McGonagall and Snape + totally a shallow Snape q

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No: HPFGUIDX 112432

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, annegirl11 at j... wrote:
> Carol said (re: Snape and McGonagall):
> <snip>
> 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. :)
> 
Aura wrote:
> 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. 
> 
Karen adds:
Snape deals with potions... boiling cauldrons, steamy rooms, slimy 
ingredients... I think this is the reason for the adult Snapes "oily" 
hair.

- Karen