[HPforGrownups] OOP: The people in the promo pics of OOtP

[Morgan D.]

No: HPFGUIDX 58353

About the faces in the promo pic for Scholastic OotP, Sara/Sarmi said:

> As for the two other men, well one of them is definitely Moody.  But
> the other looks too old to be Lupin, I'm thinking Mundungus Fletcher.

And Kelly Grosskreutz replied:

> Lupin is in his mid thirties, but he looks older because of the life
> he's
> had.  His hair is prematurely gray.  I do think this man is Lupin
> just by
> looking in the eyes.  They have the look of a careworn man, which
> would fit Lupin to a T.

Me (Morgan): 

My books are all Bloomsbury editions, and I've only seen small scans of
the Scholastic cover illustrations in some websites. Only recently I've
heard about the existence of illustrations inside the books, for each
chapter. Without any models for comparison, I obviously can't tell who
are the people in that pic.

However, JKR's description of Lupin's face is not that of an old guy,
or of one who looks older than his age. 
"Though he seemed quite young, his light-brown hair was flecked with
grey." (PoA, ch5, p59, UK) 
"A ray of wintry sunlight fell across the classroom, illuminating
Lupin's grey hairs and the lines on his young face." (PoA, ch10, p140,
UK)

Now, the face in the center of the triad (is that the one you're
referring to, isn't it?) doesn't look like a young one to me. If that's
the illustrator's view of JKR's description, I'd say she's not paying
much attention to the text. 

BTW, can anyone point me to a website that has scans of the inner
images of the first 4 Scholastic books?

Thanks,

Morgan D.
Hogwarts Letters - http://www.hogwartsletters.hpg.com.br

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