![]() There's quite a charming image of Dobby surrounding by the Hogwarts house-elves in the kitchens. ![]() As readers of the book will know, Skeeter's Animagus form is a beetle, and these can be found forming the pattern on her dress, and a small ornate one clasping her handbag closed. ![]() Kay noted that he chose to use the colours green and pink to make the image pop and contrast, which has a rather jarring effect. At his talk, he mentioned that he wasn't sure what exactly would be found in a broom cupboard, and had fun filling it with all kinds of magical delights! Noteworthy mentions include the can of 'Spirit Away' (must be a ghost repellant) something entitled 'Sphinx', moth bombs, and what seems to be Christmas wrapping paper shoved in the corner. Kay dedicates an entire page to a portrait of her interviewing Harry in the broom cupboard. Savage quill has punctured many inflated reputations -Īnother character we get to see for the first time in this book is Rita Skeeter. On the tree beside him is a sinister-looking moth.Īttractive blonde Rita Skeeter, forty-three, whose It's fascinating to see how his features have changed as he's grown up, especially when you compare this new illustration to the first one we saw in the Philosopher's Stone illustrated edition. Like with the Weasleys, Jim Kay also has a real life Draco model, so he can age him up just right. There's a new image of Draco Malfoy too, shown in the forest after the Quidditch World Cup match when the Death Eaters begin wreaking havoc. The drawing has a lovely mix of wizarding and muggle references shown on the straps, such as the Queen (as we have on all British stamps) and idyllic landscapes next to stamps adorned with Mandrakes, Owls and perhaps even the Hogwarts Express. When the first initial drawings were made public last year, the letter covered in stamps sent from Ron to Harry at the very beginning of the book became an immediate favourite. Viktor stands duck-footed with a hunched demeanour and hair in his eyes to display his shyness - far from the Quidditch star we read about at the beginning of the book! Kay described Viktor as seen on the poster as rockstar like suave and cool, whilst the ‘real’ Krum is anything but. Viktor Krum’s image can be seen a number of times throughout the book, but during his talk, Jim Kay highlighted the juxtaposition of the Krum seen on Quidditch posters at the World Cup, and the real life figure of Krum. In this book, we are introduced to a flurry of new characters, such as the Barty Crouch, Ludo Bagman, Rita Skeeter and the other three champions, Fleur, Cedric and Krum. One of the sweetest references in the illustration is the wireless radio we know that Molly loves a bit of Celestina Warbeck, so it’s only right she’d have her radio right by her in the kitchen! In his talk, Jim noted that he liked this jumper, but had no idea why he chose that design, but we think it fits perfectly. Molly herself dons a knitted jumper with a very cute honeycomb and bee design. The room is lovely and homely, filled with plants, handmade drawings of gingers, vegetables, and more jelly moulds (or cake tins) than one ever thought existed - note the little owl one on the top shelf! There’s also a whole lot of magical elements to the illustration, such as the levitating carrots grating themselves, the pots washing without assistance, the lion punch dispenser (assumedly a Gryffindor reference) and Errol nesting in his Gambol and Japes crate. The models for Ron and Ginny are siblings in real life, and their mum is the inspiration behind Molly!Ĭontinuing on the Weasley theme, there is a very sweet illustration of Mrs Weasley in the kitchen at the Burrow a snapshot of Harry’s time there. The Weasleys, Ron, Ginny and Molly, are all drawn from actual real life models so he can get the ageing just right. ![]() Something Jim mentioned in his talk was he feels compelled to draw hares, so you can also find a toy hare in Ron's room. He even owns a Tolkien novel! Also shown is a model of the Ford Anglia car, a Hogwarts snowglobe and a pawn from his chess piece. Ron's also got a fair few books on his shelf - A Snitch in Time, An Ordinary of Arms, The Collected Adventures of Martin Miggs, the Mad Muggle (from Chamber of Secrets), and, of course, Fantastic Beasts by Newt Scamander. You name it, Ron's got it! Even his knitted jumper is Quidditch themed. The page is a blaze of orange his room being decorated floor to ceiling with Chudley Cannons merchandise - banners, scarves, bunting, cards and figurines. There's a really lovely image of Ron in his room early on in the book. Here are some of our favourite illustrations with some added insider gossip! The following day, we had the privilege of attending a talk hosted by Jim Kay himself at the National Theatre in which he discussed the book and the other three, detailing his process and some hidden gems that you might have missed as a reader. ![]()
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