Artist rec :: PoA 13

There are some very talented artists in HP fandom, and one you may not have heard of is kaptainsnot (Evelia). Most fan artists tend towards illustration, which is part of what makes Evelia's work so exciting -- her pieces stray from straight representation to really tell a story through symbolism and composition. Her style ranges from Gorey-like gothic stylization to a scribbly expressionism (not unlike waccawheels's style, though Evelia's approach is denser and darker). Most of her work falls somewhere in the middle, and always, the details of expression, the intentional distortions, the subtle use of single colors -- they make you want to look and look. This is an artist who deserves the fandom's attention.

(The links above go to slash pictures, but none of them are NC-17. There's some more explicit work available on her site.)

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Highlights from Chapter 12:

-How does a Patronus work?

-More on McGonagall and Snape

-lizbee's impression of a Death Eater keeping Lily from escaping (hee!)

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PoA 13: Gryffindor versus Ravenclaw

Hermione, meanwhile, maintained fiercely that Ron had no proof that Crookshanks had eaten Scabbers, that the ginger hairs might have been there since Christmas, and that Ron had been prejudiced against her cat ever since Crookshanks had landed on Ron's head in the Magical Menagerie. (187)

A beam of light fell across the grass, hit the bottom of a tree and illuminated its branches; there, crouching amongst the budding leaves, was Crookshanks. (190)

This goes back to fernwithy's point about Hermione being a permissive and doting "parent". Not only does she defend Crookshanks, she actually lets him out on his own, unable to bring herself to rein him in.

( Quidditch and fair play, Sirius and logic, other things rarely seen together. )

Past re-read posts are here.

Artist rec :: PoA 13

There are some very talented artists in HP fandom, and one you may not have heard of is kaptainsnot (Evelia). Most fan artists tend towards illustration, which is part of what makes Evelia's work so exciting -- her pieces stray from straight representation to really tell a story through symbolism and composition. Her style ranges from Gorey-like gothic stylization to a scribbly expressionism (not unlike waccawheels's style, though Evelia's approach is denser and darker). Most of her work falls somewhere in the middle, and always, the details of expression, the intentional distortions, the subtle use of single colors -- they make you want to look and look. This is an artist who deserves the fandom's attention.

(The links above go to slash pictures, but none of them are NC-17. There's some more explicit work available on her site.)

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Highlights from Chapter 12:

-How does a Patronus work?

-More on McGonagall and Snape

-lizbee's impression of a Death Eater keeping Lily from escaping (hee!)

*

PoA 13: Gryffindor versus Ravenclaw

Hermione, meanwhile, maintained fiercely that Ron had no proof that Crookshanks had eaten Scabbers, that the ginger hairs might have been there since Christmas, and that Ron had been prejudiced against her cat ever since Crookshanks had landed on Ron's head in the Magical Menagerie. (187)

A beam of light fell across the grass, hit the bottom of a tree and illuminated its branches; there, crouching amongst the budding leaves, was Crookshanks. (190)

This goes back to fernwithy's point about Hermione being a permissive and doting "parent". Not only does she defend Crookshanks, she actually lets him out on his own, unable to bring herself to rein him in.

( Quidditch and fair play, Sirius and logic, other things rarely seen together. )

Past re-read posts are here.