Snape's greasy hair,

[subrosax99]

No: HPFGUIDX 75177

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, Delf <dussydelf at y...> wrote:
> Hello everyone, this is my first message here.
> 
> >  Dawn wrote re: Snape's hair:
> > 
> >  Snape has put a lot of effort into his appearance.  His walk and 
> > style of dressing are cultivated to intimidate and keep people at 
a 
> > distance, his way of talking and body language likewise.  
> > 
> > Me(Ginger)
> > I snipped a lot of stuff wondering why Snape would have hair like 
> > that if he could do anything about it.  
> > I think Dawn hit the nail on the head.  
> > 
> > Assuming Snape could do something about it, maybe he keeps it 
like 
> > that to further his "untouchable" aura.  Intimidation and 
repulsion 
> > seems to me to be a good combination for keeping people at bay.
> 
> Could it be because Snape's hair is naturally wavy or curly, and 
that he 
> intends on keeping long and greasy so that it falls straight? I can 
> imagine him as a child with short curls all over his head, and 
becoming 
> a teenager he let it grow long so that the "girlish" curls became 
simple 
> waves, then he discovered that grease made it look even less 
> "Lockhart-ish"...
> 
> Delf

I've heard all kinds of theories about Snape's greasy hair on this 
board. Not to say that any of them are unreasonable, mind you. I just 
wonder if JKR meant to say anything but that Snape's hair is...well, 
greasy. In other words, I doubt that there is anything mysterious 
about it.
Of course we have only Harry's assesment of Snape to go on. No need 
to assume that Snape's hair is awful. Maybe it's greasy a la Nick 
Cave circa 1983. Who knows? I'm just not willing to say that there is 
something secret and unrevealed about Snape's hair. Sorry.


Allyson