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You are right. I always thought the idea of wizards wearing nothing beneath their robes to be silly. Plus, I just like the idea of purebloods in XIXth century underwear. 

Headcanon on wizard underwear that no one asked for 🩲

Okay this is a possible interpretation of Snape's Worst Memory that is possibly ridiculous, so feel free to comment/reblog and roast me.

What if everyone laughs so hard, even Lily almost-smiles, because absolutely no one would have ever expected Snape to be that naked under his robes? It's just a reaction of complete surprise.

We don't get any good descriptions of wizarding robes in the books, so we don't know what wizards typically wear underneath. But with academic robes, judicial robes, and clerical robes it's standard practice to wear street clothes. Oxford even has a prescribed set of clothes (known as subfusc) to be worn under the academic robe.

Even if it's not a full Oxford-style suit, I think wizards and witches typically wear something under their robes for support/modesty/hygiene/odor control/fashion purposes. And if they're wearing old-timey undergarments with their old-timey robes, then their underwear would typically cover a lot more than Snape's shocking y-fronts.

For historical reference, from the middle ages up until about the late 19th century, men would typically wear some kind of braies or breeches and pair it with a linen shirt. Some examples:

I think the more modern/muggle style would be to wear at least an undershirt and shorts/trousers. I can imagine Quidditch star James Potter and the marauders wearing some silly 1970s athletic wear under their robes.

The way I interpret SWM, the marauders expected Snape to be fairly covered-up underneath his robes – and then guffawed when they saw his choice to wear the tightest, smallest, dingiest muggle underwear they’d ever seen.

From Snape’s perspective, I imagine he was probably so busy/stressed with his OWLS that he hadn’t kept up with laundering, and it was so bloody hot that he just made a rash decision that morning to grab a pair of y-fronts and leave it at that. It was an exam day, he didn’t expect to be doing anything but sitting in an exam hall, and he didn’t think anyone would ever know or care.

I think this might add another layer to why Snape broke down and called Lily a slur. He’d been embarrassed and emasculated and assaulted, but he’d also been exposed as someone who didn’t conform to wizarding norms. We don’t know what his relationship was like with the pureblood Slytherins, but that could be dangerous for him. It’s possible that when he got back to his common room he was going to get attacked all over again, or at least hear: “Snivellus Snape with the muggle father – doesn’t even know that you’re supposed to wear clothes under your robes.”

Magical Theory - Pt. 3 (Unforgivables Edition)

We back in it.

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The Unforgivable Curses are the three most powerful (known) Dark Magic spells in the world. They fall under the category of Black Magic, due to one of their requirements for use being the full intent to cause harm and possess a particularly curious consequence: damage to the soul.

Imperio is considered the most lightly-sentenced of the unforgivables, meaning you’ll only get one life sentence for using it instead of multiple (however, this also depends on what exactly the caster made the target do – I can absolutely see people using this spell for the dumbest crap, think Karens-at-Walmart levels of stupid). This curse requires the caster to have the desire to completely enslave the target as well as knowing what exactly they want the target to do. This curse causes some damage to the soul and its tie to the caster’s body. It is also the easiest to cast of the three.

Crucio is considered by some to be the cruelest of the unforgivables. Multiple life sentences are generally given for using it; however, it is heavily rumored that officials within the Ministry of Magic have gotten away with using it for hundreds of years. The spell requires the caster to have the desire to cause pain and suffering. Hate, rage, and other strong negative emotions produce more potent magic, so this specific spell is extremely powerful and extremely dangerous to use as it can easily go out of control. This spell can have similar effects to those of Avada Kedavra if used often.

Avada Kedavra is the most dreaded of the three curses. Casters of this curse will receive more life sentences than those who have just cast Crucio, though the number of sentences is also affected by how many people the caster has killed with the spell as well. Reasons for this are the spell requirements and results; this specific spell requires the caster to have the unremitting desire to murder their target. Desiring the death of their target is not enough in this case for the spell to be successful. The spell itself will only react to the rage, hate, and/or desire for destruction that come with committing a murder. This spell essentially shatters the tie between the soul and body, much like how a dementor rips tis tie as it sucks a person’s soul out. As a result, the ties holding the caster’s soul to their body is loosened or broken slightly. The more often the caster uses Avada Kedavra, the more their soul will shatter. However, these pieces of their soul can be saved (with great difficulty and care) and placed into Horcruxes to give them (potentially) eternal life.