W.A.F.F.L.E.S. (long)

[lealess]

No: HPFGUIDX 142581

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "a_svirn" <a_svirn at y...> wrote:
>
> ellecain wrote:
> > >  >  > But why, why ,why does Snape have long hair?
> > > 
> 
> > colebiancardi: I have no IDEA why Snape has long hair - and how 
> > long is it?  
> 
> a_svirn:
> 
> Maybe that's what keeps him lucky. 

Snape has long hair for the same reason that cops have mustaches: to 
hide any hint of emotion.  On the other hand, he may have had long 
hair as a 1970s working class youth, and just decided he liked the 
style.

Sirius may have kept his long hair from Azkaban because of depression 
or general apathy.  On the other hand, it is an accepted wizarding 
style.  Merlin is often depicted with long hair.  And Dumbledore had 
his flowing locks.

Agreeing with the "luck" conjecture, long hair probably confers 
strength to the wearer, as it did for Sampson, except this would be 
magical strength or wisdom.  For proof of this, see the Luxuriant 
Flowing Hair Club for Scientists: 
http://www.improbable.com/projects/hair/hair-club-top.html

Happy to participate in such an important discussion,
lealess