[HPforGrownups] Full View of UK HBP cover. SPOILER...

[heather the buzzard]

No: HPFGUIDX 130435

Chancie wrote:

>Hi, with all the talks of what's on the covers, 
>I thoughts some of you might like to see the 
>full cover of the UK edition of HBP.  they 
>removed the summary from the back as well.
>
>The link is:
>http://www.mugglenet.com/viewer/?image_location=/june10/fullukhbpcover.jpg
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>SPACE
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>The back cover shows a pensive (or what most of us assume
>to be a pensive) in an underground cave with water in it.  The
>"pensive" is siting on a circular stone platform in the middle of
>the "lake".  There also appears to be a gold looking boat.  There
>are marks on the cave wall, but I don't think they are supposed 
>to be words from all I can tell...  Can anyone see anything I've 
>missed? 
>  
>
> I also wanted to add, that there are two hands connected
>by what looks like a rope of fire, and just above the 
>title located on the spine, there is a ring.  
>  
>

Wow.  Very cool, thanks.

I'll just go on record right now as saying I have absolutely NO idea 
what any of this might mean.

Wild guesses:

The ring belongs to the half-blood prince and is some indicator of royalty.
The ring has a sort of serpentine look to it, so it's actually Voldemort's.
The ring belongs to Dumbledore.
The ring is one of the 3 Elven rings and will soon be called to... oh, 
wait, wrong book.

The cave is at Hogwarts, hidden under the lake, or under the cliff.
The boat may not actually be gold, but just glowing from reflected light.
The cave and pensieve are in the Chamber of Secrets, which can be 
explored now that the basilisk is gone, and the pensieve is Tom Riddle's.

Harry and Ron do some sort of blood-brother bond ritual.
One arm looks a bit older; that's the HBP passing his powers on to Harry.
Hermione and Ron finally hold hands, and sparks fly.
Harry and Voldemort resolve their battles with a 'thumb war'.

heather the buzzard