McGonagall and Snape + totally a shallow Snape q

[annegirl11 at juno.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 112425

Carol said (re: Snape and McGonagall):
> Of course it's
> strictly platonic, almost like the relationship of an older sister 
> and a younger brother who now must be treated as a fellow adult.

Hee, I never thought of that! But you're right, there is that vibe.
Sometimes you get the sense the McG is  kind of rolling her eyes at
Snape's nasty attitude, (mentally, because she always shows teacher
solidarity in front of the students) like, "What an overly-emotional
doofus." The kids are scared of Snape, but McGonagall, who knows him as a
person, not a teacher, just sees his bad attitude as kind of ridiculous.
:) She probably has some awkward!teenage!Snape memories that diffuses
taking serious offence to his nastyness (as opposed to what Lupin and
Sirius must think of Snape).

re:Snape's hair:
> Has anyone come up with an explanation for Snape's greasy hair? I'm 
> not trying to be an apologist, it just seems absurd to me that an adult
> who has a good grasp of professionalism wouldn't be a sleezeball. :)

My theory is that he pissed off the wrong person and was gypsy-cursed
(not a stretch of the imagination...) with oily hair, no matter how often
he washes it. Another theory I've heard that probably makes more sense is
that he lets it get on the oily side so it's more manageable. Recently
washed Snape-hair is a total frizz-bomb bush. <g> This makes sense to me
because it's in keeping with Snape's half-assed approach to appearance;
and it's old-fashioned, which Snape, and the WW in general, definitely
is. 

Aura

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