Dobby on cover (was Re: Book Covers)

[Talisman]

No: HPFGUIDX 166684

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, Kemper <iam.kemper at ...> wrote:
> Kemper now:
> I thought Dobby as well, but the picture doesn't show the elf 
wearing
> any hats or socks.  My impression of Dobby is that he would wear 
some
> piece of awful clothing to go into a fight as well as just kickin' 
it
> around Hogwarts.

Talisman:
It *would* be dissappointing if Dobby didn't have a perfectly hideous 
tea-cozy to wear for every occasion.

`Course, you never know how far to trust those artists.  (I still 
don't see how that hand with the candle is sufficiently relevant to 
SS to warrant the whole back (paperback) cover.)

Kemper: 
> If it's Kreacher, it would offer some fun dialogue and scenes.  
>Dobby can be a bit too JarJarBinksy for my tastes >snip<

Talisman:
Amen to the JarJarBinksishness.  And, having Kreature hold the sword--
so close to Harry's neck--would be nice and creepy, but Hermione 
would probably sulk about *forced labor* and ruin all the fun. 

Still, if I'm right about the trio using the special powers of the 
Founder's Object as a locator, the task would be minimal--without 
diminishing the creepy factor: 

...boney old Kreature in his filthy loincloth clinging to your back 
(bad enough), fowl breath on your neck, muttered epithets, and a 
sharp blade hovering.... 

Phooey--we're more likely to get Dobby.

Kemper:
> But maybe Gryffindore's house at Godric's Hollow has an elf...
> 
Talisman:
Pluuuuuu-ease.  Dobby, Winky, Kreature, Hokey....and who? Stinky?
No Mas!