UK vs US Harry Potter

[subrosax99]

No: HPFGUIDX 77577

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "princesspeaette" 
<princesspeaette at y...> wrote: 
> I completely agree.  I hate most of the drawings of characters in 
the 
> books (with the exception of Dumbledore)  and it's gotten to the 
> point where I don't even register that there are drawings at the 
head 
> of every chapter.  After you posted that comment about her drawing 
of 
> Snape, I had to go look for it though.  It is a crime against 
> humanity! (or at least illustration) I actually missed it my first 
> time through, thinking it was someone else.  It actually looked 
very 
> similar to how I imagined Karkaroff, who I detested from his very 
> first word.  Where does it say Snape is balding and has a goatee?  
> Did I miss that?  I find that hard (though not impossible) to 
> believe.  I doubt Grandpre has even read the character 
discriptions, 
> let alone the books themselves.
> 
> 
> ~Margaret, who is now addmitting to being firmly in the pro-Snape 
camp

I wish I could say the same! At first I didn't notice the 
illustrations at all, but now that I've fully realized how god-awful 
they are, they're like a car crash. I can't help but look! I'm going 
to replace all my books with UK editions. Besides, I'm pretty sure 
there was criminal malfeasance involved with the "translation" of the 
first couple of books. How stupid do they think Americans are?

By the way, doesn't it feel good to be in the pro-Snape camp?!

Allyson