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

[Christine Whittaker]

No: HPFGUIDX 130489


Chancie <chnc1024 at earthlink.net> 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

~*S*~
~*P*~
~*O*~
~*I*~
~*L*~
~*E*~
~*R*~
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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?


Chris now:

I missed the ring at the first look.  It appears to be an amethyst in a gold band.  The stone definitely seems to have some kind of mark on it.  It's hard to say if it is a slit like a cat's eye (maybe a snake eye?) or if it is a lightening bolt.  Could it belong to the HBP or maybe it's an inheritance for Harry from Sirius.

I wonder why the little boat is glowing?  It does appear to be in an underground cavern with a small lake.  The glow is reflecting on the cave wall.  Can anyone see what the "scratches" on the wall are?  There seems to be some straight lines and some "S" (Slytherin?) shaped ones?  Are these words or just random lines and squiggles?

That pedestal is definitely clawed.  Could it be a dragon claw?  What, if anything, could that signify?  I think that is the pensieve we see on the US cover.  It has a very similar shape and also looks to be made of stone.

The two hands entwined by fire/lightening appear to be one old and one young.  One has rougher looking skin and the veins are standing out and the other appears smooth, like a young persons would be.  My immediate thought is DD and Harry.  But, perhaps it is the HBP.  The other thing that strikes me about this is the way in which the hands are clasped.  I think an enemy would be highly unlikely to clasp hands in this way, it is too "friendly".  My other major impression is that they are transfering power (or perhaps combining power?)  

Chris

with more questions than answers tonight.






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