Dementors

[derannimer]

Steve wrote: 

>They are suppose to be red raw glistening and SCABBY like raw 
>decaying flesh. The Dementors in the phote look way too nice.

(I wouldn't say that that's a *nice* photo, exactly. . . more like a 
disgusting photo.)

And no, actually, they're not supposed to be red. 

"There was a hand protruding from the cloak and it was glistening, 
*greyish,* slimy-looking, and scabbed, like something dead that had 
decayed in water. . . . " (POA, on the train. My **.) 

See, they are supposed to look like they've been dead for a *while,* 
hence "decayed." If they were red, they'd look far too *recently* 
dead. 

(This is kind of a disgusting conversation.)

But I agree: I'm not sure they look right. They look too. . . 
mummified, or something. Although I want to see how they look in the 
movie before delivering a final verdict. Camera techniques do a lot. 
Are we even sure this is a legit picture?



Derannimer (who really *does* think that this is kind of a disgusting 
conversation. And that that was kind of a disgusting photo; but see, 
there's a problem. The Dementors, IMHO, aren't *supposed* to disgust 
you so much as they are supposed to make your skin crawl with sheer 
*terror.* I'm really not sure if these Dementors will be *scary* 
enough. And I don't think we ought to be able to see their faces.)