Full View of UK HBP cover. SPOILER...

[heather the buzzard]

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>Julie says:
>Oddly, my other first impression was that the two hands were 
>of a woman and a man. I didn't immediately think the larger 
>hand and wrist belonged to someone older, just someone male. 
>And for some reason, I thought of James and Lily. 


Oh yeah, that reminded me.  I did have a thought that this was 
representative of a wizard's wedding ceremony... a symbolic band 
of fire uniting the two lives.   My SO's thought was of perhaps 
Ron and Hermione... hey, they're 16 now, they probably could with permission... it could be anyone, but a young marriage in the face 
of danger might be interesting.

I hadn't thought of it being James and Lily, though.  I like that idea, considering we're likely to get more backstory on them this time around.  Then, perhaps the ring is a wizard wedding band, and it's broken for some symbolic reason... Lily's secret?  Petunia's secret?  The mystery around where James was during GH?  The ring 
is featured prominently on the screensaver pic with the clasped hands, they have GOT to be related.

>Julie:
>The smaller hand/wrist could certainly be Harry's (as teenage 
>boys still haven't fully developed their musculature), or it 
>could be a woman's hand/wrist. 


I agree that it *could* be a woman's hand, but it doesn't really strike me as such.  It has an underdeveloped-ness that makes me 
99% sure that it's a young person (male or female).

heather the buzzard