Picture of Sirius...

[Sara_ELL]

Manda wrote:

> The Leaky Cauldron has it now as well which is good since HPANA is 
>more down than up for me these days. 
 http://www.the-leaky-cauldron.org/images/2003/07/ronandsirius.jpg
>It looks like Sirius is still wearing his striped prison garb. And 
>maybe it's just because I'm listening to a David Bowie CD now, but 
>Rupert looks very 70s there. 


Thanks for the link Manda!

Here's another site with a slightly less blurry picture:
http://www.comingsoon.net/news.php?id=761

It seems to me that the photo was taken at Leavesden where, 
according to Cindy in an earlier post, Dan Radcliffe celebrated his 
birthday. That this surfaced on the net only a few days after 
the "Make a Wish" foundation fans vistited the set makes me think 
that they are the girls in the photo.

My unashamedly biased thoughts - well, firstly, I'm absolutely 
chuffed to finally see what Sirius will look like in the new film 
and I think that he looks great (putting on my asbestos-lined 
robes). Not everyone will share my enthusiasm however I think that 
it is important to realise (to state the obvious), that 12 years of 
Azkaban make the "handsome Sirius" of the wedding photo into someone 
whom Harry barely recognises. 

I love the Azkaban wizard robes (and I do *NOT* care that the 
stripes are horizontal instead of vertical vs arrowed etc, etc). I 
acknowledge that Sirius does not wear Lennon glasses but that Mr 
Oldman obviously does. I love the beard (whoops - almost 
quoted "Lord Flasheart from Blackadder there) and unlike some other 
people who've expressed their opinions on the net, feel that Gary 
will not be wearing a wig in the film on the basis that his beard, 
which must've been cultivated specially for the movie, is brown and 
matches his long & unkempt hair and that I sincerely hope (for Gary 
Oldman's sake), that he doesn't wear his hair raggedy, long and 
unkempt in real life. 

I was a bit thrown by the very non-canonical tattoos/branding as 
they look a bit sinister and primitive. I doubt that they would've 
been included without JKR's knowledge and implied consent, given the 
clout that she currently wields (one negative word from her and I 
suspect that half of the HP4GU crowd would boycott the films). Those 
who can be bothered to read and interpret the Runes on Gary Oldman's 
chest (not me) may find this site useful: 
http://hem.passagen.se/vsen/public_html/runes.htm#ALPHABET

Someone on the net manipulated the photo and thought that they could 
see the words "Sirius" on Oldman's collarbone - all that I could 
make out was a black smudge; it would be interesting if Sirius had 
inscribed his own name on his body in order to remind himself of his 
identity in anticipation of losing his mind in Azkaban IMO anyway.

Finally, IMO, Alan Rickman looks wonderful irrespective of whichever 
direction the wind is blowing; Rupert Grint still looks very, very 
young though I *love* his ill-fitting maroon "Weasley Jumper".
                              
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Sara_ELL ... now *VERY* impatiently waiting for the first photos of 
Lupin to surface on the net (and still recovering from the 
experience of seeing the ever fabulous David Thewlis in "Naked")