OOP - Greasy haired odd kids

[sbursztynski]

No: HPFGUIDX 70061

Darrin:
> > Snape can bottle glory, brew fame, put a stopper in death, blah, 
> > blah, blah.
> > 
> > You're telling me he can't come up with a decent shampoo??? 
> > 
> > I would believe that Snape's self-esteem is so low that he
doesn't bother to take care of his appearance or that he is such a lab
rat that he forgets to wash. (Were someone to flip him upside-down 
now, I'd bet five galleons his tighty-whiteys are still gray) 
> > 
> > But I can't believe that if he truly wanted to do something about 
> > his hair, he couldn't.

Arcum:
> I picture it more as a typical Snape day involving him getting up,
> shampooing, working on all the potion projects he had going the
> previous night, and, by the time he gets through a class or two,
> having all the fumes from the potions settle on his hair and make it
> all greasy again.
> 
> He may even have given up on his hair at this point, if he was
> fighting that sort of losing battle. Though I'm suprised Gilderoy
> never tried to sell him on his line of shampoos and conditioners... 


LOL! I love your explanation for poor Snape's greasy hair (presumably 
he was spending loads of time in the lab at school as well). I think 
he was described that way, though, to make him unattractive to 
readers. This is a pity - good-looking enemies are forgiven much by 
fans (though Snape has his fans too, it seems, but probably more
among adults than child readers). Anybody remember the British science 
fiction series BLAKE'S 7? 
There was a character who talked like Snape, Kerr Avon. But Avon was 
good-looking, so he was the most popular character in the show, 
especially among female viewers. Are we really that shallow? 

Su