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Oil on canvas (glaze technique), 120 x 80 cm
A very big pic and there is a mouse in it
It's for sale!
WIP:
white heightening on green imprimaturs
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Awsome panting of Severus his my favorite character. I also love the wolf and owl. oh by the way I found the mouse
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WHAT HAPPENED TO THE MOUSE?
A "What happened to the mouse?" occurs when a minor character, action, or very minor plotline is suddenly dropped for no apparent reason, without resolution.
There are several main reasons this happens: in movies, the most common is that scenes are excised in editing, but references to them still remain elsewhere in the film. Another common reason is that a Wrong Genre Savvy audience mistakenly attached too much importance to what always was intended to be a throwaway. A third is that The Law of Conservation of Detail was not properly applied: a Bit Character was a little too lively, so that he didn't appear a throw-away, as why was that much detail given for one?
If the element comes back just as you've forgotten about it, this is actually a Brick Joke or a Chekhov's Gun. If the element doesn't come back, but the show hangs a lampshade on it at the end, then it's Something We Forgot. If it escapes your notice until after the show is over and you've gotten up to go to the fridge to make a sandwich, it's Fridge Logic.
Alternately, it's a variation on the "What Now?" Ending; not only are we unclear what happens to the character, but this also can leave doubts as to whether they even survived once they broke away from the other characters.
Another character or the Narrator may remark that they were never heard from again.
The trope's name refers to a scene in "The Last Emperor" in which the title character violently throws his beloved pet mouse offscreen. There's no sound of the mouse hitting anything, but it's never seen again, leaving its fate ambiguous.
What Happened to the Mouse moments can be very rich soil for Epileptic Trees or Wild Mass Guessing.
Not to be confused with Aborted Arc, which is when a major story arc or plotline is dropped without resolution, or Chuck Cunningham Syndrome, where a major character just plain disappears.
A What Happened To The Mouse that is deliberately created and where the creators have no intention of ever resolving the question is a Noodle Incident. A What Happened To The Mouse that is returned to after an extended period of time and answered is a Brick Joke.
Often the result of a Wacky Wayside Tribe, a Forgotten Fallen Friend, or a Big Lipped Alligator Moment.
Compare with Left Hanging, Kudzu Plot, Red Herring Twist, Out of Focus. Related tropes include Never Found the Body and "What Now?" Ending. May involve a Shrug of God.
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*The "Harry Potter" films are a bit tricky regarding this trope, since the movies could accurately be considered one hugely long film that's simply been chopped into manageable-length chunks. In many cases, what appears to be a What Happened to the Mouse? is resolved in a later movie. But sometimes, the Compressed Adaptation doesn't allow for it. Best example is "Goblet Of Fire", where we get the long interview scene with the infuriating Rita Skeeter but she disappears, never to be mentioned again and never gets the well-deserved comeuppance that scene makes us so look forward to.
**Don't forget Percy Weasley, Ron's older brother. He was in the first film, but disappears until the 5th where he has a non-speaking role. In the books, he and his father are having a fight for the duration, which explains his absence, but in the movies, nothing is mentioned about it. He's just gone (and his father never even mentions him again).
***Well, he finished school. So as long as he doesn't become teacher it is only natural to not see him through most of the movies. And as for the times when they are not in school, he could be working.
**People who have not read the books may wonder as to why Barty Crouch Jr. from "Goblet of Fire" does not make a reappearance in later films after Azkaban sees a mass breakout, and other significant Death Eaters like Wormtail and Bellatrix are clearly identified. He'd be easy to notice, given his loyalty and insanity matched only by Bellatrix. Obviously, of course, it would create a plot hole for Fudge's denial of Voldemort's return in "Order of the Phoenix" if Barty did not receive the Dementor's Kiss as he did in the book.
**One of the worst examples of this trope comes in the last two movies. Just like in the books, the first Deathly Hallows movie plants unsettling clues about Dumbledore's backstory and family. The second movie never explains this in the slightest, despite a full history being given in the books.
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Who's looking for a *damn* mouse, if I look at more beautiful sightings
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Haha... vielen Dank
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as I could understand, it's one of most favourite arts by Yourself among SS-fans in St.-Petersburgh 
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Thank you so much
I'm really glad you and your friends like my work
Btw... your english is much better than mine
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I see it!The mouse is on the book next to the chair![link]
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it's incredible! I love the shading, how it's dark but still warm.. and the details on the owl, the wolf and the mouse.
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like ancient paints! I love all that details make one watch the small simbols and all that working together.
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Thanks very much
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Love how he's surrounded by animals. Does the wolf mean he's made his peace with Lupin? I sure hope so.
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Auf dem Bild sind 2 MΓ€use, stimmts? Eine auf dem Buch...und eine in Snape's rechtem Hosenbein
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Das in seinem Hosenbein ist keine Maus. Der hat nur so behaarte Beine
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grΓΆhhhhhhhhhhhhhhl
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Juhu, endlich mal wieder der groΓe Meister. 
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DankeschΓΆn Claudia
Ja, das ist der liebe Lupin, der aus Frust gerade eine Seite aus einem Buch ΓΌber WerwΓΆlfe gerissen hat
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No problem.
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I sees the mousey, dear.
It made me think of that short story, "The Judge's House"... you should read it!
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I cant tell if you are using Wiliam or Alan.
Is it OK to use William as a Snape model for clean art?
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Thank you
It's not William, it's Alan
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Cool! Great job on everything, but Snape esp. XD It looks just like him!
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Das ist ja einfach!
Mein persΓΆnlicher Favorit ist allerdings weder Sev noch die Maus, sondern der Uhu.
Super!
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