Crooked/hooked noses

[i_am_erasmas]

No: HPFGUIDX 44630


> bboy_mn:
>I think JKR is just perpetuating the stereotype that all witches and
>wizards have long crooked noses. If I recall correctly even Ron had a
>long nose.
> 
I dunno. 

Rowling has a gift for creating vivid descriptions of characters 
using very few details. For example, about all we have for a 
description of Harry is messy black hair, glasses, green eyes, small 
for his age, and skinny. But every one of us I'm sure has a very 
clear image in their mind of Harry. 

Dumbledore's eyes are noted more often than anything else. In my 
mind, Krum is defined more by his brooding than his hooked nose. 
Ron's nose is mentioned as being long, but not once does Rowling 
mention the colour of his eyes. Ron's smile is described in a number 
of ways -- he has a lot of ways of expressing his emotion through his 
smiles. Weasley eye colour is only mentioned once in four books, when 
Harry sees Ginny's bright brown eyes disappear behind her door in the 
Burrow in CoS. Apparently the Weasley eyes, with the exception of 
Ginny's bright brown ones, are unremarkable. Hermione's brown eyes 
are only mentioned incidentally in CoS as they are changing from cat-
yellow to her normal brown. The most remarkable aspect of Karkaroff's 
description is that when he smiles, his smile rarely reaches his 
eyes. Very powerful description here in very few words; Karkaroff is 
an actor. Draco and Lucius' remarkable characteristics are their 
identical cool gray eyes, pale skin, and fair hair. 

I could hardly call a description of four character's remarkable 
noses as perpetuating a stereotype.

Erasmas