Book Covers

[inufan_625]

No: HPFGUIDX 166888

I'm coming in a bit late here and have just finished catching up on
the posts. I don't really have much to add in relation to a specific
post from anyone else, but here are the things I noticed and would
really like to know what others think.

I don't the covers are meant to be an image of a singular event in
time, especially on the US cover.

Things of note:

1. US- I think the rubble down in front is perhaps representative or
Godrics Hollow and the trip Harry is planning on taking there. It just
seems to stand out to me as a seperate layer of the image.

2.US- The curtain could just represent the end since SS/PS also has a
curtain- the beginning, though if it does have some relation to the
veil, I don't think we can let the color discount that alone. It would
look awkward and out of place/unbalanced to have all those rich colors
surrounded by black.

3.US&UK The orange coloring says bathed in fire/trial by fire to me,
and perhaps is more symbolic or themeatic than literal. The UKC cover
appears to take place inside but those same colors are heavily
present. Also fire is commonly associated with death and rebirth in HP
and in nature: with Fawkes, with Voldemort and with Harry himself. It
can also be indicitive of the aftermath and a new dawn for the
wizarding world - the House-elf/Goblin on Harry's back, fighting with
a wizard could be the beginning of a more united world.

4. US- Harry and Voldemort seem set apart from everything else going
on in the picture. I guess that's expected though with all the 'the
ONE with the power' stuff.

5.US- Around Harry's neck looks like the Slytherin locket from the UK
adults cover to me, or perhaps the fake locket.

6. backcover UK: the lights are on at Hogwarts which makes me think
that it will definitely reopen and that the trio will be there at some
point. The dark clouds lead me to think that there will be fighting at
Hogwarts 'darkness encroaching' and all that.

7. front UK: There is so much going on there. All three look pretty
banged up. All the gold makes me think Goblins, or that maybe one of
the remaining Horocruxes is in a vault. Ron and Hermione look like
they are being sucked out as Harry dives in. Their expression could be
fear/outrage that they are being pulled away from Harry- they
definitely wouldn't want to abandon him to the unknown.

Questions: Dobby's ears- pointy or floppy? What creatures have ears
like those that are shown? Could any of the items shown be a horocrux?

Also totally not about guessing what will happen:

I actually really like the way Harry is drawn. That is MY Harry. Ron
is okay. I like the representation, but I definitely see him more like
the HBP cover. As for Hermione - Ummmm... NO. The hair is pretty
though...lol

inufan_625