Harry's writing arm and artwork for the books.

[juli17 at aol.com]

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>Matt:
>So I guess we have an illustrator who's as  good with orientation as
>JKR is with numbers.  The US cover of HBP  also shows Dumbledore with a
>healthy right hand, even though it is his  right (wand) arm that is
>supposed to be injured.  (Yes, Dumbledore  is also right-handed; the
>narrator refers specifically to his "right"  hand when he stands up at
>the opening feast in HBP.)
 
Laura:

Apparently, there are at least two illustrators who  show
Dumbledore's right hand healthy.  The cover for the
German  version of HBP is now on Amazon's .de web site
and DD's right hand (holding a  wand) looks fine.

_http://images-eu.amazon.com/images/P/3551566666.03.LZZZZZZZ.jpg_ 
(http://images-eu.amazon.com/images/P/3551566666.03.LZZZZZZZ.jpg) 

 
 
Julie:
I've come up with a theory for this continual discrepancy with the
HP covers (at least with Grandpre, who always shows Harry using
what appears to be his left hand). The covers are *reverse* images,
i.e., we are viewing them in a mirror. Perhaps it is the Mirror of 
Erised, or some other mirror that will become critical to the  tale. 
Thus on the cover of HBP, the mirror image we see appears to 
be Dumbledore's intact right hand, and Harry holding his wand in
his left hand, when it is in fact just the OPPOSITE. 
 
To view the covers correctly, simply hold them in front of any 
convenient mirror and you will see the truth!
 
Okay, it's a theory anyway...
 
Julie 


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