I tell you I have this theory. It goes where, you're the one who's not my sister. Cuz mom adopted you from a shoe box full of baby howler monkeys, and never told you cuz it could hurt your delicate baby feelings.

Dawn ,'Selfless'


Literary Buffistas 3: Don't Parse the Blurb, Dear.

There's more to life than watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer! No. Really, there is! Honestly! Here's a place for Buffistas to come and discuss what it is they're reading, their favorite authors and poets. "Geez. Crack a book sometime."


Kathy A - Mar 28, 2007 8:39:43 am PDT #2395 of 28212
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil

Well, everyone's already seen this, haven't they? (Thanks, Jessica, for providing the giggles in Natter a few days ago!)


Gris - Mar 28, 2007 10:00:01 am PDT #2396 of 28212
Hey. New board.

something they both are fighting, maybe . . .

Dumbledore came back as a zombie! All wizards must join together to protect their BRAIIIIIIINNNNNNSSSSSSSS.


Am-Chau Yarkona - Mar 28, 2007 10:27:02 pm PDT #2397 of 28212
I bop to Wittgenstein. -- Nutty

the UK children's version is super fuggggly.

This is why I always buy the adult versions.

The cover on Amazon does look like there's a row of gravestones--especially clear between Harry and Voldemort, at the line between ground and columns. The columns actually look to me like supports for a viaduct or railway bridge, except the perspective would have to be very strange to make such a thing seem curved like that. But they are arches, you can see the sky behind, so it's not a fully enclosed area. The 'curtains' have very ragged bases-- I can't make any sense of this but they look more like bunched hair. But then, the UK children's cover seems to feature Harry, Hermione and Ron flying through the Stargate onto a dragon's horde, so anything is possible.

ETA: This picture gives a much better chance to analyse the UK children's cover for questions like, "who exactly is holding that sword?", "is that a jar or some armour in the bottom left hand corner?", and "how many bruises does Hermione have?"


sumi - Mar 29, 2007 2:56:51 am PDT #2398 of 28212
Art Crawl!!!

I think it's Ron holding the sword and armour. (Armor? How the heck do we spell that over here?)


SuziQ - Mar 29, 2007 3:32:15 am PDT #2399 of 28212
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame

I thought it looked like a house elf or a goblin on Harry's back, holding the sword.

And I think those are people, not gravestones on the US version. Look at the shapes closest to Voldemort, very head shaped.


sumi - Mar 29, 2007 3:56:39 am PDT #2400 of 28212
Art Crawl!!!

SuziQ, you're right -- definitely a House Elf or Goblin but my guess would be House Elf.


SuziQ - Mar 29, 2007 4:14:23 am PDT #2401 of 28212
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame

I'm thinking house elf, myself - but am scared of Dobby.


sumi - Mar 29, 2007 5:21:38 am PDT #2402 of 28212
Art Crawl!!!

Full version of the US cover.


Steph L. - Mar 29, 2007 5:28:16 am PDT #2403 of 28212
I look more rad than Lutheranism

Full version of the US cover.

(1) I think those are people (or souls if the curtain is The Curtain).

(2) I can't tell if Harry is wearing the Slytherin amulet/locket.

(3) Voldemort is TOTALLY doing "Stop! In the Name of Love!"


sumi - Mar 29, 2007 5:54:43 am PDT #2404 of 28212
Art Crawl!!!

If you click on the picture to expand it (you get an annoying popup) but you can see that Harry is wearing the pendent/amulet/locket.