Deathly Hallows Covers...an analysis

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~*Deathly Hallows cover analysis!*~

Hey guys...I'm sure u all must hv seen the DH covers..both UK n US n adult..
I'm mroe intrigued by the UK cover..as it contains different scenes from the book..n from past experiences of the books...all of those scenes are sure to come in the DH book!

Lets start with the front cover of the UK edition....

It shows the Trio...screaming their guts out😆😆😆 The painters seem to have forgotten that Ron's hair is red n not yellow blonde!
But apart from that...the UK cover's very interesting..the Trio are in on a pile of coins...they seem to have found a treasure trove??? There're coins...jewels..old war gear...there also appears to be a silverish crown...
Also...Ron's wearing green robes...and Hermione in blue...it looks like her night gown to me😆😆 Only Harry is in black robes..n fully prepared to fight...he also has scratches on his hands...and considering their reactions...it looks as though the three were surprised at night by someone...

And what about the vault....is it Hepzibah Smith's?? Remember she was really rich and she had many antiquities...they might have gone to search for the Cup Horcrux?? It looks to be a vault..coz there's a round gold plated hole behind them...

N speaking of things behind..what about the House Elf behind Harry? He's holding a sword and looks fully prepared to fight..It can be either Kreacher or Dobby but I think it's Dobby coz he is fighting with the Trio...and I don't think Kreacher would ever do that.

But then again...it could be Kreacher...it might even be Regulus's vault and Kreacher's showing it to the Trio? Whoever it is..the Trio seem to be surrounded by enemies...looking from their expressions...

Then we come to the back cover...it shows Hogwarts...at night.and thhere are trees withering away in the whitish smoke....it it that Voldemort and his DE destroyed and torched the Forbidden Forest?? And it is the full moon too...which means that the presense of Remus Lupin will have an impact on the proceedings..not to forget..Fenrir Greyback. Maybe there'll be Greyback coming back to Hogwarts..n this time in his wolf form?? And what about Bill....we'll get to knoe if he is a true werewolf or not here I guess!
Or maybe this could be the scene of the last battle??

Whatever it is...I'm happy that they'll go back to Hogwarts at some point or the other...

I'm sure that the Dememtors will be back in this book...coz Harry's patronus is shown on the inside cover....or maybe Prongs will have some other job to do...like a message to Harry from James??😕

And it also looks as though...Sybill Trelawney's under rated😉...Hermione always scorned at her crystal ball...n now its showing a snake in his mist...perhaps implying that JKR hasn't finished with Trelawney yet...there maybe some more secrets to be unveiled yet!

And you know...looking at the adult version of the UK cover...it looks as though R.A.B(whoever he is) failed in his task of destroying the Locket Horcrux because it shows up prominently on the cover...

I think this will be the 1st Horcrux destroyed....

Coming to the US cover...it shows both Voldemort and Harry in a stadium kinda thingy...atleast that's what I could make out...it's really hazy and vague..
But it reminds me of the Colosseum in Rome😛

Voldemort seems to be content letting Harry be forward and doing whatever they both want...

This is what the art director at Scholastic has to say about it:
The structures around Harry show evident destruction and in the shadows behind him, we see outlines of other people.[10] "

And describing the back cover, he says:

" On the back cover, spidery hands are outstretched toward Harry. Only when the book is opened does one see a powerful image of He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named, his glowing red eyes peering out from his hood.

Source: Wikipedia

Also..I read this at Mugglenet about the person who is the editor...called Arthur Levine...

Arthur Levine, the US Potter editor, spoke this morning on the TODAY show about the American cover:

"We're seeing Harry in a very interesting situation. Readers will find out exactly what the situation is.

"When I was reading it, I had both the excitement and the power of the book, and the plot, driving me forward. But I was also feeling a little sad. It's the last time."

When Levine admitted he "sobbed and sobbed" while reading Deathly Hallows, he was asked the following:

"That means someone we like dies, doesn't it?"

"Well, it means it is a very, very emotional book," he responded.
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Posted: 18 years ago
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Oh thank you so much for this post 😳 ... i so just needed this.. its all so exciting!!!!!!!! YAY!!

Let me say one thing... there is NO SCAR on Harry on the US cover!! No SCAR!!! whereas he has the one in UK cover..
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[quote=Marauder]or maybe Prongs will have some other job to do...like a message to Harry from James??
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I think I will disagree on that one 😊 , JK said when a person is dead, there is no way to bring them back. So far I don't believe that James can do an "Expecto Patronum" when he is dead 😕And we still don't know about James Patronus 😳 May be Harry use his Patronus for the Order, not sure 😳

Plus, in US cover of HBP there was Harry and DD....We know what Evil JK did to DD😭 But ...now we have Voldemort and Harry.. this might mean that Harry will survive and Voldymort will die😃

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Originally posted by: xMarauderx


It shows the Trio...screaming their guts out😆😆😆 The painters seem to have forgotten that Ron's hair is red n not yellow blonde! Yea i founf that weird too 😆

But apart from that...the UK cover's very interesting..the Trio are in on a pile of coins...they seem to have found a treasure trove??? There're coins...jewels..old war gear...there also appears to be a silverish crown... I thought they may be part of either James/lILY'S TREASURE... maybe the rowana rawenclaws something is hidden there or maybe the black family treasure... but deffo in search of horcrux...


Also...Ron's wearing green robes...and Hermione in blue...it looks like her night gown to me😆😆 Only Harry is in black robes..n fully prepared to fight...he also has scratches on his hands...and considering their reactions...it looks as though the three were surprised at night by someone... Not really!!! i just think tey r plunging into something but thats all....

And what about the vault....is it Hepzibah Smith's?? Remember she was really rich and she had many antiquities...they might have gone to search for the Cup Horcrux?? It looks to be a vault..coz there's a round gold plated hole behind them... Umm... maybe hrs but i still think it has something to do with James/Lily or black family

N speaking of things behind..what about the House Elf behind Harry? He's holding a sword and looks fully prepared to fight..It can be either Kreacher or Dobby but I think it's Dobby coz he is fighting with the Trio...and I don't think Kreacher would ever do that.
But then again...it could be Kreacher...it might even be Regulus's vault and Kreacher's showing it to the Trio? Whoever it is..the Trio seem to be surrounded by enemies...looking from their expressions... Youre right! i think its Kreature... but he is standing in front of a veil so it could be the return of sirius black (my hubby)... and yea like i said the black family treasure seems a good reason cos regulus was killed personally by VOldy...

Then we come to the back cover...it shows Hogwarts...at night.and thhere are trees withering away in the whitish smoke....it it that Voldemort and his DE destroyed and torched the Forbidden Forest?? Or it could be just the painting cos i dont think the forest luks like it is burning :-?? And it is the full moon too...which means that the presense of Remus Lupin will have an impact on the proceedings..not to forget..Fenrir Greyback. Maybe there'll be Greyback coming back to Hogwarts..n this time in his wolf form?? And what about Bill....we'll get to knoe if he is a true werewolf or not here I guess! Yea thats a good point!!!!
Or maybe this could be the scene of the last battle?? now im excited@@@@

Whatever it is...I'm happy that they'll go back to Hogwarts at some point or the other... or maybe just the last scene takes place in hoggy

I'm sure that the Dememtors will be back in this book...coz Harry's patronus is shown on the inside cover....or maybe Prongs will have some other job to do...like a message to Harry from James??😕 Im pretty sure its the patrnus.. message from james to harry seems too far fetched but like JKR said it may just be indicating marauder era

And it also looks as though...Sybill Trelawney's under rated😉...Hermione always scorned at her crystal ball...n now its showing a snake in his mist...perhaps implying that JKR hasn't finished with Trelawney yet...there maybe some more secrets to be unveiled yet! could be something to do with nagini... she may be a horcrux however dumby says its not!!!!!!!!!!

And you know...looking at the adult version of the UK cover...it looks as though R.A.B(whoever he is) failed in his task of destroying the Locket Horcrux because it shows up prominently on the cover... the locket is shown that doesnt mean the horcrux isnt destroyed

I think this will be the 1st Horcrux destroyed.... Not relly i think its already destroyed... and d'dore destroyed 3 of them remember???

Coming to the US cover...it shows both Voldemort and Harry in a stadium kinda thingy...atleast that's what I could make out...it's really hazy and vague..
But it reminds me of the Colosseum in Rome😛 RomEe???? ur kidding me... but maybe tere surrounded by fire or mist or fog or something... platforem dusnt seem to make sense...

Voldemort seems to be content letting Harry be forward and doing whatever they both want... Yea maybe its a trap thats all

This is what the art director at Scholastic has to say about it:

The structures around Harry show evident destruction and in the shadows behind him, we see outlines of other people.[10] "

And describing the back cover, he says:

" On the back cover, spidery hands are outstretched toward Harry. Only when the book is opened does one see a powerful image of He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named, his glowing red eyes peering out from his hood.


Source: Wikipedia

Also..I read this at Mugglenet about the person who is the editor...called Arthur Levine...

Arthur Levine, the US Potter editor, spoke this morning on the TODAY show about the American cover:

"We're seeing Harry in a very interesting situation. Readers will find out exactly what the situation is.

"When I was reading it, I had both the excitement and the power of the book, and the plot, driving me forward. But I was also feeling a little sad. It's the last time."

When Levine admitted he "sobbed and sobbed" while reading Deathly Hallows, he was asked the following:

"That means someone we like dies, doesn't it?"

"Well, it means it is a very, very emotional book," he responded.

I hate dark/angsty sad ending books! my mom says that children should have happily ever after books and thats why till book 4 my mom likes it and after tht she doesnt think its ryt for childrens author to do this (but she is so not against us reading it... cos she secretly likes it and lets face it... we are ALL curious 😛) but i agree with her on this... i cry for the smallest thing on screen or in book... the 20 page verson of jane eyre made me wallow like an idiot... i dont know bout tis... i think ill get myself a new set of hankys on the way back from the shop to my house...


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u git 😡 i was gonna post smthin jst lyk dis u beat me to it 😭 but urs is better dan mine neway so its k 😆

Originally posted by: xMarauderx


~*Deathly Hallows cover analysis!*~


Hey guys...I'm sure u all must hv seen the DH covers..both UK n US n adult..
I'm mroe intrigued by the UK cover..as it contains different scenes from the book..n from past experiences of the books...all of those scenes are sure to come in the DH book!

ahan..why do u think i spent one hour peering at it from every angle 😆
It shows the Trio...screaming their guts out😆😆😆 The painters seem to have forgotten that Ron's hair is red n not yellow blonde! arre the lot of them look BAD
But apart from that...the UK cover's very interesting..the Trio are in on a pile of coins...they seem to have found a treasure trove??? There're coins...jewels..old war gear...there also appears to be a silverish crown... i havent yet looked at the jewels closely..there too many 😆
Also...Ron's wearing green robes...and Hermione in blue...it looks like her night gown to me😆😆 Only Harry is in black robes..n fully prepared to fight...he also has scratches on his hands...so does hermy! and considering their reactions...it looks as though the three were surprised at night by someone...yea then y r they lookin in diffrent directions? only ron seems to be directly looking at whoever is scaring them..harry the gr8 is lookin highly determined to catch something :-? n y is dobby clinging to his back?

And what about the vault....is it Hepzibah Smith's?? Remember she was really rich and she had many antiquities...they might have gone to search for the Cup Horcrux?? It looks to be a vault..coz there's a round gold plated hole behind them...thts gold 😲 it looked green to me 😆 n it looks more lyk an archway..n the only arch i can think of is the one tht holds the veil..the veil thru wich my sirius...*gulp* 😭 ..hmm..abt the remaining horcruxes..wich of them r nething remotely jewel like? probbly hepzibahs cup..or the locket..thts why its shown even on the adult version cover..?

N speaking of things behind..what about the House Elf behind Harry? He's holding a sword and looks fully prepared to fight..It can be either Kreacher or Dobby but I think it's Dobby coz he is fighting with the Trio...and I don't think Kreacher would ever do that.
yep its definitely dobby ..kreacher has white hair comin out of his ears or smthin na 😆 n we can see the entire ear of the elfie n it dusnt hav ne hair of sorts cumin out na 😆..btw thts definitely gryffindors sword tht dobbys holding..im sure the red jewel in the hilt isnt a coincidence 😉..so it proves harry goes back to hoggy warty hogwarts..dumbledores office..n has a chat with ddore the painting 😳 probbly its ddore the painting who advised harry to take the sword?
But then again...it could be Kreacher...it might even be Regulus's vault and Kreacher's showing it to the Trio? Whoever it is..the Trio seem to be surrounded by enemies...looking from their expressions...
yup..thts wht i sed abv..lookin in diff directions 😆
Then we come to the back cover...it shows Hogwarts...at night.and thhere are trees withering away in the whitish smoke....it it that Voldemort and his DE destroyed and torched the Forbidden Forest?? And it is the full moon too...which means that the presense of Remus Lupin will have an impact on the proceedings..not to forget..Fenrir Greyback. Maybe there'll be Greyback coming back to Hogwarts..n this time in his wolf form?? And what about Bill....we'll get to knoe if he is a true werewolf or not here I guess!
Or maybe this could be the scene of the last battle??
yup..i wonder why does there seem to be snow against the walls? 😕 see..there seems to be this huge mound against the walls in the back..but the front is all grassy n stuff 😕 mebbe dementors cum n make d area so cold it strts snowin 🤣 [okok dumb i kno 😛]...oh n i wonder since when hogwarts started looking like an arabian nights castle 😕 look at the towertops 😆
Whatever it is...I'm happy that they'll go back to Hogwarts at some point or the other...

I'm sure that the Dememtors will be back in this book...coz Harry's patronus is shown on the inside cover....or maybe Prongs will have some other job to do...like a message to Harry from James??😕 my sentiments on dementy whatsits exzpressed above 😆..n im totally glad prongsie is comin back 😳 cant wait

And it also looks as though...Sybill Trelawney's under rated😉...Hermione always scorned at her crystal ball...n now its showing a snake in his mist...perhaps implying that JKR hasn't finished with Trelawney yet...there maybe some more secrets to be unveiled yet!
haha thts what i thought too 😆..it could b nagini rite..wich r the other snakes weve met? other than mr.boa constrictor in book 1 tht is 😆..
And you know...looking at the adult version of the UK cover...it looks as though R.A.B(whoever he is) failed in his task of destroying the Locket Horcrux because it shows up prominently on the cover...

I think this will be the 1st Horcrux destroyed.... or mebbe the last[before voldy],if its important enough to show up on the cover~!

Coming to the US cover...it shows both Voldemort and Harry in a stadium kinda thingy...atleast that's what I could make out...it's really hazy and vague..
But it reminds me of the Colosseum in Rome😛
yup me too..i wonder what theyre both reaching out to?
Voldemort seems to be content letting Harry be forward and doing whatever they both want...

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Originally posted by: ~Sirius*Ysh~

Ermm..if it's Lily n James treasure..then it would be in Harry's vault wouldn't it??? N if it's related to James...then it would be Gryffindor's not Ravenclaws because both James n Lily were Gryffindors




And what about the vault....is it Hepzibah Smith's?? Remember she was really rich and she had many antiquities...they might have gone to search for the Cup Horcrux?? It looks to be a vault..coz there's a round gold plated hole behind them... Umm... maybe hrs but i still think it has something to do with James/Lily or black family

A painting😕 naah..dun think so...all d things drawn on the covers have some relevance to the plot in the books.


Naah..I think we'll see Hogwarts before the last battle...now I'm sure that they'll be there before long at Hogwarts..

Umm..yea it does sound far fetched even to me😆😆 But still...I have a feeling that there'll be something imp about the stag patronus...I remember DD's words in PoA..about ur love ones not truly leaving you or something like that...I have noticed...everything that's there on the covers have some revelance in the plot!




Naah...IF the locket is on the front cover of the adult version...then it HAS HUGE prevalence in the plot....which means it has NOT been destroyed yet!

I think this will be the 1st Horcrux destroyed.... Not relly i think its already destroyed... and d'dore destroyed 3 of them remember???

Coming to the US cover...it shows both Voldemort and Harry in a stadium kinda thingy...atleast that's what I could make out...it's really hazy and vague..
But it reminds me of the Colosseum in Rome😛 RomEe???? ur kidding me... but maybe tere surrounded by fire or mist or fog or something... platforem dusnt seem to make sense...


When did I say anything about a "platform"???😕Look at the surroundings closely....it does look like the Roman Colosseum!



Originally posted by: Sirius*ysh

I hate dark/angsty sad ending books! my mom says that children should have happily ever after books and thats why till book 4 my mom likes it and after tht she doesnt think its ryt for childrens author to do this (but she is so not against us reading it... cos she secretly likes it and lets face it... we are ALL curious 😛) but i agree with her on this... i cry for the smallest thing on screen or in book... the 20 page verson of jane eyre made me wallow like an idiot... i dont know bout tis... i think ill get myself a new set of hankys on the way back from the shop to my house...



Well...I hate unrealistic endings more...u knoe....dead characters suddenly popping up n then they have the "happily ever after" just to please the readers! Please! That sounds so cheesy! I would like it if JKR stuck with her original plot and sticks with whoever she has killed off...

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Wow great analysis...and it could be true... 😛
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Originally posted by: xMarauderx


Hey guys...I'm sure u all must hv seen the DH covers..both UK n US n adult.. Stared at it for ages...
I'm mroe intrigued by the UK cover..as it contains different scenes from the book..n from past experiences of the books...all of those scenes are sure to come in the DH book!

Lets start with the front cover of the UK edition....Okie Dokie

It shows the Trio...screaming their guts out😆😆😆 Yup wonder if there getting attacked! The painters seem to have forgotten that Ron's hair is red n not yellow blonde! Yea Poor Ron.. In a year they have forgotten how he looks like
But apart from that...the UK cover's very interesting..the Trio are in on a pile of coins...they seem to have found a treasure trove??? There're coins...jewels..old war gear...there also appears to be a silverish crown...Ahhh they stole!
Also...Ron's wearing green robes...and Hermione in blue...it looks like her night gown to me😆😆 Only Harry is in black robes..n fully prepared to fight...he also has scratches on his hands...and considering their reactions...it looks as though the three were surprised at night by someone... Hmmm...That actually sounds rite...Maybe they were out looking for a horoux and trying to sneak away from hogwarts, before mcgonagall sees them.???

And what about the vault....is it Hepzibah Smith's?? Remember she was really rich and she had many antiquities...they might have gone to search for the Cup Horcrux?? It looks to be a vault..coz there's a round gold plated hole behind them...Ahhh another good theory!

N speaking of things behind..what about the House Elf behind Harry? He's holding a sword and looks fully prepared to fight..It can be either Kreacher or Dobby but I think it's Dobby coz he is fighting with the Trio...and I don't think Kreacher would ever do that.

But then again...it could be Kreacher...it might even be Regulus's vault and Kreacher's showing it to the Trio? Whoever it is..the Trio seem to be surrounded by enemies...looking from their expressions...Ummmm That is interesting...

Then we come to the back cover...it shows Hogwarts...at night.and thhere are trees withering away in the whitish smoke....it it that Voldemort and his DE destroyed and torched the Forbidden Forest?? Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!And it is the full moon too...which means that the presense of Remus Lupin will have an impact on the proceedings..not to forget..Fenrir Greyback. Maybe there'll be Greyback coming back to Hogwarts..n this time in his wolf form?? And what about Bill....we'll get to knoe if he is a true werewolf or not here I guess!
Or maybe this could be the scene of the last battle??

Whatever it is...I'm happy that they'll go back to Hogwarts at some point or the other...Yea!

I'm sure that the Dememtors will be back in this book...coz Harry's patronus is shown on the inside cover....or maybe Prongs will have some other job to do...like a message to Harry from James??😕Could be..i mean he apeared in the 4th book, he could apear in the 7th book too..

And it also looks as though...Sybill Trelawney's under rated😉...Hermione always scorned at her crystal ball...n now its showing a snake in his mist...perhaps implying that JKR hasn't finished with Trelawney yet...there maybe some more secrets to be unveiled yet! Shes crazy but kewl! She mite reveal other things...

And you know...looking at the adult version of the UK cover...it looks as though R.A.B(whoever he is) failed in his task of destroying the Locket Horcrux because it shows up prominently on the cover...Yea....He died in the process!

I think this will be the 1st Horcrux destroyed....

Coming to the US cover...it shows both Voldemort and Harry in a stadium kinda thingy...atleast that's what I could make out...it's really hazy and vague..
But it reminds me of the Colosseum in Rome😛

Voldemort seems to be content letting Harry be forward and doing whatever they both want...

This is what the art director at Scholastic has to say about it:

The structures around Harry show evident destruction and in the shadows behind him, we see outlines of other people.[10] "

And describing the back cover, he says:

" On the back cover, spidery hands are outstretched toward Harry. Only when the book is opened does one see a powerful image of He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named, his glowing red eyes peering out from his hood.


Source: Wikipedia

Also..I read this at Mugglenet about the person who is the editor...called Arthur Levine...

Arthur Levine, the US Potter editor, spoke this morning on the TODAY show about the American cover:

"We're seeing Harry in a very interesting situation. Readers will find out exactly what the situation is.

"When I was reading it, I had both the excitement and the power of the book, and the plot, driving me forward. But I was also feeling a little sad. It's the last time."

When Levine admitted he "sobbed and sobbed" while reading Deathly Hallows, he was asked the following:They read it??? I wanna read it!!!!!!!!! man!

"That means someone we like dies, doesn't it?" awwwwww

"Well, it means it is a very, very emotional book," he responded.



Man getting impatient by the second!
Dang...
😃

-Mahak-

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Posted: 18 years ago
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Haila, you beat me, I was going to post this! 😆

Anyway..... lovely analysis..!!

UK cover is much better than the US in terms of detail. We see trio looking like they are panicking and then you're right, who is that House Elf behind Harry? Looks scary because it seems like the house elf is trying to hurt Harry with the sword or something. 😕 but it's probably Dobby, when will kreacher help them...... all the coins and gold and jewellery there, hmm nice thought that it could be Hepzibah's vault or something..!! Hmmm! UK cover gives us lots to think about!

I like the US cover but compared to all the other ones it's so much less detailed..... probably there's a reason for that, last book. 😭 😆 but yap, we see Voldie and Harry in some kind of stadium, can see some kind of shadows of people behind them vaguely.

I read that article too about Andrew Levine, haila he cried..!! 😭 If Harry dies then i dunno what i'll do, i so dun want him to die..!!
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OMG...all dis is soooo exciting...
everytime i read something here....its like a new theory and each one one seems more likely dan the other....
i am just waiting and waiting and waiting....
and i too like the UK edition better...as said it does have more info and details....and the U edition is very vey intriguing...a person hu hasnt seen the UK edition cover will be left dieing for the book to release.....
Thanx a lot for this analysis....has gotme thinking a lot....
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