OOP - Greasy haired odd kids

[koinonia02]

No: HPFGUIDX 66016

Tracey:

> the whole greasy hair image 
> doesn't fit with my understanding of the grown-up Snape. ***snip*** 
and I find it hard 
> to believe that he doesn't know better / care enough about how 
others 
> perceive him to bother with a little shampoo. ***snip***But is that 
fair to the character of 
> Snape?  I just find the greasiness unbelievable, considering how 
> sensitive Snape is to criticism/anything that would challenge his 
> sense of authority.

I don't usually get into the greasy hair business but it has to be 
something other than not using shampoo. 

 > To be fair, I can think of a few reasons why Rowling would want to 
> portray Snape as greasy-haired: 1) to associate him with a lower 
> class (bad hygiene = lower socioeconomic status); 

This could work but why still be 'greasy-haired'?


>   We have evidence that 
> he's worked on other aspects of his appearance since graduating 
> Hogwarts, since he no longer walks around stoop-shouldered (and his 
> gait seems to have improved as well).  So what gives?

This is the part I really wanted to comment on. Snape isn't described 
as stoop-shouldered. He is described as round-shouldered. There's a 
difference. Krum is described in the same way. Then there is the 
description of him walking in a twitchy manner that recalled a 
spider. Snape has always been described as having more of a smooth 
gait. So this twitchy business reminds me of someone who has had a 
hex put on them such as Neville has had numerous times. Remember that 
James and Black are also in that room.

"K"