Snape's greasy hair = Mind Protection

[Steve]

No: HPFGUIDX 74760

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Deb" <readzalot at s...> wrote:
>>> Snape has greasy hair, ... And when Snape took memories out of his
head, there were cobweb-like strands coming out, too.  This did not
happen when Dumbledore put his memories into the Pensive. <<<

bboy_mn:
Yes, it did (re: cobweb-like strands). When Dumbledore pulls thoughts
from his mind, they come out as thin silvery strands, and alternate
description could very easily be silvery cobweb-like strands. I think
that 'cobweb-like', if it is in there, refers to a single strand of
cobweb silk, not to an entire complex web of spider silk.


> 
> Maybe there is a meaning to the greasy hair, other than just neglect.
> ...edited...
> 
> Deb S, aka readzalot, Canada

bboy_mn:

I am commiting a cardinal sin of HP group posting; I'm posting to a
thread that I haven't read (don't often read Snape threads), so
list-elves, call Filch and sign the whipping forms, I'm ready to take
my punishment if this has already been covered.

Quite a while back someone (please speak up) had a very interesting
theory that Snape's greasy hair was due to a mind protecting potion
that Snape puts in his hair to help prevent penetration of his mind.
It is sort of an external augmentation to his Occlumency ability, but
of course, that theory was presented a long time before we even knew
that Occlumency existed.

I'm not saying I believe it, but you have to admit, it is a pretty
cool idea.

Just a thought.

bboy_mn