[HPforGrownups] Book covers on OoTP

[artsylynda at aol.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 54058

In a message dated 3/21/2003 12:05:48 AM Eastern Standard Time, 
HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com writes:

> I'm still more inclined to
> believe that he's looking backwards into a mirror (therefore we're
> seeing the photo in the mirror) looking into the spinning room.  It
> would explain the figure and candle images reflected in his glasses.
> 
> Does anyone else see this?  Or do I need new glasses myself?
> 
> Julie 
> 
I only see reflections of candles in Harry's glasses -- maybe I'm the one who 
needs new glasses??  LOL!  Upon further study of the picture, it looks like 
he might be in a hall of mirrors -- the candles appear to be circling him -- 
the ones with the flames going the other way are on the other side of the 
circle.  They are reflected in the "doors" and the "walls behind the doors" 
with their flames going the same way.  I just popped over to  <A HREF="http://www.the-leaky-cauldron.org/">The Leaky 
Cauldron: We Blog for Harry Potter</A> ( <A HREF="http://www.the-leaky-cauldron.org/">http://www.the-leaky-cauldron.org/</A> ) to 
see the cover again and saw a news item saying Mary GrandPre DID read the 
entire book, and she's the only one who has.  So again, my question is, why 
use a different artist for the UK and International covers???  Seems odd to 
me.  I didn't know anything about this artist, so I did a search online for 
info about her.  <A HREF="http://www.marygrandpre.com">http://www.marygrandpre.com</A> says she was educated in the US, 
and other indications in there make her sound American.  So did Scholastic 
choose her and JKR then liked her work for the UK books as well?  Or what?  
Does anyone know?  I thought JKR wanted only Brits involved in the production 
of her work, but maybe that's just for the movies.

Lynda 
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