New Illustration of Snape from J.K. Rowling

[cosmiccoz]

This is from the annotated first edition of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone auctioned off a few days ago at Sotheby.

Comments

[drinkingcocoa]

My heart swells with affection at the sight of that scowl. I love me a grumpy Snape.

[cosmiccoz]

Yes indeed! Though I half wonder if JKR's comment beneath Snape was at all sarcastic...

[beffeysue]

Severus does look like a Mr Grumpy Pants, doesn't he? I wonder how much the book sold for?

[cosmiccoz]

Mr. Grumpy Pants & company sold for $227,000. Quite an extraordinary amount! All money goes to English PEN, by the way.

Here were some of the details:

The 1997 book, featuring handwritten notes, 22 original illustrations and a 43-page “second thoughts” commentary by the author, fetched the highest price to date for a printed book by Rowling,

[shyfoxling]

22 illustrations! Wow. I wonder if any other of them featured Mr Grumpyrobes.

[cosmiccoz]

I think the single image of Snape was the only illustration released to the public. I remember a similar book being auctioned off around eight years ago. . . never heard about it again. ;)