Book Covers

[Talisman]

No: HPFGUIDX 166665

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Steve" <bboyminn at ...> wrote:
>
> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "hickengruendler"
> <hickengruendler@> wrote:
> > The Book covers<snip> are out.
> ><snip> 

> bboyminn:
> VAULT/TREASURE-
> 
> I don't think this is a Gringott's vault, they just seem
> too hard to get into and I can't see any reason for the 
> plot going there. However, -

Talisman:
The idea of Gringott's has been developed and maintained sufficiently 
throughout the course of the series, that I woulndn't be a bit 
surprised to find us revisiting it in DH.  

Maybe finally seeing a dragon there, to boot.

That said, I can't say I'm all that fussed about where the depicted 
*vault* is.

bboy:
> Clearly, the Trio is in battle, they are all tattered 
> and injured. So, I speculate the following -

>snip speculation about the Slytherin Hoard, Smith Treasury<
 
Talisman:

With the plethora of Rubies and no other gemstones at all, I can't 
imagine that it is anything *but* Godric Gryffindor's stash.

I don't agree that the trio are necessarily in battle (unless you 
count escapades with dragons, etc.).  

Though we all expect to see battle scenes in DH, the kids regularly 
manage to get scraped-up in the course of their adventures, short of 
actual battle. 

I don't think the sword necessarily betokens battle, either.  

Indeed, in context with the Gryffindor treasure, I think it much more 
likely that we are seeing some of those Founder's Object *special 
powers,* that Hepzibah mentioned, in action.  

The sword has been used to locate *something of Gryffindor's.* 

Okay, a *lot* of things of Gryffindor's.

  bboy: 
> UK Back Cover -
> 
> Can we all agree that this is an exterior shot of Hogwarts?
>

Talisman:
I would hope so.  

Looks lovely in the moonlight, doesn't it?  All the lights on and the 
door wide open...

The Whomping Willow looks rather dead, though.  

And, of course the full moon just out of the cloud bank recalls the 
imagery of the transformation scene in Book 3.  This, along with the 
appearance of Prongs, affirms certain aspects of the plot that are 
expected to reflect PoA.

bboy:
> UK Back Cover Text -
> 
> Harry is waiting at Privet Drive for the Order to come 
> and get him again. That's odd, where are Ron and Hermione,
> I thought they were going to be at Privet Drive with him?
> Perhaps this is later at Privet Drive, perhaps Harry
> second visit there. 

Talisman:

Bearing in mind  that you, et al.,  have already *decided* the 
schedule of events regarding Harry's trips to PD, GH, Burrow, etc. 
(#150786), with which, alas, I do not agree, I will reiterate my 
position: there will not be multiple visits to PD.

That said, there are endless reasons why Hr and Ron might not be 
around at the moment in question.

However, I must also point out that a failure to mention others,  in 
the jacket blurb about Privet Drive, is no more indicative of their 
absence in the coming scene than is the other blurb, with it's 
solitary reference to Harry having to leave the Burrow, an indicator 
that no one else is home, or that everyone else can stay at chez  
Weasley, forever.

It does sound as if, by whatever time Harry is waiting for the 
Order,  there has already been trouble at Privet Drive. 

Will the Order save the day?  

Somehow I expect things to turn out far differently than it did in 
OoP.  

If they arrive at all,  Moody's contingency plans--as to what to do 
if some or all of the Order guard are killed--seem more likely to 
come into play.

bboy: 
> US Full Cover -
> 
> - Harry and Voldemort. Harry and Voldemort seem to be 
> concerned with something off page, something in roughly
> the position of the reader. So, I very strongly suspect
> the presence of a third party or perhaps entity.


Talisman:
My call is that Harry is summoning something  that LV is trying just 
as hard to  keep away.  We see the point in time where LV realizes 
that Harry is prevailing
 


bboy:
> 
> Could it be Harry and Voldemort in the Dept of Mysteries
> Death Chamber looking into the Veil?
> 
> Though, I don't mind the idea that we are seeing Harry
> and Voldemort already behind the Veil at some kind of
> ghostly/spiritual tribunal, and the perspective of the
> reader is that of the people in the Death Chamber looking 
> into the Veil to the /other/ side.
> 
Talisman:
The entire series is a metaphor for one author's idea of how to live 
a good life, in the real world.  

I just don't see how battles in the afterworld could be applicable, 
and I consider Rowling much too savvy to go that far.

bboy:
> Another problem is the broken wood and rocks in front of
> the curtain, again is that just artistic style or is it
> conveying significant information. It certainly doesn't 
> match previous descriptions of the Veil. Though if they 
> are already behind the Veil, then we can't predict what
> we would or wouldn't be likely to see.

Talisman:
The imagery here is clearly referencing the rubble of GH.  Though, 
whether GH, per se, or it's symmetrical counterpart, remains to be 
seen.  

There *are* a few pieces that resemble grave stones--to the far right 
(viewer's right, Harry's left) and possibly behind Harry's lowered 
hand.

bboy:
> EYES-
> Note Voldemort's eyes appear to be on Harry, but Harry's
> eyes do NOT appear to be on Voldemort. Again, some third
> party is drawing their interest and they are reacting to
> it; whatever it may be.

Talisman:
I can't say that I see Voldemort's eyes on Harry.  Really think LV 
just looks dismayed that Harry is managing--against LV's efforts--to 
Accio something.  

Wouldn't be surprised if there were some phoenix song around to chill 
that snakey old heart, too.