And now for something completely different...

[lorelei3dg]

No: HPFGUIDX 137883

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Barb Fulton" <barbfulton at y...> 
wrote:
> Merrylinks:
>  
> snip quote about Harry in detention with Delores...
>  
> > This would indicate that Harry is right handed, at least for 
> writing. 
> > Yet on the book covers drawn by Mary Grandpre, Harry appears to 
be 
> > left handed. On the US cover of SS he is trying to catch the 
> Snitch 
> > with his left hand. On the US covers of GOF, OOP and HBP he is 
> > holding his wand in his left hand.
> 
> 
> Barb now:
> 
> Harry is right-handed. In PS/SS (page 83 Am. ed. paperback), when 
> Harry is in Ollivander's getting his wand: "Which is your wand 
> arm?" "Er-well, I'm right-handed," said Harry.
> 
> As for why GrandPre drew him left-handed-only she knows. I think I 
> remember reading that she based Harry on herself-maybe she's left-
> handed? Or maybe it just looked better with the wand in his left 
> hand. 
> 
> -Barb

Now Lorel:

I also remember reading that Grandpre chose to make Harry left-
handed. And to reply to Ersatz Harry's comment that Harry could not 
write his detention lines on the back of his right hand: he wrote on 
the parchment, but Umbridge's special little quill caused the words 
to appear on his hand.

Lorel