Greasy Hair ( was Mc and Snape )

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No: HPFGUIDX 112582

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, MESSAGE 112467, An'nai Jiriki 
<xmezumiiru at y...> wrote:
 
> Chris:
> I worked as an intern in an environmental lab one
> summer. If I didn't wash my hair every other day
> (because every day made my hair explode), I could have
> oiled my car with the greasy build-up. Normally, I do
> not have greasy hair, but the chemical buildup in the
> air made it that way.

"K":

Honestly, I guess I'm just thinking of a fantasy world. Not real 
life.

An'nai Jiriki:
> Again, if teenage Snape was into potions enough to
> become the teacher (or master, depending on other
> conversations here), he would have spent alot of time
> in the potions wing/room. 
> 
> That, and we see him as a teen at the OWLs time. I
> know my hygene suffered greatly at finals time. If
> Snape didn't care what others thought, why would he
> wash his hair when he could be studying? I get the
> impression Snape was just as studious as Hermione as a student.

"K":
Is that what JKR is trying to show us regarding Snape? His personal 
hygiene habits? A 30-something year old Professor not taking care of 
himself? It doesn't take that long to wash one's hair.

Maybe all JKR ever intended was to give us a description that would 
make Snape seem sinister and I can go along with that. Or she could  
*constantly* refer to his greasy hair and other features to give us 
a clue.

Smelly, greasy, dirty teacher? Surely not.  ;-)

"K"