Not so bad Snape (was Re: Sexy Snape?)

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Lolita wrote: 
> Well, yes, obviously, since it's finally NOT through Harry's eyes 
that 
> we see him - you put it correctly, it's neutral narrator on stage. 
SS 
> is probably not THAT ugly as Harry describes him - his narration is 
> coloured by his hatred of Snape. 
> 
> Still, SS is no Mr Beautiful. His features aside - beauty is in the 
> eyes of the beholder - his hygiene is seriously lacking (yellow 
teeth! 
> eew!)

Potioncat:
And his teeth may not be so yellow either...just not Hollywood white. 
Or if they are, they could be stained, rather than unbrushed. He's 
never described as having any odor at all, and Harry has been close 
enough to know. Mungdungus's odors are described, so it isn't just a 
case of shyness on JKR's part.

I do think it's significant that he is described differently in 
Spinners' End than he is in chapters that include either Harry or the 
Marauders.

As for Rickman...well, yes, he adds something doesn't he? But really, 
do any of the movie characters match the book characters?