Snape, the "Deeply Horrible Person"

[potioncat]

No: HPFGUIDX 94362

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Jo Ann" <LadySawall at a...> 
wrote:
Jo Ann wrote:
> 
> Oh, and while I'm on the subject, a question.  There seems to be 
some 
> debate as to just how ugly (or not) the man actually is--Mr. 
> Rickman's influence aside--and I can't remember: has the 
word "ugly" 
> ever actually been used canonically to describe Snape?  Maybe 
another 
> instance of something JKR considers so self-evident she doesn't 
come 
> right out and say it, thus leaving us all sorts of room for 
> debate?  :)


Potioncat:
Below is a site with an article about Snape that talks about how 
fans "redefine" some of Snape's characteristics.."aquilline" nose, 
for example.  It looks at both canon Snape and Rickman Snape.
But I would have to say, the way JKR describes him, he doesn't sound 
too attractive.  
http://www.flakmag.com/film/snape.html