Harry, right- or left-handed? (was "Re: book 5 flub")

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No: HPFGUIDX 75980

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Betsy Cortés" 
<betsymarie123 at h...> wrote:
> Garrett <aimking0110 at y...> wrote:
> > > I just was looking at the American cover of OoP and realized 
> that Harry had his wand in his left hand. And in PS/SS he told 
> Ollivander he was right handed. > >
> 
> "lunachapter10" <lunachapter10 at y...>:
> >Good catch, thanks for pointing that out! Your post made me look at
> >all the covers, and -- I guess the artist didn't read the first 
book
> >and nobody has corrected her about Harry being right-handed 
instead of
> >left-handed, because in CoS the Sword of Gryffindor is on the right
> >side of Harry's body (which means he would have drawn it out with 
his
> >left hand), in SS he is catching the snitch in his left hand, in 
PoA
> >he is holding Buckbeak's reigns in his left hand, and in GoF he has
> >his wand in his left hand too. >>>
> 
> Hello everyone.  As I recall, on SS when Harry was looking for his 
wand, he 
> said that he could use both hands.  So, I don't think of this as a 
flub.  
> But, maybe this is something that in the future will help him 
defeat 
> Voldemort (I don't know maybe he has to use his left arm instead of 
this 
> right.....
> 
> Regards
> Betsy

I posted about this a while ago,andI wish i could remember which 
intereview JKR said it, but I specfically remember someone asking 
about that concerning th OOP cover and she said that it was NOT a 
mistake! So who knows?
~~Mags