FYI -- Mugglenet has posted high-res version of the back cover of HBP

[jlv230]

No: HPFGUIDX 132306

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "tonihollifield" 
<tonisan9 at h...> wrote:
> This is the link:
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> http://www.mugglenet.com/viewer/?image_location=hbpbackcover1.jpg
> 
> Major Spoilers!


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> It looks to me to be Ron, Hermoine, Ginny, and possible Cho 
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> Ron) looking up at the Dark Mark over Hogwarts!
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> Any thought??  (dumb question -- I know! :-))
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> --Toni

JLV here:

Scholastic have put out a press release:

http://www.scholastic.com/aboutscholastic/news/press_07082005_CP.htm

Which reveals...

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"The back cover depicts Ron and Hermione as well as two other 
Hogwarts students looking at "the Dark Mark"."

So it looks like it is Ron and Hermione, and it is at Hogwarts. 
Crikey - what on earth is going to happen?

JLV xx
(Who is thinking of those who were affected by Thursday's events and 
would like to thank all the members of this group who have expressed 
that their thoughts are with us Londoners.)