'Deathly Hallows' cover art released!
Scholastic and Bloomsbury today both revealed the covers for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows!

- United States Children's Edition - view here
- United Kingdom Children's Edition - view here
- United Kingdom Adult Edition - view here

You can also view a high-res version of the entire US jacket HERE.

Bloomsbury also announced today that the UK edition will be 608 pages long. As previously announced, the US version of the book will have 784 pages, making it longer than GOF. However, the UK page count makes DH shorter than the British GOF (which is 636 pages long). We presume this is due to an increased font size for the US version.

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UPDATE: 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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Visitor Comments
Posted by Scarlette Mar 28th 2007

I think the adult cover is very pretty. I want that locket.


Posted by CarlosRascon Mar 28th 2007

doesn't anyone else see what I see... What is that little symbol on the spine of theUK version cover? Is it an ancient rune symbol? Maybe it has something to do with Hermione. or am I overreacting and its just thebloomsbury logo.


Posted by sondra Mar 28th 2007

We are reading the wonderful theories and to see what we missed, but we do it after we post. In the us. cover Harry could be throwing something in the air to destroy and VM looks like he is reaching out and saying NO! Or he could be catching something.


Posted by cedarbluff Mar 28th 2007

i cant wait tell it comes out!! i am really happy!! LOL


Posted by christianaeg Mar 28th 2007

Well good night mugglenet world!!! it's late where i am and i'm going to bed! this has been a great day..... ALL HAIL THE COVERS!!! night!


Posted by taste_the_rainbow Mar 28th 2007

im sorry but i dont like any of them except the adult one since i live in Canada im getting the uk version and i think its really lame i waned to see a dark theme for the cover to go with the title


Posted by CarlosRascon Mar 28th 2007

OMG you guys, I was doing some research on the symbol on the spine of the UK version and Icame across this page where they talk about The Seventh Book of Moses andthey have this crest like or logo looking thing that has the letters RAB on it. Heres the website: http://altrel igion.about.com/library/t exts/bl_seventhmoses.htm


Posted by jessiethinks Mar 28th 2007

This is what I think might happen: Voldemort and Harry enter the arena. Harry sees the faces of a lot of loved ones. Voldemort sees faces but he doesn't really know everyone and he doesn't really care about anyone. He just wants to beat Harry and have everyone see. Everyone begins to cheer for Harry and send him their love, which seems to fill the air. No one loves Voldemort. Even his death eaters. Cheering is one thing, but no one loves him. Harry reaches up for the love and he can use it to destroy Voldemort. But Voldemort realizes what Harry is about to do, and he tries to stop him. But he can't. So he wishes someone loved him, but no one does. He tries to reach for the love as well, but he can't use it. It is all for Harry and none of it is for him. So he dies in the end wishing someone loved him, and he see's how powerful love is, because everyone loves Harry and Harry can use that love to destroy Voldemort.


Posted by BetZZZlovesHarry Mar 28th 2007

OMG!!!! I LOVE IT!!! (US VERSION) the UK version has like treasure stuff on it...interesting...i think i like the US version better...but they both make me so FREAKING EXCITED!!


Posted by lilac_kazz Mar 28th 2007

sooo many theories pop up by just looking at the cover art....will voldy die...cuz Harry looks happy in the U.S. cover


Posted by animefan389 Mar 28th 2007

*SREAMS AT TOP OF LUNGS* OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THAT IS SO AWESOME!!!!!! NOW I CAN'T WAIT FOR THE BOOK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Posted by hpintwense06 Mar 28th 2007

OMG i can't take it!!! as there has been no new MuggleCast talking about the covers, I went to The Leaky Cauldron and I am actually listening to PotterCast discuss the covers! I mean, this is big for me cuz I have always viewed them as MuggleCast's rivals (haha even though they're friends), but i have never listened to them until now! They've come up with some good points that I like, such as them saying how the little triangle thingy on the UK children's cover may be egyptain like or Hermione's Ancient Ruines class could come in handy. so yeah hopefully there will be a Mini MuggleCast or something!!! Please?? :)


Posted by d0bbyr0cksmys0cks Mar 28th 2007

omg.. theyre here.. =| but the uk versions only 608 pages.. hmph.. im kinda mad about that.. n i agree with whoever said that the uk version looks a bit to colourful for the title of the book.. i was expecting more dark.. ah well.. 114 more days to find out wat all those covers mean..


Posted by BetZZZlovesHarry Mar 28th 2007

Yea i agree...the UK is too...idk its not dark enough, but idk its still reallly exciting im more excited then ever to get it now...i reserved a copy already too! yayy for Harry Potter .. ~8]


Posted by ailene90 Mar 28th 2007

Wow, i really didn't expect the cover to come out so soon...but i'm not complaining! I love it! The artwork is awesome and I really love the US one. But I was looking at the UK children and Adult ones too, which are also really good. All of them give insight into the book, especially the UK kids one...that one really made me think. OMG, I can't believe HP is gonna come to an end so soon...


Posted by thats_nifty Mar 28th 2007

This is the most exciting thing to happen so far, I think; the cover art is going to spark a million and one theories, and it's much more telling than just the title.


Posted by BetZZZlovesHarry Mar 28th 2007

*sigh* ... my life is now officially complete =] ok im done posting comments now


Posted by not_done_baking Mar 28th 2007

That interview came on right when I opened the door to leave for school... I watched and got pics of the cover on my phone. I was tardy for first period, but it was so worth it. :D One really great thing about having three different covers for the book is that we have even more clues for what the book is about!


Posted by Dormanthegr8 Mar 28th 2007

969th!!!!! haha. I think that we can now safely say that the Deathly Hallows is a place, likely where Harry and Voldy are on the U.S. cover. I absolutely HATE the UK cover, it's way to colorful and jumbled, but I like that dobby is in it, with a sword no less (he's right behind harry). Also, alot of people are saying that they see people in the background of the U.S. version, but I think that they are graves, adding to my theory that the Deathly Hallows is a place (maybe beyond the veil? who knows). Anyway, 114 days!!!


Posted by Matrinka Mar 28th 2007

First impressions: It looks like this is taking place at Sunrise (or sunset?). What is in the bag around Harry's neck? Who are those people watching? Is Harry in an arena?


Posted by patty892 Mar 28th 2007

The covers look amazing!!!!! I am glad to see that they are going back to visit Hogwarts. I dont know what is up with the treasuer, maybe the room where the tiara is at? It also looks to me that Harry and Voldy are fighting in the ministry, i dont know what is up with all of the people in the background. it could be the other people who are fighting, but it looks like they are just standing there. Sort of reminds me of the Colossium (sp?). I am soo excited now! I wasn't before because I was really sad that it was all going to end so soon, and even though I'm still a little sad I am very excited!


Posted by BetZZZlovesHarry Mar 28th 2007

ok I SWEAR THIS IS MY LAST COMMENT! but im just thinking here...tell me if my theory is retarded... i think that Harry will finish off Voldemort (duh) and after Voldemort is gone, Harry's scar will disappear, because his scar is the reason that he was able to get the feelings that Voldemort had in Order of the Phoenix...so anyways once Voldemort's powers are totally gone, the scar could possibly disappear. idk just a thought. and on the UK cover, its obviously showing that Hermione and Ron could possibly be helping Harry find Horcruxes even though at the end of Half-Blood Prince he said he had to do it alone...im not sure if these theories are any good but its just something i was thinking about.


Posted by july21tillhp7 Mar 28th 2007

WOW NEARLY 1000 POSTS IN 16 HOURS


Posted by Matrinka Mar 28th 2007

The UK children's version actually looks like a Mad magazine cartoon for Harry Potter. Needless to say, as interesting as it is, I'm not a fan. It looks like Harry is releasing something into the air in the US version. It took me aback at first (orange???) but I really like this cover. Harry has his best expression since Goblet of Fire. I just want to know whats going on here -- are they in an area of some sort with an audience? Are they in the death chamber? Why does it look like they're standing in the sun (I think its daybreak, but it might be sunset).


Posted by Grinch Mar 28th 2007

I am only posting to try and reach 1000 posts.


Posted by Harriet_Lily_Snape Mar 28th 2007

Did anyone notice that Harry is wearing a locket, there are people in the background, and there area curtains on both sides??? Does anyone else think, like I do, that they all might be on the other side of the Veil that Sirius fell through???? Deathly Hallows...the people in the back might be the ghosts of the people that fell through... Just a thought!!!


Posted by harrypottergeek Mar 28th 2007

Looks cool! Did anybody else notice that Harry has a house-elf holding onto his shoulder, and holding up a sword (Godric Gryffindor's?) on the UK version? Is it Kreacher, Dobby, or some other elf?


Posted by hpfan4ever07 Mar 28th 2007

OMG! I heart the U.S. cover. It's probably one of my favorites. I feel stupid for not checking the mugglenet website until this evening. Normally, I would have checked it by noon, which is why I didn't know about the cover until yahoo posted a article.


Posted by Hermionerox1 Mar 28th 2007

Yay!!!!!!!!!!!! I AM SOOOOOO EXCITED!!!!! but i can't beleive the series is about to end. I think I am going going to cry. The cover looks cool! (the US version) I


Posted by Dormanthegr8 Mar 28th 2007

Ok, so Harry is wearing a locket (the horcrux-free slytherin locket??) and he also has no scar! I think his scar is a horcrux "Voldemort put some of himself in me?" -one of the books... on some page... haha. So I think that the veil is coming into play on the US version, with maybe ghosts or something in the background (i changed my mind, they're not graves). So that's the ring, harry's scar, the diary, the locket that are all gone at this point... so two more..... maybe the UK version is at gringotts or maybe at that one lady's house who collected all the junk (who owned Hufflepuff's cup) or something. Anyway, I think it's safe to assume that the US cover shows the final battle btwn harry and voldy, and the UK version is the trio plus dobby looking for a horcrux?


Posted by hpintwense06 Mar 28th 2007

well, I for one would like a MuggleCast right about now, but as we haven't gotten one yet.... I am going to bed. I can't wait until tomorrow for another day of cover theories/discussions lol. man.... I still can't believe that we actually have the cover and now all we need is the book itself... lol and it's funny that on the last MuggleCast they actually said that we should get the cover art soon. lol alright I'm done.


Posted by hpfan4ever07 Mar 28th 2007

If that's really dobby on the cover of the UK version. Maybe, he knows what one of the horcruxes is. He DID spend a lot of time with Lucius Malfory.


Posted by hpUNC10 Mar 28th 2007

awesome


Posted by maveraven Mar 28th 2007

Ginny is not on the covers, I thought for sure she would play a big role like jk said. None of his friends are there, if he was fighting voldie they definitly would be, only death or something terrible would hold ron or hermionie from helping harry. jk said the books were about death. Death fro the readers or for harry?


Posted by Joshua21890 Mar 28th 2007

Is the United Kingdom Children's Edition the one that come out in Australia?


Posted by Harriet_Lily_Snape Mar 28th 2007

I'm so excited!


Posted by thats_nifty Mar 28th 2007

Wooooo!


Posted by hpgirl953 Mar 28th 2007

oh wow they are soooooooooooooo pretty i want to get both versions omg how pretty!!!!! oh i love you muggle net! lol jk!!!!


Posted by sugarquill Mar 28th 2007

u guys i think the background w/ all the people could maybe, possibly, like be the death chamber or something? there are curtains... even though they arent black... but the death chamber is kinda shaped like the colosseum...u no.... i love all the covers anyways...


Posted by Sonja Mar 28th 2007

Harry's jaw on the UK children's version looks like he's been taking steroids. It's too comic book for me.


Posted by Lord_hebo Mar 28th 2007

Oh my god this is really cool.. I love the US it showes us more details.. I'm so excited.. wish to close and open my eyes and find the books between my hand..


Posted by Hermione_Granger090894 Mar 28th 2007

I think that the UK version gave us more hints on whats going to happen. But thats just my opinion. Anyways, is that an elf a sword? And whats up with all the gold? Are they in Gringotts? Oh I can't wait for Deathly Hallows. It makes me a bit sad it's all ending though..


Posted by branwall Mar 28th 2007

I knew it would be coming soon!!!!!!!!! Isn't it amazing how excited we get over a picture? Still, it IS harry Potter!


Posted by branwall Mar 28th 2007

I knew it would be coming soon!!!!!!!!! Isn't it amazing how excited we get over a picture? Still, it IS harry Potter!


Posted by lunamothgreen Mar 28th 2007

Oh my GOD!!! This is so tremendously exciting!!!!! I lurve the U.S. cover. In all of it's orange-ity. fandom, rejoice. heh. I'm torn-- I don't want it to be over, but I want to read it just as much if not more. it is kind of interesting and wunnerful how many theories the covers have sparked!


Posted by mkbrocato Mar 28th 2007

Is it just me or do Voldemort's hands remind anyone else of the dementors? I think the UK Adult's cover is the nicest (I thought the same thing about HBP, though), but I definitely like all three. I'm having some trouble containing myself. I work in a law firm and always thought I was the only HP dork working there. Last Monday (3/19), I walked into one of the attorney's offices at work and two of them were in there talking about the books. I couldn't help but say how excited I was, but they were too, so I didn't get any funny looks. We spent a few minutes discussing theory, and I think they gave me some credit above just being weird because I'm an English major. Then they mentioned that they really wanted to see the covers and know the length of the book. We all agreed that it had to be coming soon. The HP nerds in the office were ecstatic today!


Posted by Harriet_Lily_Snape Mar 28th 2007

YAY!!!


Posted by kkatid Mar 28th 2007

Its beutiful! A masterpiece!


Posted by Hel Mar 28th 2007

ok.... *tear* It's nearly over... :( In other news - what is up with the UK cover?! This is going to be the cover for the final book... and they make it like this? For the first time every I prefer the US to the UK cover... grrr - they should stock both covers in Aus. pffftt


Posted by Harriet_Lily_Snape Mar 28th 2007

1000 Baby!




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