily, slimy, and greasy :)  It seems he has been this way for quite a 
while.  I don't believe an 11 year old cared yet about the girls 
looking at him or that there was nothing significant in his life.

Koinonia