# Harry Potter Question for UK (NO SPOILERS)
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harry-potter-question-for-uk-no-spoilers/183746
**Category:** Cafe Society
**Created:** [June 23, 2003, 12:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harry-potter-question-for-uk-no-spoilers/183746 "2003-06-23T12:15:15Z")
**Posts on this page:** 8
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### Author:  [@Amp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amp)
#### Post date: [June 23, 2003, 12:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harry-potter-question-for-uk-no-spoilers/183746/1 "2003-06-23T12:15:15Z")
I was browsing the [www.amazon.co.uk](http://www.amazon.co.uk) this morning contemplating getting the UK version of [The Order of the Phoenix](http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0747551006/ref=mk_wpban_1/026-8434724-9160454) just for the different cover when I stumbled across the [adult edtion](http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0747569401/ref=pd_bxgy_img_2_cp/026-8434724-9160454) of the book. Now, other than having a kick ass cover does anyone what the difference is between the two? What version did we in the US get?
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### Author:  [@Sparrow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparrow)
#### Post date: [June 23, 2003, 12:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harry-potter-question-for-uk-no-spoilers/183746/2 "2003-06-23T12:24:17Z")
I don’t think there’s any difference inthe text, it’s just the cover that’s different. In the UK you can get both. I got the adult version, you’re right, it’s cool!
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### Author:  [@tagos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tagos)
#### Post date: [June 23, 2003, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harry-potter-question-for-uk-no-spoilers/183746/3 "2003-06-23T13:46:15Z")
Is there a new Harry Potter book out then? 😉
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### Author:  [@chiefgnome](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chiefgnome)
#### Post date: [June 23, 2003, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harry-potter-question-for-uk-no-spoilers/183746/4 "2003-06-23T14:55:38Z")
No difference in the text - they started doing it when the first book took off amongst adults so that us grown ups could read it on the train without embarrassment 🙂
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### Author:  [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)
#### Post date: [July 18, 2003, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harry-potter-question-for-uk-no-spoilers/183746/5 "2003-07-18T16:29:28Z")
I surfed over to [amazon.co.uk](http://amazon.co.uk) last night to see what the UK edition’s cover looked like. I actually like the cover of the U.S. version of _Order of the Phoenix_ better than either the kids’ or adults’ UK version. I also rather like the internal illustrations. Do the UK editions have illustrations (the same or different from the U.S. edition)?
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### Author:  [@mkl12](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mkl12)
#### Post date: [July 18, 2003, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harry-potter-question-for-uk-no-spoilers/183746/6 "2003-07-18T18:01:22Z")
The UK adult edition doesn’t have any illustrations, and as far as I know, neither does the UK kids’ edition.
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### Author:  [@Helena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Helena)
#### Post date: [July 18, 2003, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harry-potter-question-for-uk-no-spoilers/183746/7 "2003-07-18T22:42:13Z")
Nope, no pictures.
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### Author:  [@Iteki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Iteki)
#### Post date: [July 18, 2003, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harry-potter-question-for-uk-no-spoilers/183746/8 "2003-07-18T22:50:37Z")
Whyyyyyy have they completely changed the design of the cover? Tell me the adult paperback cover will have the same style as the previous 4 books? I bloody hate that, none of my books ever match fully!