Re: Mary GrandPré in SLC / Pics uploaded!

[grannybat84112]

> Dicentra:
> Lilac also took abundant photos,and she'd better post them soon!
> 
> Me:  
> Done!  Check the photo section of OTC, album named Mary GrandPre.

Nice photos, Lilac.  
Memo to self: Muffin hat needs major embellishment. Change silhouette 
or suffer the indignity of being mistaken for a grouchy leprechaun.


> I'm sitting here looking at the cover of GOF (so I can fully 
> describe the "Cedric Nose"), and I can tell you for a fact that I 
> see a lot of Mary in Harry's face on the cover, especially in the 
> nose and smile.  I believe I read an interview (on TLC?) where she 
> said that Harry had some of her own features (can't currently find 
> the article, though - sorry). 

Fascinating. If you do find that article, please pass it on. I 
haven't been thrilled with the way she's drawn Harry's face until the 
blue cover of OOP.


> Dicentra:
> She never knows when the manuscript is going to be sent to her: 
> someone from Scholastic calls her and utters a code word ...
> 
> Lilac:
> I believe she said that the manuscript is brought personally to her 
> by someone from Scholastic.  I remember her saying something like 
> the person is "chained" to the manuscript (exaggerating, of course) 

There was a moment when, I think, the entire audience thought she was 
dropping a hint about how soon Book 6 would come out. "Oh, you'll get 
it this winter..." I know I wasn't the only one who leaned forward in 
my seat upon hearing that line. But it became clear as she continued 
that she was paraphrasing an editorial conversation just to 
illustrate her point about the security surrounding JKR's manuscripts.


> Lilac:
> I also asked her if she ever 
> gets sick of us crazy Potter fans (as I got the impression that 
> she's a tiny bit intimidated by us canon thumpers that know the 
> books better than she *winks at Grannybat*), and she said, "Oh, 
> no!"

Heh. More than a little bit, I think. I detected a frisson of 
puzzlement coming from the adults in back of us. "She doesn't 
remember what Snape looks like? How can that be?"

"Canon thumpers." I like that.

 
> Dicentra:
> (FYI: Lilac has spectacular lilac robes with sequins and everything 
> but she left them in the car because she was too chicken to wear 
> them in public. 
> 
> Lilac:
> I did, however, wear my very warm and wonderful Gryffindor scarf 
> that I bought from Dooda. 

Was that your scarf being used to rope off the row of seats we took? 
It looked like an official Reserved for VIP's barrier. ;)

Grannybat