[HPforGrownups] Cover Art/UK 'adult' GoF?

[Neil Ward]

No: HPFGUIDX 8128

> Some of the HP cover art from other countries is better -- I
> particularly like the German depictions of Harry. On the other hand,
> some of the alternate covers are a lot worse than the US covers
> (Iceland, Iran). See the following website for a nice collection of
> international covers:

I also like the German covers, which make Harry look rather trendy but -
let's be frank - not very English.

As many of you will know, the UK publishers produced two covers for each of
the first three books - 'child-oriented' covers and 'adult-oriented' ones.
As far as I am aware, the adult covers were used on the paperback versions
(and audio versions) only, after the initial hardback editions had been out
for a while.

The adult covers feature somewhat spooky photoreal b/w images of
significance to the story and I'm intrigued to know what they will use on
the adult cover of GoF.  To recap, here's what they used on the first three
books:-

PS - steam train
CoS - flying car
PoA - winged horse with eagle head (Buckbeak)

These were all related to the alternative covers, but did not (I think)
feature Harry or any of the human characters, so I would assume that the
adult GoF would have a 'realistic' picture of a dragon, which was the main
thing on the UK cover.

Can anyone think of a single item, other than a dragon, that would sum up
Goblet of Fire?  The GoF itself, perhaps?

Neil

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