OOP cover- a Dementor..or a ghost?

[jksunflower2002]

No: HPFGUIDX 54052

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Mike Pachuta" <mpachuta at h...> 
wrote:
> > Perhaps the new cover art shows Harry in that dungeon room and 
is about to 
> confront some new (or already introduced?) ghost.
> 
> mikie p.
> 


The first thing that occurred to me after seeing the US cover is 
that Harry actually IS a ghost.  JK has been quoted as saying that 
in book five Harry's going to have to examine what death means "in 
even closer ways."  I was assuming this meant a person close to him 
dies (which apparantly IS going to happen.)  But now I'm thinking it 
alludes to Harry experiencing some aspect of the afterlife first 
hand.  That the "magical world" he visits is in fact some kind of 
ghostly realm. Perhaps this is how we learn about some of the other 
ghosts in the castle, and how they became ghosts in the first place.

Also, the passage in GoF, US edition page 372 may be a foreshadowing 
of this occurrence:  In reference to Trelawney's prediction of 
Harry's desmise yet again; "But if I'd dropped dead every time she's 
told me I'm going to, I'd be a medical miracle.'  'You'd be a sort 
of extra-concentrated ghost,' said Ron, chortling, as they passed 
the Bloody Baron going in the opposite direction, his wide eyes 
staring sinisterly."   That passage has always jumped out at me for 
some reason.  I feel sure we're going to at least learn of the 
Baron's history in book five.
> _________________________

Toad (who is literally marking off the calendar day by day in 
anticipation of OotP's release.)

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