Artist rec :: PoA 13
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pauraque_bkThere are some very talented artists in HP fandom, and one you may not have heard of is ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
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
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.
(Ahem. Pardon me.)
It looks as though Sirius is going after Peter here, but Crookshanks was outside earlier that day, and it's suggested that he's with Sirius (190). Wouldn't Crookshanks have told Sirius that Peter ran away?
Even if Crookshanks had been kept inside and Sirius had no way to know Peter wasn't there, this is not sane behavior on Sirius's part. Stabbing through Ron's bedcurtains and lunging at him with a knife is not a reasonable way to try to kill a rat. All it accomplishes is alerting the kids to the fact that he's there, completely wasting Crookshanks's work at getting the list of passwords. If anyone needs evidence that Sirius is not right in the head at this point in the series, this should suffice. I wonder if he even considered that Ron might have been injured if he went in swinging.
Past re-read posts are here.
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)This goes back to
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)
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.[Hooch:] 'Look at the balance on it! If the Nimbus series has a fault, it's a slight list to the tail-end -- you often find they develop a drag after a few years[...]' (188)Quidditch seems to be something like auto racing: First it's the quality of the vehicle, and then the driver's ability to control it. In which case, it begins to depend a great deal on the financial backing of the players, which seems awfully unfair in a school environment. We're supposed to boo and hiss at Draco for buying his way onto the team, but cheer for Harry when he essentially buys a win by bringing in an F1 racer to compete against stock cars?
[Wood:] 'On the other hand, she rides a Comet Two Sixty, which is going to look like a joke next to the Firebolt.' (188)
[Lee:] 'See it turn -- Chang's Comet is just no match for it[...]' (192)
Cedric Diggory came over to congratulate Harry on having acquired such a superb replacement for his Nimbus[...] (190)Ever since we met him a chapter or two ago, JKR has gone out of her way to make Cedric look good every time he's mentioned.
[...]and Percy's Ravenclaw girlfriend, Penelope Clearwater, asked if she could actually hold the Firebolt. (190)Reads like a veiled sexual reference -- the pretty girl wanting to hold the sports star's... broomstick.
It looked as though Malfoy had been standing on Goyle's shoulders. (194-195)As we've been told before (PS/SS), Goyle is the short one; Crabbe is taller. The films reverse this.
'Can't you give [Hermione] a break?' Harry asked Ron quietly.As usual, Ron is emotional. Hermione's logical refuting of the circumstantial evidence against Crookshanks is meaningless to him. If only she *acted* sorry, that would be enough.
'No,' said Ron flatly. 'If she just acted like she was sorry -- but she'll never admit she's wrong, Hermione. She's still acting like Scabbers has gone on holiday or something.' (196)
The Gryffindor party only ended when Professor McGonagall turned up in her tartan dressing-gown and hair-net at one in the morning, to insist that they all went to bed. (196)I guess her rooms are near the dorms, that she was awakened by the noise. Interesting that she so rarely makes an appearance there.
'Black! Sirius Black! With a knife!'Left curtain/right curtain OTP!!
'What?'
'Here! Just now! Slashed the curtains! Woke me up!' (197)
(Ahem. Pardon me.)
It looks as though Sirius is going after Peter here, but Crookshanks was outside earlier that day, and it's suggested that he's with Sirius (190). Wouldn't Crookshanks have told Sirius that Peter ran away?
Even if Crookshanks had been kept inside and Sirius had no way to know Peter wasn't there, this is not sane behavior on Sirius's part. Stabbing through Ron's bedcurtains and lunging at him with a knife is not a reasonable way to try to kill a rat. All it accomplishes is alerting the kids to the fact that he's there, completely wasting Crookshanks's work at getting the list of passwords. If anyone needs evidence that Sirius is not right in the head at this point in the series, this should suffice. I wonder if he even considered that Ron might have been injured if he went in swinging.
'Don't be ridiculous, Weasley, how could he possibly have got through the portrait hole?' (198)To hell with the portrait hole -- how did he get through the front door? Shouldn't that be guarded or warded as well? Clearly, Padfoot can get past the Dementors, but what about Hogwarts's ordinary security measures? They go to plenty of trouble to keep Muggles out, but what about unwelcome wizards?
Past re-read posts are here.
