by waggawerewolf27 » Jul 06, 2013 3:34 am
I'd imagine Jill as someone rather short for her age, and maybe a bit behind in her schoolwork, due to forgetting what it was she was supposed to do and also being bullied. Maybe that is enough in itself for fellow students to think they could get away with bullying her, especially if her surname is a contrast to her appearance. I'd also see her as having hidden strengths that she, herself, has yet to discover, such as her acting ability at Harfang.
I'd think of Jill Pole as a bit grotty and untidy because she forgets where she puts things sometimes, but mainly because that is the way she would be force to be on the long journey to Harfang and elsewhere. Little or no time for a wash, you see. But that doesn't mean she can't appreciate nice clothes and people being nice to her. In Narnia, it is Jill who first suspects that the woman who enticed Rilian was probably the snake as well. It is hard to pick Jill's character as it grows whilst she learns that everyone who seems nice is not necessarily well-intentioned, and that even nasty people like her nasty schoolmates are not always what they seem.
I'd expect a competent actress to bring out these points, but I am at a loss about how she would look. Probably nothing special, such as having brown hair and hazel eyes, the lot of many. At least brown hair and hazel eyes are better to have than dismally grey hair and eyes that need medical attention, as Jill would agree in LB.