Merchandise and art stuff

[Simon]

No: HPFGUIDX 6490

Penny wrote: "I *hate* the artist who has done the calendar art -- he's made
Harry appear stoned in at least the one pictured on the front of the
calendar."

I have the calendar (or more correctly will have it soon - it is a Christmas
present and my mum refused to give it to me early so I could discuss the
relative merits of the pictures with the group). Is the picture that you are
referring to the one of him on a broomstick or is there another calendar
that I have not seen? I quite like the pictures that I have seen but will
say more in January when I actually have all the pictures in front of me!

>From what I have seen of the calendar art I am happy. It is the USA cover
art that I have more problems with - especially the cover for book 4.


Penny wrote: "I do agree with Heidi that Hermione's hair could be
interpreted as a very light brown on some of the merchandise.  I have
Hermione on the stack of books and the Hermione book buddy.  I guess I would
look at it and say dirty blonde, but that's from the perspective of someone
with rather dark brown (brunette) hair.  So, brown to me means something
darker. Just my opinion anyway."

Brown has got to mean something darker. If not then I will have to give up
and admit to having brown hair. I have blond hair but it has gradually over
the years got darker and darker. It has got to the stage where it now looks
as if I dye it. It has some very definite blond patches, but most of it is a
light brown. If it gets any darker then I will have to resort to dying it -
I want my really very blond childhood hair colour back!


Penny wrote: "Amusing side-story -- We put up our tree last weekend.  After
we put all the ornaments on, I was walking around the tree & looking at
them.  I suddenly asked my husband where he'd moved our gold filigree heart
ornament, and he pointed to a place where he said had been a bit bare
before.  I said, "But, I placed that heart specifically between my Harry and
Hermione ornaments for a reason."  He was *literally* rolling on the floor
laughing his head off at me.  <g>  The heart *was* moved back though."

I ending up laughing hard just reading that comment. My Christmas tree
doesn't go up for another week yet - but I have no HP decorations to put on
it, and in no way intend to get any to put on it - except maybe Hedwig (real
if possible). I have to decide on what to put on that and buy all the stuff
for to decorate two Christmas cakes before I go home in a week's time. Ideas
will be greatly appreciated - please note non-HP ideas only (the rest of my
family will object to me doing a Quidditch scene on the cake). I do hope to
convert a few more to the joys of the books buy getting them to listen to
the radio on Boxing Day!

Simon