[HPforGrownups] Re: Full HBP cover artwork

[Lindsay]

No: HPFGUIDX 126809

Susanne:
> I'm looking at the "huge" version on TLC, and the girl's
> hair does not look black to me in the least.
> 
> And I don't see the hair being short, either, except the
> bangs and some fringes around the face.
> 
> I think it's Hermione.
> 
> And the boy next to her has red hair and a long nose, so I
> think that's definitely Ron (maybe his freckles fade with
> age?).

Lindsay:

Well, we can agree to disagree, Susanne.  ;)

I have been inspecting the huge version as well, and while that could
be dark brown hair, in PoA GrandPre drew Hermione with very light
brown hair, not dark, which leads me to believe it is not her.  Also,
if you inspect just above the girl's shoulder, there is a change of
lighting from dark to green as if the girl's hair curves down to the
base of her neck, as if it is short.  It also is cut short just above
her shirt collar on the front side, and Hermione doesn't strike me as
a girl to have her hair layered.  Bangs, yes, layered hair?  No.

Try pushing up the contrast and brightness on your monitor and take a
good look again, or use a graphics program to do so.  I'll try doing
that later tonight and saving an image if there is a real profound
difference.

As for the boy, yes, I could definitely see him being Ron, except for
four things: Chin is too sharp, face is too delicate (Ron has a long
nose but more of a rounded face, the boy looks more like Malfoy than
Ron), no freckles, and he's wearing what definitely looks to be green
scarf.

The left-side girl is wearing a light blue shirt, which might mean
she's a Ravenclaw, and we don't really see any clothing (woohoo!  er,
sorry) on Ginny (Lily).  The girl is PROBABLY Ginny, because her eyes
look brown, but then again, they are kinda small and hard to see.

Anyway, just a matter of opinion.  ;)  I doubt that Scholastic would
actually answer the question like Bloomsbury did for the adult edition
cover concerning Borage.

--Lindsay