[HPforGrownups] Covers a fraud

[John Hatch]

No: HPFGUIDX 54093

Kenney writes: It is and has been my belief for some time now, that book five will 
not be called "Order of Pheonix".

This has all been an elaborate practical joke on JK's behalf to trick 
us into discussing theories that are way off track.

The covers seemed rushed. At least the UK version does.

The Adult version is different to our adult editions which have a 
coloured banner superimposed on a b/w photo

It seems I am dissapointed.

The cover seems too simple

Are they trying to trick us or am i just crazy?

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John responds:

I don't think you're crazy, but I also don't think this is a joke or elaborate hoax to throw us off track. Major publishing firms like Scholastic and Bloomsbury just don't pull stunts like that. That's not to say that JKR couldn't change her mind about the title, or decide she hates the artwork and call for another round of proposals.

Being disappointed is another matter entirely. At first I wasn't sure if I liked the cover, but it's really grown on me. I do love the color. Looking at the spines of the first four, especially books 1-3, they look very similar to me. But it does seem surprisingly simple when the previous four books had random clues everywhere. GoF even had Voldemort's rebirth cauldron on the inside flap! I actually didn't like CoS artwork because it gives away half the plot! You read the supposed "mystery" of what the Basilisk is, then look at the cover. Gee, I wonder what a Basilisk is . . . I think it might have something to do with snakes.

I think that you could argue that this cover has been "affected" by the success and overwhelming anticipation of the series in ways that the previous covers were not. It does seem to say, "We don't want to give _anything_ away!"

John

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