[HPforGrownups] What do we really *know* about Snape?

[Horst or Rebecca J. Bohner]

No: HPFGUIDX 12864

> Why do we know [Snape] is clean-shaven?

Because if he had a beard or a moustache it would have been mentioned by
now.  They're rather hard to miss, and one of the first things you tend to
notice about a person.  We heard instantly about Hagrid's beard, and
Dumbledore's, when Harry first met them.  But although Harry frequently
takes note of Snape's sneering mouth and bad teeth, and of his greasy locks,
there is nary a word about facial hair.

> Oh, and he wears black *robes,* not a black cloak. Get that vampire
imagery out of your head.

Actually, it says "cloak" in STONE Ch. 8, so evidently he wears both black
robes and a black cloak when teaching.  But I find vampires to be tedious
and overdone, so I've honestly never imagined Snape as one.  I was surprised
to find that some people thought he might be, and I'll be even more
surprised if Rowling ever confirms it.  But I've been wrong before...
--
Rebecca