Harry's got the snitch necklace

Description

My version of the snitch, from the Harry Potter books, is a bit open so that you can see inside the heart of the story. Its frame is bronze that I formed into circles, tied together with copper and then wrapped in copper. The structure was then strung with pieces of copper to create a webbed look. I know that the real snitch is solid, but I wanted this ball to look more like a spider web with so many twists and turns in the threads that you had trouble following any one. The chain is a mix of handmade Figaro chain and swirls in bronze.

This was inspired by the fact that though I ignored the books when they first came out, I fell in love with them when I bought them for someone else and randomly picked one up. This is supposed to be the snitch that Harry almost swallowed in the first book when Quirrell was atempting to get him off his broom and Snape was attempting to stop him. It is the same snitch that Dumbledore left to Harry in his will that contained the stone that would save his life. Yes, I love these books and I picked this symbol for them because Quiddich was the first thing that made Harry feel as if he were part of the wizarding world.

length: 18 inches
snitch: 1 1/2 by 2 inches
materials: copper, bronze

Added on Oct 13, 2009