The First 'Harry Potter' book has J.K. Rowling baffled by its Italian cover

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The First 'Harry Potter' book  has J.K. Rowling baffled by its Italian cover

 

One would imagine that an author with as much clout as J.K. Rowling would be able to control the cover designs of her best-selling books. That may be reality now, but there was a time before Rowling took the world by storm; a time before all the sequels, prequels, spin-offs, musicals and alternate universes. It was that time that gifted us with an absolute mess of a cover so out-of-nowhere that Rowling still has literally no idea what is happening on it. Typically speaking, the covers of these types of books depict characters, settings and circumstances from the plot. As the series advanced, plot lines "evolved" and movies were made, the covers began to take on a more bold and graphic look.

 

Apparently that didn't happen in Rowling's version, either, as she too has absolutely, positively, no idea what is going on in this cover.

 

Also there are limited editions, special editions, collector's editions, numbered editions, house cover art editions, movie editions...

 

But again, we're not there yet. This was the point where the covers were simple line drawings of magical kids who went to a magical school and hung out with magical friends and got up to magical shenanigans. It was a simpler, more pure, less Voldemort-y time. The innocence and wonder translated onto covers from around the world. One cover featured Harry in front of the Hogwart's Express. Another gave us Harry on his broomstick, flying between pillars. A few gave us glimpses of Harry, Hermione and Ron together. And then there's Italy, who gave the world this.

 

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Did we miss the chapter where ya boy HP was wizard-napped by NYC subway rats and taken to one of those sewer-dwelling-geniuses we see in movies all the time (lookin' at you, August Rush ... and Ninja Turtles) but never in real life?

 

And the only way he could win his freedom was to live among them, as one of the rats, working his way up their social ladder via their chosen method of battle, chess? Until finally he can chess-battle the boss rat and return to Hogwarts?

Is that a thing in the Italian version? 'Cause that wasn't a thing in the one we read.

 

News Source:
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Edited April 26, 2020 by moonlightwishes