For the record...

[rj_anderson]

And in response to a couple of appalled comments on my previous post, I never suggested Rowan Atkinson should play Snape. I just said that in this particular pic, Rowan Atkinson's hair looked like I think Snape's would if he took proper care of it. Not the same thing. :)

On the other hand, look at the sketch of Snape drawn by J.K. Rowling herself, and tell me that her version doesn't look a lot more like Atkinson than he does like Alan Rickman...?!

Comments

[fictionbya.livejournal.com]

LOL! My god, it does look like Atkinson!

Snape

[(Anonymous)]

Wow, J.K. Rowling is a good artist! Talk about a person with many talents!

[fharraige.livejournal.com]

Egad--why didn't she give that to Mary GrandPre?? Then the American readers wouldn't have to suffer with Jafar!Snape illustrations.

That is one of the biggest schnozzes I've ever seen. Almost Jimmy Durante-like. LOL

[meril.livejournal.com]

No, that was me who suggested that. Long time ago. Glad to see you've come around ;o)

[ex-ajhalluk585.livejournal.com]

Actually, Rowan Atkinson's jolly dishy from certain angles. See series two of Blackadder. But I'm sure there's a part in the later books with his name on it (shame Sirius has been cast already)

[lizbee.livejournal.com]

I think Rowan Atkinson's quite attractive, myself. And I've long thought he'd make an adequate Snape.

::doesn't really see what all the fuss is about::

[(Anonymous)]

Actually, that pic of Atkinson rather does look like my idea of Snape -- except Snape looks rather less healthy. Ah well. YMMV.

Lisa
http://linman.blogspot.com

[(Anonymous)]

Actually, that pic of Atkinson rather does look like my idea of Snape -- except Snape looks rather less healthy. Ah well. YMMV.

Lisa
http://linman.blogspot.com

[neotoma.livejournal.com]

I rather like the idea of Atkinson as Snape -- he certainly can play the sarcastic bastard with an unholy glee (Blackadder 2, basically), so why not.

Of course, my mental Snape-image seems to reset to Roger Delgado (the original Master) whenever I'm reading the books. Must be the influence of the chapter illustrations.

[(Anonymous)]

Rebecca, You certainly didn't suggest Rowan as Snape, my mind just careened there due to your thoughts about the hair. Sorry, didn't mean to blame you for that image overlay!

I've only seen the first couple episodes of Blackadder and gave up with those. Didn't care for it.

Cindie