[HPforGrownups] Re: Rosebushes (was: Lots of Snape Stuff)

[Margaret Dean]

No: HPFGUIDX 17545

koinonia02 at yahoo.com wrote:

> If Snape's outward appearance is due to lack of social contacts and
> neglect, then he has been that way for most of his life!  I have also
> heard those who think he makes himself *look* like this so the young
> girls at Hogwarts or any other young lady won't be interested in
> him.  If Snape has allowed his hygiene and outward appearance to
> decline because there is nothing of significance in life for him,
> then how do we explain why he came to Hogwarts oily, slimy, and
> greasy?

Well, some people just have very oily hair.  Snape may not think
it's worth the trouble to wash it every single day (which is
often what's required in such cases).  


--Margaret Dean
  <margdean at erols.com>