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[arcanetrivia]

I fondled the anniversary edition of Sorcerer's Stone today at Kepler's Books. I do like the new cover art (Harry looking in the Mirror) much better than the old, and the inclusion of a larger version than I've yet seen of JKR's "how I always saw Snape" sketch as the frontispiece (?) was cool (I still think that one is fun; as she says, he has a resemblance to Dracula, and it has the feel of a mood caricature to me: "Snape before coffee", or something), but those two changes alone are not worth $30.00. Pfeh.

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[lilyevans-snape.livejournal.com]

"Snape before coffee" *snerk*. I'll have to see that. Oh wait.... ;-)

[arcanetrivia]

Living dangerously, are we?

[mimimanderly.livejournal.com]

Snape before coffee WITH "bed head" is even more adorable! *giggles*

[lilyevans-snape.livejournal.com]

*giggle* bedhead?! 0_o Now I'd pay to see that :-)

[mimimanderly.livejournal.com]

Oooooooo....Sweetie.....

You've just given me an idea for my next picture. Well...after the one I'm doing tonight after a suggestion from LittleBeans.

You guys all give me such great ideas!

[lilyevans-snape.livejournal.com]

:-) Glad I could help.

[orpheus-samhain.livejournal.com]

Do you know if that Snape caricature is available somewhere on the internet? I'm extremely curious O.O

[arcanetrivia]

Oh sure. It's this, but bigger (not huge, I mean the book is 5x8 inches or something, but bigger than like 300 px wide), and a nice clear print so you can see details:

[orpheus-samhain.livejournal.com]

He does look like Dracula here. Still, I wouldn't be afraid of him or loathe him. I don't know, he looks cute to me heh. My views on people are SO different from JKR's, I mean I love the Snape she described in the books and I love this pic :)

Thank you!

[(Anonymous)]

Well, I don't think this could leave us in any doubt of the John Nettleship (Jo's old Chem teacher on whom it is said she based Snape) parallels now. There is a marked similarity, to be sure. Though, as you say, it does appear to be more of a caricature than a serious portrait.

That anon. post - yeah that was me

[lilyevans-snape.livejournal.com]

That anon post just submitted in reply to this. Yeah, that was me, awake at 6:30 am on a Sunday and still have asleep. Sigh... Sorry about that.

Re: That anon. post - yeah that was me

[(Anonymous)]

still HALF asleep. See, I can't even spell.

Re: That anon. post - yeah that was me

[lilyevans-snape.livejournal.com]

Still HALF asleep, I mean. I also corrected this spelling error without signing in, so then it went through as anon. too. I just give up. I think I should go back to bed. Sigh....

[arcanetrivia]

Yeah, really no one ought to be up at that hour! Insomnia?

[arcanetrivia]

Though, as you say, it does appear to be more of a caricature than a serious portrait.

I think she thinks it's serious, and really, in terms of illustration for a children's book, it is. That's a different set of rules. To say "this is how I always pictured him" should tell us something about her mindset and why she is so perplexed that so many of us took to him so strongly.

[lilyevans-snape.livejournal.com]

Yes, insomnia kept me up at this god forsaken hour. I did actually sleep off and on, but not well. That seems to be happening alot.

I still have my theories about Jo and Snape, but you are right that the illustration is appropriate for a children's novel (because really books 1 and 2 were exactly that).

$30!!!

[karendetroit.livejournal.com]

That goes way beyond chutzpah, IMO!

Rowling's 15 minutes are up!

Re: $30!!!

[arcanetrivia]

Chutzpah on Scholastic's part, I hope you mean? (I'm sure Rowling had nothing to do with it.) Meh, kind of the going rate for such a book nowadays, given that materials and transportation rates are up.