DrawDiction #20 | Basilisk, Harry Potter and childhood fantasies
Who would have thought that basilisk existed in the dictionary before the age of Harry Potter?
I grew up reading Harry Potter as the books came out. Needless to say, I was captivated by the magic of an alternate universe of witches, wizards and the possibility of doing anything with a wand. So much so that my sister and I would pick up random twigs from the street and brandish it at each other, muttering gibberish incantations hoping that magic decides to flow in our bloods one day. Til date I wish I could apparate.
We were big fans. We would discuss trivia, future endings, our favourite characters and read (and re-read) the books until the pages nearly came apart. It was painful to wait years for every book of the series. We would count down the days to the next book, pre-book our copy and line up outside our local book store on the day of the release to be one of the first ones to get our hands on the book. Some of this was before we had any internet access and before any of the movies came out so we would all have our own visions to what a Thestral or a dementor looked.
The basilisk was described vividly in the second book and for the longest time I was scared to use the bathroom at night incase a serpentine form emerged while I was peeing and my inability to speak Parseltongue would be the reason I died.
I still think that the Harry Potter books are some of the best magical fiction to exist. A large part of my childhood revolved around it. Usually, I spend ages looking over the words on a page, trying to decide which one to draw. Basilisk was a no-brainer. As soon as I spotted it, I looked no further.
Were you a Potterhead too?
Had to give you my Up vote, you just took me back in time hahah Thank you and what a beautiful drawing. Even your hand writing looks as if you came from Hogwarts :)
Thanks, @debart! The drawing took me back in time too! My lettering is the one thing I constantly try to improve. My hands are always so shaky when I letter.
Your welcome its very cool :)
Great one... I'm more Gandalf than Harry but always good to dive (by reading, watching, drawing...) into another world, underworld or other.
Thanks! I'm a bit of both. But Harry came before Gandalf for me so he holds a special place.
I never have been a Potterhead, but I really like of those DrawDiction series you make here! Keep it up :)
Thanks for stopping by :)
I really like your artworks on text. It enhances so nicely your black and white drawing. And your lettering makes me want to try it myself :) just don't yet how to get to it. This post reminded me of all the wonders of exploring Harry Potter's world, thank you :)
Glad you like it! I really like drawing on print too.
Bigtime Potterhead as well! I had no idea this word existed outside of the Harry Potter universe. I like how you get to make all these new discoveries while doing this project.
Right? It's very strange to actually read the definitions in this dictionary because they're so...old. Sometimes you come across a word whose meaning is no more used the way it was intended a hundred years ago.