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Original U.S. Scholastic Edition by Mary GrandPré
New U.S. Scholastic Edition by Kazu Kibuishi (2013)
Original U.K. Bloomsbury Children's Edition by Thomas Taylor
New U.K. Bloomsbury Children's Edition by Jonny Duddle (2014)
Original U.K. Bloomsbury Adult Edition
New U.K. Bloomsbury Adult Edition (2013)
U.K. Bloomsbury Signature Edition by Clare Melinsky (2010)
Original Edition by M. S. Corley
Original Edition by Christian Peterson
Original Edition by Risa Rodil
Brazilian Collector's Edition
Chinese Edition
Danish Edition
Original Dutch Edition
New Dutch Edition
Finnish Edition
Original French Edition
New French Edition (2011)
German Children's Edition
German Adult Edition
Italian Edition
Japanese Edition
Russian Edition
Spanish Edition
Swedish Edition
Ukrainian Edition
IAmNotAWoodenDuck
I'll always hve a soft spot for the original Dutch versions.
dewhite
The best out there!
Markersman
Great! +1! Now do LOTR
NigeBairen
Mary Grandpres artwork brings back so many feels, this series really was so great to grow up with.
RaiseTheGate
exactly, brings so many feels. I'm 22 now, and somehow can't relate that much to HP now, but still it made my childhood the best.
SirDangerZone
"Fappi Potter".
zenxan
As a Brit, the Swedish ones are obviously the best.
DastardlyBananas95
The artists name is Alvaro Tapia, he also makes a lot of art for tabletop roleplaying games.
TheBreadlord
As a Finn, I gotta agree.
sushifire
As an American, yeah, those are hard to top.
OverReactiongif
The Russian ones look brutal.
Flammbar
I really like the russian and swedish versions. Got the first 4 in swedish before I switched to english versions.
NiceLegsDaisyDukesMakesAMAAANOUTOFYOOOUUUU
Swedish version is BEST, those pictures are absolutely MARVELOUS!
majesticasduck
North Korean versions: All replaced with Great Leader. America is Voldemort.
quietlysinister
Great Leader and the Adoring Public, Great Leader and the Triumph Over Everyone Else, Great Leader and the Miracle of Being Great Leader
iamireland
Risa Rodil sounds like a Harry Potter character. A character who doesn't understand spoilers.
TheRainbowSquirrel
Warning for those browsing Most Viral Newest First, serious nope next.
yepperooni
i should've listened. I seriously regret not listening. I'm so sorry
FabulouslyTiti
Upvoting you with all I've got. I still can't fathom why people would want to upload that. x_x
edasm
AHHHHH!!!!!!!!
martianandy
You are a gentleman and a scholar.
TheRainbowSquirrel
I'm a girl, but thank you :3
idonothavetimetothinkofausername
thanks for posting this http://img4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20130415140018/degrassi/images/3/36/Emma-Watson.gif
Trindiebass
Look at that Finnish Lockhart !
Blookulele
THAT'S who he is, thank you!
Tigergurke
And don't forget Cedric. God, the Finnish editions are creepy as fuck, but hilarious at the same time.^^
TheClarinette
not to forget Dolores Umbridge, the illustrator took the description of her looking like a toad a little to literally :D
zPerson1
the Finnish one is gonna haunt my nightmares
CotyScott
Is it just me, or does the Russian version look more GOT than HP.
molliolli
Suomi mainittu!
Ziinuka
Torilla tavataan!
Unquote
The original Dutch version is Rowling's favorite by the way. She likes how Harry is not shown so readers can imagine his look themselves
dewhite
That is exactly why I like that version as well!
Steelflight
I don't trust German Harry
Metalgearslade
Original U.K. Bloomsbury Children's Edition owners represent!
FantaToTheKnees
Original Dutch 4 life
dewhite
Absolutely!! :)
Ireallyhopethisnamewillfitohmygoditdid
Yes! It leaves the most to the imagination of how the characters look :3
GreatEscape13
Sweden wins in the cool contest yet again, imho.
DastardlyBananas95
The artists name is Alvaro Tapia, he also makes a lot of art for tabletop roleplaying games.
GreatEscape13
Awesome! Thanks for the info. Going to have to check his work out further.
DastardlyBananas95
I'll see if I can send you some photos of his work in my roleplaying-book "Trudvang".
Atryos
Dat Swedish edition
Idonotkillpeoplethatismyleastfavoritethingtodo
Har alltid ogillat våra svenska versioner. Tycker de ryska är helt klart snyggast. Men alla har sin smak antar jag. (väntar på rage stormen)
sushifire
Probably one of my top faves of this list. Looks so hard core.
PatrikLilja
It looks really good in hardback cover.
MustardHeadmaster
I have them all, so sexy.
LMiauph
Proud Swede here ^^ Tapia also made/makes wonderful art for D&D and other books: http://www.murberget.se/media/54430/vargbr%C3%B6der.jpg
IsThisUsernameEvenReal
I got all of them standing on a shelf next to me
Cthulhukitten
MÖTHERFACKIN SWÄRIGE!! my favorite
Newlaseridea
A few of the others look quite good, but Tapia is one fine cover artist.
DastardlyBananas95
The artists name is Alvaro Tapia, he also makes a lot of art for tabletop roleplaying games.
Tossa
And they're beautiful inside too.
fearabsence
The only one I recognize
rotebrink
http://albatrossena.blogg.se/images/2011/harry-potter-och-den-flammande-bgaren0001_131277054.jpg
DontLookAtTheAboveUsersUsername
I am Swedish, have that and can confirm.
ILikePenguinsMoreThanYouWithYourUsernameILikePenguins
They look like they're about to drop the sickest mixtape of 2015.
Lorithias
Got the old french edition .. the new looks so cheap .. the russin and swedish are awesome and I love Christian Peterson edition too :)
thunderbolt10a
My french is meh, but doesn't book one translate to "and the school or sorcerers?" what do they call the actual stone?
thunderbolt10a
*of
translocated
La Pierre Philosophale. They messed up on that first title x)
Lorithias
Book one translate as "Harry Potter at the school of sorcerers" The stone is called "la pierre philosophale" :)
HereLiesSquidwardsHopesAndDreams
I honestly really like the Chinese edition, the colors make it very calming and elemental
oasisamid
I don't understand the 5th and 6th covers in those. Dragon in the 5th and a Phoenix and the 6th?
HereLiesSquidwardsHopesAndDreams
Don't take my word on this, but I want to say that's buckbeak, and if I remember right, the Phoenix played a role in 6
sum1else
I don't believe that's a dragon. I think it's a thestral.
oasisamid
ah.. i suppose you're right.. and fawkes on the 6th one is just part of Dumbledore's room. where they are looking in the pensive.
HereLiesSquidwardsHopesAndDreams
Don't take my word on this, but I want to say that's buckbeak, and if I remember right, the Phoenix played a role in 6
oasisamid
They made buckbeak on the third book. It is a dragon in the 5th. And I don't remember faux's role.
elethomel
most US readers aren't aware of the risque additions jk rowling made when composing the Adult Editions that are found in other countries
elementaryschoollibrarian
Are you serious? That sounds awesome!
ShankFraft
What did she add? To be honest I would have bought them because of their badass covers.
iftheshoefitz
The romantic subtext between filch and Luna was always disturbing I thought. And Lilly's search for a a magical abortion was fucked up!
KazadAiMenu
I know you are trolling but this actually exists in fanfiction form.
IAmDarthBane
Nothing, the covers are just more adult looking so adults can avoid emharassment of reading a "children's" book.
BardicLasher
They also look really nice.
Toonight
The only question left is why we support that ridiculous mindset by making an additional set of covers.
eronth
It's not for embarrassment, it's to grab interest. If you hadn't really heard of Harry Potter, the children's cover would make you ignore it
MyFavoriteWordIsGrungy
As a diehard Potterhead, I'm drooling. Wish I had more than one upvote for this.
INoLongerCareBoutThisName
As a diehard Potterhead I get so excited when someone else is a Potterhead. No one when I was growing up liked them like me
MyFavoriteWordIsGrungy
Diehard fans unite! Been one since I was four years old! :) Always nice to meet a fellow lifelong fan!
INoLongerCareBoutThisName
do you ever go to Orlando for the conventions at Universal?
MyFavoriteWordIsGrungy
No, I wish I have! It's been on my bucket list since it opened. I'll get there one day! :)
INoLongerCareBoutThisName
Better to wait a year. Last year it was a cluster f***. There were people sleeping in bushes to get the autographs. But was still awesome!
skelekittycat
I just wish it was reasonable to have them all
MyFavoriteWordIsGrungy
I would love that. Just fill an entire bookshelf full of them.
solivagus
I only now realize how many hours were spent pondering those covers
yourfriendlyneighborhoodmohawk
They so sexy it hurts :( someday ill have a library with this collection
pollopollopol
Literally dribbling too.
plusoneforyou
sigh, just saying you can tag me and i'll upvote anything you want me too. it may take a few hours but I always deliver.
plusoneforyou
http://imgur.com/FaTMirf basically how it works.
SonOfDavid89
@plusoneforyou
plusoneforyou
Oh the irony
Jiddybit
The Russian Edition is cool as fuck. Although nothing beats the original Bloomsbury Children's Version.
ICannotStressThisEnoughBut
His name is Fappn Nottep in the Russian ones! :P
fixial
It's actually Garry Potter
SovietPinkiePony
As Russian - never seen "russian" edition, for example i have all 7 books - all of them with original U.S. cover.
HandsomeSwede
Seriously? Those are ridiculously generic. If anything, the new Bloomsbury edition and the Swedish covers are the best.
evillesbianfromthesnakehouse
mmmmmi am not a fan of those at all. Too Potter-centric and busy. I think the new US and the new Dutch versions have just enough atmosphere.
Simonbelmont
Fappin nottep
Vortanexus
Russian Edition is hardcore
Atharaphelun
It's also interesting to note that it says "Garri Potter" in Cyrillic.
PartyMagician
That's how "Harry" been transliterated to Russian since forever, though
chiefs86
Even though it looks like his name is Fappn Nottep. Good old Cyrillic alphabet :D
LookingOutAtTheDoomedEarthSheBreathedaSighAsEverythingHadBecome
The ones written with cyrillic say "Garry Potter".. if you pronounced those combination of letters.
zackofspades
The Russian Edition is epic-levels of grim. 10/10, would be scared, Potter.
Shelest
My Russian books looked like Original U.S. Scholastic Edition by Mary GrandPré, only with adapted titles.
nitemancometh
I was scrolling down for the Japanese edition hoping it to be touched up "Studio Ghibli" style. Was not disappointed.
graehall
I scrolled down hoping for something interesting - but those feel like the most generic fantasy book covers of them all :/
krauraurgg
I liked the first one, with Hedwig holding a sealed letter. The rest were very generic.
DeanSledgehammer
Agreed.
graehall
Dean Sledgehammer needs to be a character in the upcoming Community movie.
DeanSledgehammer
Haha, I didn't expect that comment. Community can pull off anything so why not.
PartyMagician
Russian here, haven't actually seen these covers, ever. My HP books' covers are same as original Scholastic, except translated
Shalako1
I think the first Bloomsbury with Harry committing suicide in front of a train is interesting.
zackofspades
I especially love the "oh shucks" look on his face.
graehall
Hahaha. I couldn't find it. I kept going through all of the Bloomsburry ones - and then there it was. Best laugh of the day for me. :) +1
Disgracefully
Yeah, I have that set of the books. I like them but I liked the adult editon a tad bit more
thegreathoudini
I have a first edition Bloomsbury Philosopher's Stone somewhere.
IWishIWereNotAllergicToCats
Really? They give me the same feeling as the UK "adult" editions... It's a fun kids book, seems a bit lame to try make it all serious.
TittySprinklesAndClitter
In Russia....
Roshaq
FOR ALL BROWSING MOST VIRAL>NEWEST FIRST. HORRIBLE NOPE AHEAD - BE WARNED (I was having breakfast, WAS)
AlexisActually
Should've listened should've listened should've listened
tomyironmane
... Fallon's finger? Hope he's OK... Seen worse though, they used to post safety warnings for stupid people in our chowhall.
tomyironmane
You wanna see one? Google image search "Dumbass uses .50 BMG round as a hammer" with safe search off. You'll know it when you see it.
SweetBlueHoney
You're the real MVP.
DonnaNobleHasLeftTheLibrary
God, I really should have listened to you.
weliveinaspaceshipdear
Thank you
QueenMogs
Thank u!!!!! I'm eating dinner!!!
terbril
Harry Potter And The Unusual Hidey Hole.
twominutesforhighsticking
Thank you!!!!!!
andIwasLikeWHAT
Now i am sitting here trying to decide if i should watch it or not! You have made me MORE curious!!
icantthinkofanythinginteresting
I decided to skip (and I will again after this comment). Curious what you did?
andIwasLikeWHAT
I saw the opening half second and said, fuck that! But i did scroll down far enough that i couldnt see the gif so i could read the comments
ratherlargecookieofdoom
THANK YOU.
ladypoopface
Came back to marry You
quackisalive
WHAT IN THE WORLD, CAN'T UNSEE.
FabulouslyTiti
This is NOT schmuck bait or a challenge or whatever! It's gross and you should most definitely click right past it!
Dualsaga184
I go backwards :( so I already saw it.
MonsieuRoberts
AHHHHHHH IT WAS A POST AHEAD OF THIS ONE NOOOOOOOOOOO
Yr00
Jesus Christ I cringed so hard.
ThisIsThePlaceWhereIBelong
Thanks buddy.
StonerCatJay
The abandoned hospital thing? I've seen worse.
StonerCatJay
I have been notified thag it was the wasp.
ElNein5
Imgur's out of synch comments mean this warning came too late for me.
TheStickyWicket
You bloody saint.
Imgonnatipyouwell
I might be dead in side. Clicked next, watched it, said "meh" and came back to tell you that.
DoctorLantern
You're doing God's work, son.
raccoonaroni
You're doing god's work
3ice
For those NOT browsing most viral newest first and feeling adventurous, here is the link to the nope:
v :)
Icavallin
lies
GrouchyMarx
Meh, I'm dissapointed. I was expecting more after the Roshaq's reaction.
3ice
I should also tag it NSFW (done) to avoid accidental hovers.
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3ice
Mission accomplished! It isn't so bad. Or was it?
BeardedCoach92
Am I the only one slightly creeped out by the German editions ?
Cthulhukitten
He's trying for blue steel
Octobutt
Harry looks like a nosy aunt
TherinGreydude
"Harry Potter and the selfie stick"
GaryFreakinOak
German harry potter got eyebrow game/
Barkinsons
I had all of them and didn't really like the cover
GeorgeCauldron
Love the facial expression
DefinitelyNotAShark
As a German, we hate the German edition. They're even worse when you see them up close.
Akob
Yeah but we have seen them often enough to get used to it. At least I have
DefinitelyNotAShark
Yeah, I mean what else can we do %) Apart from buying the originals.
flyinghamstick
Harry reminds me of some 1950's woman "beatnik"
CupSizesWithGreekAlphabet
The third book:
CleWeR
Grew up with them, only now I realize he's doing the dreamworks face. ò_Ô
majesticasduck
Looks more like Harry Pothead.
Scheiterhaufen
Harry Hipster and the magical mushrooms.
Volcanuz
They also look like a mentally challenged child drew them =/
BuckBoost
He's all like "Do you spell what the Rock is cooking?"
DitaDarkLotus
the german ones almost look like selfies for some reason
MichaelAut
read them as a young kid and thought the covers were pretty cool. Boy was I wrong.
IWasInsufferableIn2017
As the ambassador of Germany, we're all slightly creeped out by those covers.
gingerbaconkitty
Noo I love them so much haha. Ridiculously-long-torso-Harry is my favorite.
chiefs86
It's still better than the Finnish. Harry has a massive nose and a straight up Jew Fro.
idownvoteplottwist
They all have massive noses. I wouldn't call that a jew fro though.
Dirtyconformist
you're a jew harry!
chiefs86
Guess that explains why he has a giant vault filled with gold.
heykathihey
Harry and the selfie stick.
ChimeraOfFury
That's exactly what I saw.
BlueskydragonFX
10 POINTS FOR...uhm...for which ever house you're associated with.
BeardedCoach92
"Yer basic Harry "
HobbitHurricane
As a Brit I'm irrationally annoyed that the UK editions didn't come first...
mayc0
Well yeah, but... America..
NateintheNorth
Not irrational. I'm from USA, and I agree you should be first on this. They are yours, and we are grateful.
swaggersaurus
https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/18/e2/e3/18e2e311d794a44a2c83a3d6587b04aa.gif
MJC1990
Then you'll be even more annoyed that J.K. Rowling said it herself the the US covers were her favorite.
Heritus
She says the Dutch covers are her favourite, along with the US ones.
MJC1990
For a long time she always said that the US covers were her favorite. I remember her giving interviews saying so.
Narsuaq
r/britishproblems
CastrovalvanCelery
YOO ESS AYY! YOO ESS AYY!
joebwab
Hear hear!
NeverNudesGoneWild
I felt the same way
Skiafluff
As an american, I want the UK adult version.
evillesbianfromthesnakehouse
('yall have so many of them- someone just scrolling quickly might have assumed it was only the UK versions.) But that's none of my business
MintFlavouredCrackers
I had the same feeling, I'm a Canadian.
BitchButcher
It's an US website and US Americans are self centered ... what did you expect?
TyrannosaurusJeff
Me too but this goes beyond Harry Potter covers...
Blackbird2Raven
As an American, it is not irrational.
Schmedes
As an American, it's not a big deal. Usually the things that come first aren't as good and the things that they lead to end up better.
wiseidiot9
As an American...HA, EAT IT BRIT!
ejfnsowjtofbwldof
As a Canadian, that's our edition too eh?
eggtartsandfarts
South east asia was all UK editions as well.
Ohmyrowling
That is NOT irrational. Do you know they changed wording for the U.S. versions? It ENRAGES me to no end.
qussow
Honestly, it's not a big deal. Places use different words for things. Get the fuck over it.
BlargingtonBlargs
As an American, this upsets me as well.
NoWisdomWithoutRegret
My mom has been sending me the UK children's editions. When my kids are old enough, those are the editions they'll read.
DinoKebab
Enrages me but doesn't surprise me at all.
evillesbianfromthesnakehouse
I have no problem with the changes if it helped the book get attention. the Philosopher's stone is European mythos that most American (1/2)
evillesbianfromthesnakehouse
children wouldn't recognize. marketers switched UK words to American ones to help the books gain tread, then changed them back once they did
KillingTlme
They had to translate it to English for us Americans.
SelkieSirenSong
'Philosopher' IS an English word... We wouldn't have understood the cultural implication, not because we didn't understand the word.
valkrez
Ok, as an American, there is a lot of jargon that I didn't get. Like, trainers. I know that sounds goofy but I was like "wtf are trainers??"
mycateatschickennuggets
But that's the point the series takes place in England not the US.
valkrez
Or, I guess slang would be a better term. UK vernacular and American vernacular differ some
hadakanogokiburi
Anything besides Philosopher/Sorcerer?
PattyFlafla
I remember wondering what NFL team was "West Ham" because of the whole football thing
evillesbianfromthesnakehouse
for the 1st book, they changed some British words to American ones to help kids understand. the only one i remember noticing was boot->trunk
shoka
Plenty including stuff that was changed due to missing the meaning. "Dirty great spider" for example, became "great big filthy spider".
shoka
If you want to have a fairly exhaustive list, have a look here. http://www.philnel.com/2012/07/22/hpusa/
hadakanogokiburi
Thanks!
squirrelgirl86
Honestly not a whole lot more than that I think.
squirrelgirl86
They left in a lot of stuff that most american kids don't know. I didn't know treacle was a real thing for years and years.
FuzzyX
https://whydyoueatthat.files.wordpress.com/2011/11/superstock_1898-42430.jpg
Aterry72
Or spotted dick.. Didn't know that's a food
DanAykroydFanClub
My uncle had the best spotted dick
OSCgal
Kinda like Turkish Delight in the Narnia books. When I was a kid, I had no idea what C.S. Lewis was talking about.
squirrelgirl86
Most instances of "jumper" are changed to "sweater" because um, that's the word we use. Same with "revision" and "study".
OSCgal
They did less as they went along. In the first book, "Mum" is changed to "Mom." I own a UK edition for that very reason.
DamnRightItsBetterThanYours
When I was a kid I would have assumed that they wore weird one-piece outfits (jumpers) at Hogwarts.
squirrelgirl86
Right, I would have too. To the Brits, we use the word jumper in the US to describe like... overalls for toddlers.
Ohmyrowling
Neville's first word in the UK: "Shan't." in the U.S: "won't." Dumbledore's favourite muggle candy UK: sherbet lemons, US: lemon drops.
hadakanogokiburi
Okay, now I definitely know that I listened to the US version of the (audio) books.
Ohmyrowling
The UK version has Stephen Fry reading them. I highly recommend. I love his voice so much.
Ohmyrowling
A lot of words, such as "revision," "football," "holiday," and such are changed for the U.S. version. There's also stuff added to explain >>
Ohmyrowling
football terminology. For example, "send him off ref! Red card!" is expounded on to explain what exactly a red card is.
Dimind
LoL. 'MURICA
tomyironmane
At least they don't look like the Russian ones.
slowworld19
I'm more pissed that the American version dumbs philosopher down to sorcerer for some inane reason.
natabee13
We know what a fucking philosopher is we just don't associate them with magic at all so it wouldn't make much sense and likely wouldn't 1/2
Paranoidq
Um. What?
slowworld19
Really? Because it's Philosopher's Stone in Canada and everywhere else. Scholastic clearly has certain expectations of American kids.
natabee13
Have sold as well.
terithian
Canadian, those are the ones I own. The original US ones are pretty ugly, in my opinion.
SavageHonesty
You're not the only one, there are at least two of us. Once I have the space to have books again, I'm replacing mine with the new ones.
Sklrr
I only remember them selling the UK covers at book stores
evillesbianfromthesnakehouse
I really like the last three, but I think the first three are weirdly choppy, but not odd enough to be abstract.
HeWentForARipLikeOhFuckYeaBud
Canadian here also and I owned Original UK Bloomsbury. My grandma bought it for me long before they become popular. Hipster grandma!
squirrelgirl86
Never liked the covers but I love the illustrations before each chapter.
terithian
There were pictures before each chapter in the US version? That's pretty cool.
squirrelgirl86
They were small and over the title of each chapter. Here's all of them.
squirrelgirl86
My favorites are Norbert, Fluffy, the 3 owls from chapter 1 of Azkaban, the Dragons from GoF, the gillyweed... there's too many
terithian
Those are pretty cool. I remember seeing something similar in Terry Pratchett's Tiffany Aching series.
kntpxx
Dear Finland. Why the excessive noses?!
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Sibsen
That German Harry Potter though. He's found his selfie angle and is sticking to it.
6footdildo
LOL he looks like an ugly myspacer
HorseMeatHeaven
I've been wondering the same thing ever since I bought the first one. And why on earth is the tip of Harry's nose cut of?
Zalor
Maybe I am used to those, but the finnish arts are in my top 5
ProjectBadass
never enough noses
mawiois
:^>
BestNameEverOfAllTime
Don't know but they are my favorite. That art style is so much fun!
redtedbedted
Who nose? Maybe that's just their style.
AlwaysUpvotePeopleWhoUpvoteSpecificThings
Thank you. Don't know why someone downvoted you for having common sense, but you have my upvote.
JebidiahAtkinson
https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/575837814451007488/vWCShj52.jpeg
Vortanexus
Is it possible that they're kinda making fun of British people? Stereotypes and all that lol
AlwaysUpvotePeopleWhoUpvoteSpecificThings
The art style reminds me of those booths in theme parks where you pay for cartoonish drawings of your face. It's just an art style.
Rabbo
It reminded me of Tove Jansons' Moomin Trolls and how she drew the human(ish) characters.
whyteraven74
Smashing!
TheGingerBeardedBiologist
It's strange, I think most Finnish people have quite small noses. *cough* ᵐᵃʸᵇᵉ ᵗʰᵃᵗ'ˢ ʰᵒʷ ᵗʰᵉʸ ˢᵉᵉ ᵗʰᵉ ᴮʳᶦᵗˢ *cough*
Piccolito
you should do something about that coughing... doesnt look healty
ObviouslyNotDitto
*cough* ʸᵉˢ *cough*
sonicpet
You wouldn't want to know how Finnish draw British penises...
Kukolulo
Maybe because voldy ain't got a nose
sushifire
At least they don't have a little boob in theirs....Dannish does though...if I'm seeing correctly.
baronridiculous
Wizards, Jews and Gypsies, all historically portrayed with big noses. Draw your own conclusions. DRAW YOUR OWN CONCLUSIONS, KORAL!
PlayDeadTheyWontNoticeUs
As a fin, I picture witches with long/big nose. I believe it is common here and thought it was common in other cultures too.
Flyndaran
Witches aren't wizards.
apiringLEO
That's true but everyone has crazy noses not just the witches lol
babaroga73
I picture underwater witches with large fins.
IlikePudding
thats how i thought umbridge looks like
AutumnAurora
The artist's (Mika Launis) style is like that. Even brighter colors & more exaggerated features in Potter, since it was meant for children.
GrouchyMarx
I don't like the covers, but to give the artist some credit, I believe she intentionally made them look like they're described in the books?
kuikuilija
*he, Mika Launis is the name.
GrouchyMarx
Sorry. I remembered that the artist was a woman. I intended to write "s/he" but the character limit required me to take one character out.
kuikuilija
No problem mate, it was a small mistake. Btw, my favorites are his illustrations for Sámi stories. Beautiful.
NeverGetsTheNuke
I was more entranced by Ron's giant curly pompadour
IdownvotePeopleWhoComplainAboutDownvoters
Because in Finland magic is only practised by jews and other stereotypically large nosed ethnicities. Also lesbians control the weather.
3stag
made me lol
degenerator
So angry lesbians are behind the drought in California? D'ya think they'll ease up in the wake of the Supreme Court decision?
IdownvotePeopleWhoComplainAboutDownvoters
They won't rest until the patriarchy has been toppled
ligence
Who nose?
salriella
Mika Launis wanted to respect Rowling's idea of how all of the characters were different, hence the noses and the teeth.
Egeksu77
The artstyle is a ver minor flaw to me, you can see major plotpoints of the books in the covers, that is really cool. Alsomy favorite thing1
Egeksu77
Is that Hermiones teeth are big in the first cover like described in the book, and in the third cover her teeth are small because 2/3
Egeksu77
Her parents made them look normal and beatiful after they were enlarged my malfoy's gang.
Egeksu77
actually it was the nurse and she asked to make them smaller FML.
vampirehedgehog
Against the wishes of her parents, even. They would've wanted her to fix her teeth by wearing braces but she couldn't be bothered.
PitchforkSalesperson
As a finn, that art style is amazing, if I ever write a book I want him/her to make my cover
mintcranberry
Yeah. at least 10 times better and funnier than that German one...
kuikuilija
The illustrator is named Mika Launis. Also, he is one of the founders of Kuvittajat ry if my memory serves me right.
Rabbo
I just thought it reminded me of how Tove Janson drew some of the Moomin Trolls characters...
ResidentOfWinland
I think I once had a school book illustrated by him.
PitchforkSalesperson
That sounds awesome
sissichu
Really? I think they are the ugliest thing I have seen on a book cover.
PitchforkSalesperson
But when you look closer you see all the little details, and it was always fun trying to guess what something meant, plus it's personal
sissichu
Good points. I just never liked them.
PitchforkSalesperson
It's a matter of taste and nostalgia, I suppose
kohrah
As an another finn, what?
PitchforkSalesperson
Really, you don't like them? All the people I know like the covers. I actually find most of those others really dull
HorseMeatHeaven
I've never heard of anyone actually liking the Finnish covers, but I guess there must be some people who like them then.
PitchforkSalesperson
Of course, they have character