Comments on: Harry Potter and the New Cover Art

By: Sandra G.

Sandra G. — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 00:42:00 +0000

I think that your earlier covers are all crap, the latest one is kind of good. The best covers are the swedish though.

By: samantha coyle

samantha coyle — Sat, 31 Mar 2007 14:59:46 +0000

harry potter is so cool i am the biggest fan i love it ive read every book like 54 times

By: Amanda

Amanda — Fri, 30 Mar 2007 00:15:42 +0000

The color scheme is so much lighter and less foreboding than the other books… maybe this means Harry will make it through the 7th? Please?

By: Floridaboy8703

Floridaboy8703 — Thu, 29 Mar 2007 19:16:59 +0000

I think im going to like the cover a lot more when its actually printed on the book. While I find it appealing as a mere image. They always look and feel better on the books.
But Mary Grand Pre has done it again!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 29 Mar 2007 19:16:24 +0000

lilacdreamer and Heather- great analysis on both! I agree with both of you. I’m not that great at figuring these things out but I really like the theory about the people in the background being the veil from The Ministry.

By: lilacdreamer

lilacdreamer — Thu, 29 Mar 2007 19:02:53 +0000

My initial thoughts…
Could the elf clinging to Harry’s back (on the UK cover) be Kreacher, and the riches are all the things that he’s gathered from the Black family, and the trio are there looking for horcruxes (like the locket)? The elf is carrying a raised sword, so it looks much more malicious/defensive against Harry than Dobby would be.
As for the full US cover, could the curtains mean that we’re within the veil from the Dept of Mysteries? Note all the shadowy figures watching in the background.

By: Heather S

Heather S — Thu, 29 Mar 2007 18:53:18 +0000

For anyone interested in a serious analysis of the U.S. cover (if not, I’m sorry for boring you): Some people have suggested that Harry is reaching for something in the sky, and that He-Who-Shall-Not-Be-Named is reaching for Harry. However, I disagree. I magnified the image on scholastic.com and due to the fine details, it is more likely that Voldemort is reaching into the sky for whatever Harry is either throwing or trying to catch. Also, from the background, they are probably battling in the Ministry of Magic (I’d say right outside the whispering veil from OotP) and perhaps the shadowed people in the background are the rest of the members from The Order or Death Eaters.
If anyone has any ideas, please let me know!

By: Julie

Julie — Thu, 29 Mar 2007 18:40:42 +0000

RyRy- The official press release stated that this book has the first ever wrap around cover so Joshua Rich was just repeating what was released. This book does have the first wrap around cover in the series because it is referring to the fact that the front and back cover pictures are completely connected. The previous books may have had pictures on the fron and back covers but they were not connected.
Anyway, I think the cover is great and I can’t wait for the book to come out.

By: Jessica

Jessica — Thu, 29 Mar 2007 18:26:48 +0000

Ok, Meghan, so right on. Leigh, you may read the books but do you read the JKR interviews? Before HBP came out, everyone was still debating and fighting over who would end up together. JKR made a comment right before it came out and said something like this, (forgive me, it’s not exact) “You STILL haven’t figured it out? I have dropped so many hints and still nothing? If you don’t know, you will find out by the time you finish the book. I thought I made it obvious before but it will be quite clear now.” And guess who got together in HBP…not Harry and Hermoine!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 29 Mar 2007 18:25:20 +0000