HBP: US back cover, single scene or composite of several?

[Marci]

No: HPFGUIDX 132312

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> If the back cover is from a single point in the book, then the 
common
> interpretation of a killing occurring at Hogwarts is quite 
reasonable.
>  But what does it mean if the back cover images are pulled from
> multiple parts of the book?
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> Allen


Using this link you can see several versions of front & back covers 
for both the US & UK versions of HBP: http://www.hogwarts-
gallery.org/hogwartsgallery/category.php?
cat=176&expand=169,176,169,169,169,169&start=0

I see a green illumination in several of the covers, not unlike 
Harry's memories of the after-effects of the AK curse when his 
mother died & LV was defeated.  The other recurring theme is Harry & 
Dumbledore together either looking into a shallow stone "bowl" or 
with wands raised in a defensive position.  

In the UK children's cover HP & DD seem to be encircled by a "rope" 
of "flame" emanating from their raised wands;  on the UK adult back 
cover, 2 male arms (one appears to be adolescent) are entwined in 
a "rope" of "flame"; it looks as if they may be arm-wrestling.

Other UK covers show a well-worn advanced potions textbook or a gold 
ring with a stone (it may have a crest), but the stone has a 
lightningbolt-shaped split in it.  

I have a strong feeling that Harry may not defeat LV at the end of 
this book, but he will survive to come from behind next time.  JKR 
said he will survive *to* book 7, and that books 6 & 7 would be like 
2 halves of 1 story covering 2 years at Hogwarts.


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