Grey laundry

[Sara_ELL]

No: HPFGUIDX 76539

Wanda wrote:

> There's been lots of commentary on Snape's grey underwear, 

<SNIPPED a very sensible discussion about the comfort of old, 
possibly grey clothes>

Wanda, 

As much as I hate to admit it (slurring the name of Snape and all of 
that), I have to point out that in order for laundry to become 
laundry, it has to be removed from the wearer's body and placed in a 
designated location, usually called "a laundry basket". Lily's 
retort to troubled-teenage-upsidedown!Snape is of course, is the 
implication that he has not managed to acquire the level of hygiene 
associated with regular laundering of undergarments, hence greying 
underwear.

Actually - as an aside, this may be another thing that troubled-
teenage!Snape has with highly-troubled-teenage!Harry, if you read 
the article put out on "The Leaky Cauldron" website which recalls 
the number of times Harry is mentioned bathing or cleaning himself 
in the series and finds it... lacking. 

The long grey nightshirt is, by extrapolation therefore somewhat 
troubling as in my deepest of hearts, I really, really would hope 
that Snape would have mastered the art of bathing by the age 35 (or 
however old he is meant to be). I shall comfort myself with the 
thought that Snape's nightshirt, neither black nor white, is a 
reflection of his character itself - mysterious and grey.

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Sara-ELL (who cannot argue with your logic of nice, soft and comfy 
old flannel jammies)