Just over nine years ago, Harry Potter, the boy who lived, and his friends Ron and Hermione, captured the hearts of millions of children.
Over the years, the readers grew up and so did Harry and the series itself – and nothing reflects this better than the books’ covers changing from cartoonish caricatures to more serious adult looking books.
Here’s all the Harry Potter book covers through the years…
Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone
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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
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Harry Potter and the Prisoner Of Azkaban
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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
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Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
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Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
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Of course, this only includes the English language covers. I’m sure there’s some weird and wild covers in other countries.
Now, if you’ll excuse us, writing this has made us nostalgic to read some Potter again…
More of a concept than a journalist, Tom Percival was forged in the bowels of Salford University from which he emerged grasping a Masters in journalism.
Since then his rise has been described by himself as ‘meteoric’ rising to the esteemed rank of Social Editor at UNILAD as well as working at the BBC, Manchester Evening News, and ITV.
He credits his success to three core techniques, name repetition, personality mirroring, and never breaking off a handshake.