Grey laundry

[Wanda Sherratt]

No: HPFGUIDX 76531

There's been lots of commentary on Snape's grey underwear, but I 
noticed that in GoF chapter 25, Snape is walking about the castle at 
night in a long grey nightshirt.  Now, whatever his circumstances as 
a boy, he can't now be too poor to afford new clothes.  Nor can I 
believe that he never washes his clothes, if that's even his 
responsibility.  I imagine the House Elves take care of the laundry, 
anyway.  But there's more than one reason for white things to turn 
grey, besides being unwashed.  If his nightgown is old, it would 
very likely turn grey after much washing, especially if some of his 
regular black clothes got into the pile.  And everyone knows that 
old clothes are the most comfortable, so maybe Snape is just one of 
those people who don't care too much about what their things look 
like, as long as they're nice and soft and comfy.

Wanda