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NOVEMBER 30, 2006 at 12:08 PM
Posted by GERI
Source: Daily Mail via Wizard News
A sketch of the cover that was never used for the Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban book by Cliff Wright is scheduled to go on sale this weekend for £8,500. Mr. Wright, who had input from JK in reference to the image of the hippogriff, was somewhat disappointed that this version of the cover didn’t make publication.
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The sketch shows Harry and his friend Hermione Granger on a hippogriff, a cross between a horse, lion and eagle. Mr. Wright said: "In some ways I prefer the sketch to what ended up on the cover. It's more dynamic: in the final version, the hippogriff is not moving quite so fast. JK Rowling herself faxed over an image of what she thought the hippogriff should look like."
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Auror
Points: 2011
brenpotterfans says:
I like the one that made it on the cover of the Prisoner of Azkaban myself, but it is neat to see other versions that could have been a cover.
Posted Nov 30, 2006 at 7:54 PM EST
Head Girl
Points: 449
Emma#1fan says:
Interesting, looks like a cool drawing, wish i had some money!
Posted Nov 30, 2006 at 8:00 PM EST
Hogwarts Founder
Points: 3481
Godric Gryffindor says:
Oh that's a cool Cover. Better than the one they have anyways.
Posted Nov 30, 2006 at 8:11 PM EST
Princess of Fantasy
Points: 2538
magiclover13 says:
That's a nice drawing... but that's sooo expensive... Oh well. :D
Posted Nov 30, 2006 at 8:12 PM EST
Auror
Points: 2316
loopy looney says:
TOO much for a drawing, but i still think that waht ended up on the cover must be the best, because JK thought it went better with the book.
Posted Nov 30, 2006 at 8:30 PM EST
Prefect
Points: 395
Padfoot. says:
That's an awesome sketch!
Posted Nov 30, 2006 at 8:32 PM EST
Prefect
Points: 302
xGryffindorGirlx says:
Whoa. Thats some decent money right there. If I could draw I'd be doing cover sketches too!!! But alas all I can draw are lilies, oh well.
Posted Nov 30, 2006 at 8:33 PM EST
Order of Merlin, 2nd Class
Points: 1608
~Harry's true love~ says:
Oh i really like the sketch and i do think that it was a bit better than the other one.
Posted Nov 30, 2006 at 8:35 PM EST
Witch
Points: 677
Fawkes's Lament says:
Very, very cool. Very. I like it.
Posted Nov 30, 2006 at 8:44 PM EST
Half-Blood Princess
Points: 2875
Katie Bloom says:
Oh I wish I could have it!!!
:(:(:(:
Posted Nov 30, 2006 at 9:08 PM EST
Prefect
Points: 345
Saphira211 says:
Wow! I never even thought about all the drawings the artist might have done before he came up with one that was satisfactory!
Posted Nov 30, 2006 at 9:14 PM EST
Witch
Points: 914
hp-luver says:
Wow! That actually quite a good picture of what it should have looked like. Too bad it wasn't chosen, though. It would be nice if it was, so we would have to pay so much just because it was never seen. It's really nice but it's a shame.
Posted Nov 30, 2006 at 9:43 PM EST
Mrs. Ronald Weasley
Points: 2606
hplover234 says:
That is so freakin cool!! I wish that I had money to buy it because I totall would. I like the drawing he did. I think I like the one that is on the book better though! I wish the next book was already out!!
Posted Dec 1, 2006 at 12:01 AM EST
Professor
Points: 1150
Witch_one_counts? says:
Hmmm, I wouldn't mind seeing the whole thing. It looks pretty interesting. And I wonder WHY it didn't make the cut, especially if JO specified what it should look like...
Posted Dec 1, 2006 at 2:08 AM EST
Malfoy by Nature
Points: 12528
WickeDraco says:
Well, it is a mighty good looking picture. I think JK's choice, however, was good.
Posted Dec 1, 2006 at 2:20 AM EST
Auror
Points: 2351
Skitch says:
I really wished I could see a better picture of the drawing. I wanted to be able to compare. I guess now I'll never know which was better.
Posted Dec 1, 2006 at 2:38 AM EST
Witch
Points: 870
caraMEL_penguin says:
WOW!!! That looks really cool... I would have liked that on the cover... but I think that the real cover tells you more about the story than the first one... I like both but the Hippogriff in the first one is absolutly drop dead fabulous!!! <333
Posted Dec 1, 2006 at 2:41 AM EST
Wizard
Points: 906
*The*Physical*Being* says:
Fabulicious, i would simply adore it if someone scanned it online, probably very unlikely
Posted Dec 1, 2006 at 3:45 AM EST
Head Girl
Points: 401
Beruthiel says:
It looks good, especialy the eye of the Hippogriff, so strong and somehow fierce. But I don't look at the covers too much. I don't like them all very much, I think they could be better. They're somehow too colerful. But that's my opinion.
Posted Dec 1, 2006 at 3:56 AM EST
The Usual Suspect
Points: 3421
Orchid says:
Angelina blu Johnson, thank you for the compliment.
I don't want to take all the credit as there were a few more people involved in making it. But yeah, its great isn't it?
Posted Dec 1, 2006 at 4:04 AM EST
The Keeper of Time
Points: 2604
krisie says:
Ok, well I like the cover that they used for the book. I would like to have a better look at this one though. I don't think I would like to own it though.
Posted Dec 1, 2006 at 4:15 AM EST
Head Girl
Points: 425
Maggie_ says:
Wow, I wish i owned it! It's pretty cool!
Posted Dec 1, 2006 at 5:00 AM EST
Witch
Points: 792
blossom says:
This cover of the book is just fine, I wonder what will be on the cover of book 7?
Posted Dec 1, 2006 at 5:06 AM EST
Order of Merlin, 3rd Class
Points: 1550
the_girl_who_lived89 says:
I liked the sketch, even if it looks better without hermione.
Posted Dec 1, 2006 at 6:28 AM EST
Muggle
Points: 64
-fireofthephenoix- says:
Well... the cover when I first saw it was a bit strange, but I would love to see the sketch!
Posted Dec 1, 2006 at 7:07 AM EST
Auror
Points: 2563
School Governor says:
Cool, it would be interesting to see what JKR's version of a hippogriff looked like.
Posted Dec 1, 2006 at 7:38 AM EST
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