The REAL Reason Snape's Hair Is Greasy!

[susannahlm <susannahlm@yahoo.com>]

No: HPFGUIDX 50158

Cassie wrote: 


>Ok.. 

>Correct me if I'm wrong, but so far we have: 

>1. His anti-social nature makes him neglect his appearance sos he 
>can avoid relationships. 

>2. He uses some kind of hair-tonic-potion thing to keep his mind 
>from being read. 

>3. He's really dead sexy, but purposefully makes himself look 
>unattractive so he won't be tackled by randy teenage girls who 
>should be doing their school work. 

>4. He just doesn't care. 


As a variant of 4, add

5. Because he's in mourning.

(Derannimer glances over her shoulder to make sure her Captain isn't 
around, then continues.)

Look, I don't know what you think of Lollipops, but one of the 
reasons it's always struck me as plausible is Snape's hair. Or, 
rather, the hair (it's not just greay, it's shoulder-length. Not 
long, *shoulder-length;* poorly kept), the black, the reflexive 
snapping. I don't know if it was Elkins or Tabouli, but I read a post 
somewhere describing Snape as a man on auto-pilot, operating on 
default mode, not paying much attention to daily life because he just 
doesn't care any more. He does seem to me like someone living in 
emotional reaction. 

And, I mean, it doesn't have to be reaction to Lily's untimely death, 
if you don't like that sort of thing. It could be reaction to his 
time as a DE, or as a spy, or because he's SOULSUCKED SNAPE. 
Whatever. 

So maybe I should revise that. 

5. He just doesn't care, and why would he, after [insert trauma of 
choice]?


Derannimer (who wonders how he'd clean up, and suspects: not too 
badly)