HB and HBP
First, I'd like to wish a very happy birthday to shoebox2, who has recently returned to the Canadian Idol recapping scene with the advent of CI3 -- huzzah!
Second, in regard to the just-released full cover of HBP, lizbee and I had this conversation on IM tonight:
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Me: I think the wizardly clasped hands are Harry's and Snape's. Doesn't that corded, black-robed arm with the faint tattooed mark on it look Snapeish to you? Have we ever seen Dumbledore wear black?
Liz: I had the same thought, but then I decided that fandom had warped my brain...
Me: I totally called Snape on that one the moment I saw it, because of the black sleeve and the faded, half-obscured mark near the wrist. Isn't Snape's Dark Mark somewhere on the underside of his forearm?
Liz: Yes. Yes it is.
Me: Then I thought to myself, "Girl, you are just obsessed." But I can't think of any other useful candidates. Voldemort wouldn't wear his own Mark, and besides he's all white and skeletal-looking these days. Dumbledore's robes are notoriously gaudy and bright-coloured. It's clearly not a woman's arm, and Sirius Black is dead, so...
Liz: Oooh, now I'm almost interested. :-)
Me: Now does that mean Snape is the HBP? I really doubt it. I still think the HBP is going to be like the Fisher King in Mage: The Hero Discovered (now there's an obscure reference for you) -- a character we've never seen before and whose appearance/identity really isn't important, it's more what he represents and the quest that circles around him that matters.
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Make of that what you will. I feel pretty confident I'm right, though.
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ETA, as the conversation continued:
Me: *squints at arm* The only thing is, that mark looks like a bow. Like somebody tied a cute little black ribbon around Snape's wrist.
Liz: Hmmmmm. Carelessness on the part of the artist? Inability to portray Dark Mark?
Me: Maybe there's a secret order of the DE's devoted to worshipping Dolores Umbridge?
Liz: I wouldn't be surprised, but I doubt you'd find Snape in their midst.
Me: Actually, I think it's more likely that they fudged the artwork a little so as not to make it too obvious.
Liz: Ah. Good thought. Because Snape is the only DE likely to be holding hands with Harry... outside of slash fic.
Me: Heh. Well, it could be like an arm-wrestling match...
Second, in regard to the just-released full cover of HBP, lizbee and I had this conversation on IM tonight:
* * *
Me: I think the wizardly clasped hands are Harry's and Snape's. Doesn't that corded, black-robed arm with the faint tattooed mark on it look Snapeish to you? Have we ever seen Dumbledore wear black?
Liz: I had the same thought, but then I decided that fandom had warped my brain...
Me: I totally called Snape on that one the moment I saw it, because of the black sleeve and the faded, half-obscured mark near the wrist. Isn't Snape's Dark Mark somewhere on the underside of his forearm?
Liz: Yes. Yes it is.
Me: Then I thought to myself, "Girl, you are just obsessed." But I can't think of any other useful candidates. Voldemort wouldn't wear his own Mark, and besides he's all white and skeletal-looking these days. Dumbledore's robes are notoriously gaudy and bright-coloured. It's clearly not a woman's arm, and Sirius Black is dead, so...
Liz: Oooh, now I'm almost interested. :-)
Me: Now does that mean Snape is the HBP? I really doubt it. I still think the HBP is going to be like the Fisher King in Mage: The Hero Discovered (now there's an obscure reference for you) -- a character we've never seen before and whose appearance/identity really isn't important, it's more what he represents and the quest that circles around him that matters.
* * *
Make of that what you will. I feel pretty confident I'm right, though.
* * *
ETA, as the conversation continued:
Me: *squints at arm* The only thing is, that mark looks like a bow. Like somebody tied a cute little black ribbon around Snape's wrist.
Liz: Hmmmmm. Carelessness on the part of the artist? Inability to portray Dark Mark?
Me: Maybe there's a secret order of the DE's devoted to worshipping Dolores Umbridge?
Liz: I wouldn't be surprised, but I doubt you'd find Snape in their midst.
Me: Actually, I think it's more likely that they fudged the artwork a little so as not to make it too obvious.
Liz: Ah. Good thought. Because Snape is the only DE likely to be holding hands with Harry... outside of slash fic.
Me: Heh. Well, it could be like an arm-wrestling match...