They say a picture is worth a thousand words, but can you capture a thousand words in a single picture?

An example of my Snape fan art (2008).
I was/am a big Snape Fangirl, which was a hard thing to be before the 7th book came out. But I stuck by my guns.

Researchers have found that a new depth of thinking emerges when writing and artwork are combined (1).

Spatial intelligent readers can respond in a number of ways, from traditional fan art in both traditional and digital mediums, or extend their creations into useful items, or elaborate costumes. They could create comics or turn their works into graphic novels, or create jewellery using images and motifs from the original text.  This was my world of fandom. I lived on Deviant Art, which was a haven of fanart at the time. I wanted to create art like them so badly. I studied Tealin's artwork in an attempt to draw just like her. 

An example of my terrible fan-comics, circa 2006.

A new-wave of HP comics. Hilarious and scathing 

Ah, the Potterpuffs. When two fandom worlds collided, back in 2007.

Tealin's Harry Potter Fanart, while staying mainly true to the plots of the books, was a huge inspiration to me. I wanted to draw like her so badly! She also helped introduce me to Terry Pratchett and other British fantasy novels through her other works of fanart. 

Software and games like Minecraft and the Sims can be used to get “non-readers” engaged in recreating the worlds of the books they read in the digital world.  

Minecraft Hogwarts

Source: 
(1) Karen Ernst (1994) as cited in Graves, 2004, p. 90