Handwriting US/UK - House-elves

[Amy Z]

No: HPFGUIDX 26830

David asked:

>Handwriting: The British editions contain no handwriting, apart from the 
>schoolbooks.  What is the status of the handwriting in the US editions?

I am going by memory here, since I have read the US editions but own the UK 
editions.

In several cases, e.g. Hagrid's letters in PoA and Dumbledore's notes about 
the Cloak in SS, they use a handwriting-like font, different for each 
character.  This is particularly noticeable when the Map addresses Snape--M, 
W, P, and P each have a different font. (Interestingly, the letters Hermione 
and Ron send to Harry in the first chapter of PoA are in regular type, with 
only the signatures being written in.)

In GF, the letters between Harry and Sirius are signed--i.e. done in actual 
handwriting, not any kind of font.  I can't recall how the text of the 
letters is done; I think it's regular text, possibly italicized but the same 
font as the rest of the book.

I think the handwriting-ish font approach is a bit gimmicky, although the 
tear-blots on Hagrid's letter about Buckbeak are kinda cute.

Rowena wrote re: House-Elves:

>They don't
>need or want salaries, pensions or vacation time

Dobby does.  How would he buy wool and knitting needles if he didn't get 
paid?

Amy Z
who spends way too much of her salary on knitting supplies

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   "This is a =girls'= bathroom," she said, eyeing
Ron and Harry suspiciously. "=They're= not girls."
   "No," Hermione agreed.
                   -HP and the Chamber of Secrets
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