[HPforGrownups] Re: HBP Deluxe Cover

[heather the buzzard]

No: HPFGUIDX 130401

inkling108 wrote:

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>Good point.  I was just looking at the two US covers (standard and 
>deluxe) and as near as I can tell, Dumbledore and Harry are wearing 
>the same flowing robes in both, so it's possible that these covers 
>show two different scenes from the same chapter.  Also, I never 
>noticed this before, but Harry is wearing a kind of outfit I've 
>never seen in any Grand Pre illustration before.  It's not a 
>Hogwarts robe, it's not muggle style casual wear, it looks like 
>something from ancient times. Hmmm.
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heather now:

Hmm.  I had also noticed Harry's outfit on the deluxe cover, though 
hadn't noticed anything with the Pensieve scene.

*scuttles off to look at the pensieve cover*

You know, that one looks like a regular dress-shirt collar to me.  
Nothing interesting.

*scuttles off to look at the british/canadian covers, which she'll be 
getting*

On the children's cover, it looks like Harry is just wearing a black 
long-sleeved shirt.  It's hard to tell, you don't really see his front, 
but it doesn't look like robes and there's no collar at all.  And of 
course the adult version is a book, no Harry at all.

SIDE NOTE -- the book on that cover is "Advanced Potion Making".  Ergo, 
I believe Harry DOES take Advanced Potions, and that's important 
somehow...  Perhaps just as a reference to Harry's advancing state of 
magical training.

Anyway, back to the Deluxe edition cover.  My first guess was actually 
that it's his nightclothes, with wizard's robes thrown hastily over 
top.  Not sure though.

I also like the idea of that being a fence, though I'm unconvinced.  
Just have to wait and see... sigh...

heather the buzzard
(noticing also that Dumbledore is out-and-about with Harry on ALL the 
covers except for the book one, so that's something significant, 
especially after OOTP)