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JANUARY 14, 2007 at 12:08 PM
Posted by GERI
Source: HPANA
Harry Potter book illustrator Mary GrandPré discusses
in an interview from December that she doesn't know anything about Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows and has not decided on a color for the cover. She also mentions that she would like to paint Hagrid in color and that her favorite book color is blue for Order of the Phoenix.
Thanks to Harry Latino for the link to the audio interview.
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Order of Merlin, 3rd Class
Points: 1426
~Hermione says:
That is an interesting interview. I really liked the OotP book cover too.
Posted Jan 14, 2007 at 5:30 PM EST
Hermione's Twin
Points: 5063
*Miss Hermione Granger* says:
She also mentions that she would like to paint Hagrid in color and that her favorite book color is blue for Order of the Phoenix.
Why hagrid?? I though she said she didnt know anything about HPDH...hmm.....
but anyway, thats cool. Ill like a bit more info though.. and the OOTP cover is my fav too! :)
Posted Jan 14, 2007 at 5:33 PM EST
Auror
Points: 2316
loopy looney says:
Hagrid in color??? what does she mean by that...is hagrid going to be on the cover??? If he is he must have an important part in the book.
I always love her illustrations and i am glad she has stuck through all of the books :P
Posted Jan 14, 2007 at 5:54 PM EST
Order of Merlin, 2nd Class
Points: 1600
jenn007a says:
I cant wait to see the cover for the next book! She always does such a great job on picking what to put on the cover!
Posted Jan 14, 2007 at 5:57 PM EST
Student
Points: 209
yugi900098 says:
I liked the green from HBP the most...oh well, OotP was good too...
Posted Jan 14, 2007 at 5:59 PM EST
The Golden Snidget
Points: 3157
Mrs. Phineas Nigellus says:
Well, we'd all like to see you paint Hagrid, too.
As for DH, this pretty much rules out any thoughts we might have had for a summer 07 release date. If she hasn't even begun to look over the material yet, we can't expect a cover as much earlier than HBP was, can we?
*The MRS*
Posted Jan 14, 2007 at 6:06 PM EST
Auror
Points: 2572
Mystique says:
Ohh she's really good. too bad she doesn't know anything about the seveth book yet, and worse...since she hasn't done anyhing for it yet, it means that the release date is probably still far away...
Posted Jan 14, 2007 at 6:10 PM EST
Princess of Fantasy
Points: 2538
magiclover13 says:
Hmmm... I wonder what color she'll make the cover...
I like the Order of the Phoenix cover too! The HBP one is also nice. :D
Posted Jan 14, 2007 at 6:30 PM EST
Snape's Little Angel
Points: 3277
Snape's Daughter says:
I think that was very cool. Have a great day all.
Posted Jan 14, 2007 at 6:31 PM EST
Order of Merlin, 3rd Class
Points: 1487
HRH301 says:
I enjoy her illustrations. I think she should choose black for the cover of the final book.
Posted Jan 14, 2007 at 7:08 PM EST
Order of Merlin, 2nd Class
Points: 1648
Scorpius Malfoy says:
Just in case nobody has noticed, this podcast interview is a month old. It was posted on Decemeber 14th which means it was recorded before that, so for all we know, she may have information on DH now.
This podcast was recorded before Jo announced to the title...
Posted Jan 14, 2007 at 7:18 PM EST
Witch
Points: 639
Harry(the 4th champion) says:
I have been wondering how the book cover is going to look like. But I'm sure it's going to look fantastic just like all of the others. Order of the Phoenix does have a wonderful book cover... but so do all the other books. if I had to choose I would not be able to because all the book covers are fantastic. But Harry does start looking better in the Order of the Phoenix cover.
But no matter how she decides to make the book cover I'm sure she will make it fantastic.
Posted Jan 14, 2007 at 7:34 PM EST
Goddess of the Moon
Points: 10680
dee_dee says:
I never really knew who that woman really is... I know that she does covers for Harry Potter but I don't know if she's making them for British or American version...
I wonder if she really desn't know anything about the book..
Posted Jan 14, 2007 at 7:40 PM EST
Muggle
Points: 44
harry_potter_jul31 says:
I personally feel that the color of the book cover can either signify the color of death which is red or perhaps black (but red might be bad, hehehe) and its contents as usual must signify something imp occuring at the end of the book maybe like Harry dueling with Voldemort (but it would give the plot away), so something less revealing like harry looking at a horcrux...
Posted Jan 14, 2007 at 7:43 PM EST
Order of Merlin, 2nd Class
Points: 1648
Scorpius Malfoy says:
dee_dee
She might know something now, that podcast is over a month old
Posted Jan 14, 2007 at 7:51 PM EST
Order of Merlin, 2nd Class
Points: 1648
Scorpius Malfoy says:
Am I the only one who has noticed that this podcast is a month old
It's not recent at all! Please somebody update the news to let people know that this is NOT a recent statement at all
Posted Jan 14, 2007 at 8:03 PM EST
Witch
Points: 504
Livian Silver says:
Hmm, I'm wondering how long it takes to get from drawing to confirmed cover?
The thought around my friends was that the cover was going to be black or very dark. A simple colour scheme signifying both the darkness of the story and the end of the book series.
Posted Jan 14, 2007 at 8:19 PM EST
Prefect
Points: 302
xGryffindorGirlx says:
That's cool, the color of OotP is definitely great. I think Deathly Hallows should be a red/maroon, considering the name and we all know a main character is going to die. I think it would fit.
Posted Jan 14, 2007 at 8:26 PM EST
Witch
Points: 896
QueenOfAmouraq says:
Well she'll have to know something about it eventually to do proper illustrations right? I think the last cover should be black with a silver lining. I think it perfectly alludes to the deathly hallows. I don't know, I just always pictured it as black.
Posted Jan 14, 2007 at 8:26 PM EST
Witch
Points: 754
Griselda Marchbanks says:
She must be doing covers for the American version. Personally I've always preferred the British covers.
It's also kind of hard to hear her in the interview.
Posted Jan 14, 2007 at 8:41 PM EST
Head Girl
Points: 452
I heart HP92 says:
OOO I love her covers.
My favorite was also the blue cover for OOTP.
I can't wait to see what the 7th is going to be.
Posted Jan 14, 2007 at 8:50 PM EST
Muggle
Points: 79
placidepink says:
I've read many of the posts. I think it is interesting how no one has thought of brown.
I agree with many though... OotP is one of my favorite covers.
Posted Jan 14, 2007 at 8:50 PM EST
Witch
Points: 613
RonsCrush says:
Maybe some blck white and grey with either silver or gold accents. (silver would look better, but gold would be appropriate for gryffindor)
I just know that whatever it is, we'l be trying to interperatethe image from the moment it's released.
Posted Jan 14, 2007 at 8:57 PM EST
Order of Merlin, 4th Class
Points: 1228
Hermy-ninny Granger says:
Did you guys listen to the interview?
It was awesome!!!!
Posted Jan 14, 2007 at 9:00 PM EST
Auror
Points: 2079
kermittounette says:
Yeah, I was wondering if she knew something about the last book but it is not the case... I can't wait to see at least a date!
Posted Jan 14, 2007 at 9:04 PM EST
Auror
Points: 2465
undisputed760 says:
I liked the most recent cover on HBP. I liked the whole green scheme. The blue fo OotP was really cool too though. But then again, all of the covers are pretty good.
Posted Jan 14, 2007 at 9:08 PM EST
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