International Editions illustrations

[Gaynor Thomas]

No: HPFGUIDX 17856

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., joym999 at a... wrote:
> > 
> Speaking of strange, arent the Italian editions the one with the 
> really weird covers?  IIRC, the Italian cover of SS/PS has a giant 
> mouse growing out of Harrys head, and there is something weird 
about 
> at least one of the other Italian covers.  

The cover of the CoS Italian edition has Harry flying on a book 
(diary?)with what looks like a snake growing out of his head(?!!)

> Did the Italian illustrators 
> forget to read the books, or are they on drugs?  Are the 
> illustrations inside the book more accurate?

I think the cover illustrator is on drugs ;-) although the cover for 
PoA is relatively normal(ie nothing growing out of Harry's head!)

As for the inside illustrations, I think they *have* read the book 
because the illustrations couldn't really be drawn without reading - 
the picture of the Monster Books of Monsters fighting in their cage, 
the Grim in the tealeaves, for example. I've only got PoA in Italian 
though, so I can't speak for the first two books. 

Gaynor