New Harry Potter cover revealed!

Newsflash: If you're potty for Potter then have we got news for you: brand new editions of the complete series are to be published this September, complete with fantastically exciting new covers! What do you think of the new cover for the Chamber of Secrets?

Watch out! The new cover for Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets depicts Harry's battle with the fearsome Basilisk! Can you spot Fawkes and the sword of Gryffindor?

It was drawn by illustrator Jonny Duddle, author of picture books The Pirate Cruncher and The Pirates Next Door.

What do you think of the new design, and how does it compare to the old one?

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