Snape and Hygiene

[Steve Vander Ark]

No: HPFGUIDX 11334


> A quick word in Snape's favor - Just because the guy's hair 
is 'greasy', in Harry's point of view,
>  doesn't mean that the man never takes a bath.  I know someone who 
washes their hair daily and 
> it's still limp and leaning towards oily

I think this is yet another example of the fact that we read just 
about everything in the books through the filter of Harry's point of 
view. Most readers don't notice the bias in the descriptions, but 
those of us that deconstruct every little nuance and turn of the 
phrase will do well to keep that in mind. I for one tend to draw some 
pretty concrete conclusions about things from passing comments in the 
books, and possibly, just possibly, some of those comments might not 
be objectively accurate. Possibly, just possibly, these books are 
written simply to be ripping good stories, that's all.


Naw.

Steve Vander Ark
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