[HPforGrownups] Re: Snape: good or bad?

[Sherry Gomes]

No: HPFGUIDX 143179

Bart:
I think, frankly, it's bigotry on JKR's part. Good, intelligent, heroic 
people are good looking. People who are homely or overweight or both 
tend to be evil, cruel, small-minded, and/or unintelligent.

	Bart


sherry:

Molly Weasley.  Remus Lupin.  Molly is overweight.  Remus, shabby and worn,
never the impression of being good looking.  Arthur is described as balding
and again, not described in ways that indicate being handsome.  Ron is gawky
and gangling, But then, of course, he's still growing.  Hermione has bushy
hair and did have big teeth.  Again, except at the ball in GOF, I've never
had the impression that Hermione is supposed to be considered gorgeous. And
then there's Harry.  Harry has messy hair, is small for his age, has knobby
knees.  Our hero is never described as being handsome or particularly
attractive.  Sure, i don't get the impression he's homely, but he's not a
heartthrob.  Much of his popularity stems from who he is, not how he looks.
i mean his popularity among the extended characters, not his close friends.

On the other side:  The big bad baddy, Tom riddle is described as being very
handsome.  Also Draco and Lucius are described in ways that make them appear
to be handsome as well.  Bella and Narcissa are described in terms that seem
we are supposed to think they are pretty.  

I don't think the visual stereotypes of good means good looking and bad
means ugly really stand up, when you consider all the characters.

Sherry