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MARCH 8, 2005 at 7:59 AM
Posted by GERI
Source: HPANA
The British
and American publishers of Harry Potter have posted the jacket covers for Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. The children's British versions by Jason Cockcroft, shows Harry and Dumbledore in rings of fire and the adult version is from a photograph by Michael Wildsmith showing a tattered book called Advanced Potion-Making.
The Scholastic cover by Mary GrandPré was debuted this morning on NBC's Today show (click for video!). On the American edition, Harry and Dumbledore are looking into what seems to be a pensive.
Click here for all three covers (biggest available online).
Update: Read Raincoast Books' press release, Scholastic's press release, and Bloomsbury's press release. Also, see this photo of artist Mary GrandPré at her studio with the book cover on her desk.
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The Last Herald-Mage
Points: 2621
darrrrkwind says:
Wow! I love those covers! I'm so excited that the American version is green because I love green, hehe. I can't wait to see what the back cover and the inside flaps. There are usually more clues about the book there than on the cover. :-)
Posted Mar 8, 2005 at 11:33 AM EST
Prefect
Points: 373
NarfNa says:
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! The British one is rather frightening and the advanced potions book suggests that Harry did well on his Potions O.W.L. But this is so cool!
Posted Mar 8, 2005 at 11:33 AM EST
Squib
Points: 197
quickquotesqueen says:
I love the green!!!
Brilliant!
Beautiful! a
nd above all HERE!!
I can see it and soon I can own it!!
I love this book already!
Posted Mar 8, 2005 at 11:42 AM EST
Auror
Points: 2137
True*R/Hr*Love says:
Oh finally!!!! They look really really good!!! This just makes me even more impatient!! Oh i cant wait!!!hehe
Posted Mar 8, 2005 at 11:45 AM EST
Animagus
Points: 19544
Sirius-Ella says:
*faints* X_x <---dead from all the excitement..
OH MY GOSH..you guys.. this is way beyond exciting this is.. I dunno .. I need to make up a word .. hahah..
*rambles*
Posted Mar 8, 2005 at 11:48 AM EST
Professor
Points: 1167
snowpeach06 says:
Yay. Now, we just have to try and figure what the cover means to the plot of the book.
Posted Mar 8, 2005 at 11:49 AM EST
Head Boy
Points: 475
Slimdoze3316 says:
That Makes my day a little brighter just being able to see that cover. Cant wait for the book.
Posted Mar 8, 2005 at 11:49 AM EST
Forgetful Werewolf
Points: 14831
Patronus_Potter says:
Super cool!!!
I love that cover! It is waaay cooler than the cover of Order of the Phoenix! I can't wait this book is gonna be soooo cool!
Posted Mar 8, 2005 at 11:50 AM EST
Squib
Points: 180
Tazzu says:
There is only one thing I can say (although, probably only South Africans will understand it...) Ek smaak dit stukkend!
Wow! This is just another step in the right direction... am now counting down the days in breathless anticipation!
Posted Mar 8, 2005 at 12:05 PM EST
Student
Points: 241
rooinek says:
Perfect timing! We needed some news to keep the excitement going! GREAT JACKETS!
Posted Mar 8, 2005 at 12:19 PM EST
Order of Merlin, 1st Class
Points: 1871
nj_hpfan says:
This is so exciting! It's getting closer! I can't wait until July! :D
Posted Mar 8, 2005 at 12:28 PM EST
Auror
Points: 2315
Ovlac says:
I saw them this morning, and they looks great. I like most the children´s english edition, and it suits better in my room.
Posted Mar 8, 2005 at 12:30 PM EST
Ravenclaw Ambassador
Points: 3243
Nevar says:
Finally! I can't believe it! I'm so glad that she finished it, I thought she'd never get it done. I think the American cover's the best, honestly, but that's probably cause I'm from here. But I'm ecstatic that it's done, and I can't wait to see the real thing.
N
Posted Mar 8, 2005 at 12:32 PM EST
Witch
Points: 654
Millennia says:
Wow!!! The American cover looks so good...much better than the British covers. I'm excited to get the American version!
Posted Mar 8, 2005 at 12:35 PM EST
rockstar
Points: 2857
Harry_J Potter says:
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHH!!!!!!!! The days are windling down! I cant wait! Thats an awesome jacket! AH! This made my day!!
Posted Mar 8, 2005 at 12:41 PM EST
Points: 549
Lady Aya says:
Wow! Im even more exicted than i was yesterday! Even now me and my father are fighting to see who will read the book first! Now that cant be a pensive? can it? Interseting developments!
Posted Mar 8, 2005 at 12:44 PM EST
Witch
Points: 682
Ms.Azaelia says:
Wow, you guys this is so unbelievably fantastic! I can't wait to see the back for the rest of the drawing, this is so exciting, it's like seeing the covers means it's really happening! And SOON!
Posted Mar 8, 2005 at 12:46 PM EST
Prefect
Points: 382
wandmaster115 says:
OH YEAH!!! i've been waiting for this forever...we've waited for the title, release date, and now the cover...next thing to wait for is the book itself! 128 days!
Posted Mar 8, 2005 at 12:47 PM EST
Order of Merlin, 4th Class
Points: 1266
AsiaLovesHP says:
**Oh-my-God** :::Squeals::: The American cover is AMAZING...I wonder what they are doing in the cover...
I can't wait!!
In British adult cover theres that book that says
'Advance potion making'::I wonder what that's about...
Posted Mar 8, 2005 at 12:48 PM EST
Student
Points: 246
ToriLuv704 says:
Wow..lots to think about! sooo exciting! The three covers are all so different. Ya know.. the bloomsbury childrens cover makes me think of something ...I just can't put my finger on it...hmmm.
Posted Mar 8, 2005 at 12:51 PM EST
Muggle
Points: 81
Death Eater says:
That looks great! By the cover i'm hoping Dumbledore is not the Half-blood prince!
Posted Mar 8, 2005 at 12:54 PM EST
Muggle
Points: 33
Angel of Music says:
Yay!!! This just adds to the excitement leading up to the release whichi is only 130 some-odd days away! This cover looks really amazing, and you can tell how much older Harry looks compared to the cover of the Sorcerer's Stone. And now that there is going to be a new minister of magic HP fans have something else to wonder about along with who the Half-Blood Prince is going to be. I can't wait until the book comes out!!!!
Posted Mar 8, 2005 at 1:04 PM EST
Head Boy
Points: 487
RickyRicardo says:
I have no idea how Mary Grandpre, not sure if I spelled it right, can make the covers without giving anything away at all. It just leaves you guessing until you actually read the book and you learn what the cover means. Really nice cover. I like it.
Posted Mar 8, 2005 at 1:08 PM EST
Muggle
Points: 52
weasley_gurl says:
They are so awesome!!!!!
Why do they have to do this, get me all excited!!!!
I can't wait for July 16th, I wish it could come out like March 16th then I'll be happy!!!!
Posted Mar 8, 2005 at 1:17 PM EST
Points: 197
Vaeron says:
Well, since both the British kids and American cover show Dumbledore and Harry together, I'd guess we see a lot of them together in book 6. One more pensieve scene and a battle scene, at the very least. And the tattered potions book tells me something very imporant is going to happen to/with Snape in this book. Probably nothing good, considering the potions book is a sad, neglected old thing. I mean, they wouldn't make that the cover just for the fun of it.
Posted Mar 8, 2005 at 1:22 PM EST
Squib
Points: 154
Avrielle says:
OmGosh!!! YAY!! you may think I am wierd, but harry's hotter every year... ;)
Posted Mar 8, 2005 at 1:28 PM EST
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