McGonagall and Snape + totally a shallow Snape q

[Hannah]

No: HPFGUIDX 112524

> Carol said (re: Snape):
> <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. :)


 

People have some fantastic theories about this, it's 
been great reading them.  Snape's hair seems significant, virtually 
every time he is described by a character or in the narrative it's 
mentioned.  Is JKR trying to tell us something about the character 
of Snape, that he doesn't take very good care of himself?  Maybe 
she's trying to say, 'He's got low self-esteem, he just doesn't 
think he's worth making the effort over.'
Or maybe he does wash it, but it just doesn't get rid of the 
grease.  I reckon he's in need of that range of Gilderoy Lockhart 
hair care products! :-)

Hannah