Banner Artwork
When I first started working on the HPC, it had no content other than the chapter-by-chapter pages. So as the site’s readers followed the books along with me, I periodically changed the banner image to reflect where we were. I loved the feel this gave the site, as the banner tended to reflect the mood of the pages visitors were reading at any given time (and I wish I could replicate that now!). Now that the chapter-by-chapter guides are finished, the images rotate instead, but below you’ll find a bit more information on the drawings, their artists, and when these first appeared on the site.
February 8-22, 2009
The site debuted with only the first five chapters of Philosopher’s Stone. There were no drawings from those chapters that fit the header (the shape is a tough one), so I elected to use one of my favorite drawings – and one that I think reflects the name of the site – instead. It was drawn by Laurence Peguy, and as you can probably guess, made another appearance later on.
February 22 – March 15, 2009
‘Erised’ by Chantelle. Posted with PS12, ‘The Mirror of Erised.’
March 15 – June 22, 2009
‘To Freedom’ by reallycorking. Posted with CS3, ‘The Burrow.’
June 22 – July 13, 2009
‘Hogwarts’ by Snapesforte. Posted with PA5, ‘The Dementor.’
July 13-29, 2009
‘Patronus’ by Sanna Lorenzen. Posted with PA21, ‘Hermione’s Secret.’
July 29 – August 23, 2009
‘First Pain of Trouble’ by FrizzyHermione. Posted with GF2, ‘The Scar.’
August 23 – October 22, 2009
‘Shininess’ by Alicey. Posted with GF20, ‘The First Task.’
October 22 – November 26, 2009
‘The Order of the Phoenix’ by TomScribble.
Posted with OP4, ‘Number Twelve, Grimmauld Place.’
November 26, 2009 – January 19, 2010
‘Dumbledore’s Army’ by Jeni Malament.
Posted with OP18, ‘Dumbledore’s Army.’
January 19 – April 10, 2010
‘Us and Them’ by MartinTenbones.
Posted with OP34, ‘The Department of Mysteries.’
April 10 – September 7, 2010
‘Property of the Half-Blood Prince’ by Gnatkip.
Posted with HBP9, ‘The Half-Blood Prince.’
September 7-23, 2010
‘And So Do I’ by Mudblood428. Posted with HBP23, ‘Horcruxes.’
September 23 – November 30, 2010
by Laurence Peguy. Posted with HBP26, ‘The Cave.’
November 30, 2010 – January 5, 2011
‘Silent Vigil’ by reallycorking. Posted with DH5, ‘Fallen Warrior.’
January 5-13, 2011
‘Fallen’ by TBranch. Posted with DH8, ‘The Wedding.’
January 13 – March 1, 2011
‘Can’t Sleep’ by Behindtheveil. Posted with DH10, ‘Kreacher’s Tale.’
March 1 – May 15, 2011
‘Patronus’ by Edurne. Posted with DH19, ‘The Silver Doe.’
May 15-19, 2011
‘Do Your Duty!’ by TBranch. Posted with DH30, ‘The Sacking of Severus Snape.’
May 19-24, 2011
‘Fiendfyre’ by Emily Benson. Posted with DH31, ‘The Battle of Hogwarts.’
May 24-30, 2011
‘Potter Doodle 2′ by Elad Tibi. Posted with DH32, ‘The Elder Wand.’
May 30, – June 2, 2011
‘A Little Smile’ by Vizen. Posted with DH33, ‘The Prince’s Tale.’
June 2-7, 2011
‘I Open at the Close’ by onikini. Posted with DH34, ‘The Forest Again.’
June 7-11, 2011
‘King’s Cross’ by Katrina ‘Rohanelf’ Young. Posted with DH35, ‘King’s Cross.’
June 11-15, 2011
‘Final Scene – Tom’ by Elad Tibi. Posted with DH36, ‘The Flaw in the Plan.’
June 15-19, 2011
Wow, I didn’t know there were so many more banners before I was introduced to this site! I like!
Bella + James P. said this on May 3, 2010 at 7:01 pm
Woah, first commenter…. that never happens… Cool!
Bella + James P. said this on May 3, 2010 at 7:01 pm
I never knew how unique each of the banners were, the detail for example in “Hogwarts” by Snapesforte is amazing, and I love “To Freedom” from reallycorking because it really captures the scene of the escape from the Dursley’s. “The Property of the Half-Blood Prince” has a very dark edge to it, which goes along with the plot of the book very well!
Aar said this on May 3, 2010 at 9:23 pm
I had not noticed until now that the headers had been changing (blind as a bat, me) but I did seem to notice that they had always been relevant – now I know why! You have chosen them well as they certainly fit the timeline and storyline of the books. Great work.
Electa said this on May 3, 2010 at 10:22 pm
Thanks for making this an official page with screencaps and everything! I missed some of the old banners; thanks for doing such great work on this site!
Natalia said this on May 3, 2010 at 10:47 pm
Thanks for this. I had missed a few of the first ones, and anyway it’s nice to be able to see them all in a row like that.
Anna said this on May 4, 2010 at 8:19 am
I seem to remember a banner of the “secret” meeting of the students interested in forming a Defense Against the Dark Art club at the Hogs Head. It is not listed above & is one of my favorite banners.
Unity said this on May 4, 2010 at 8:27 am
Wasn’t there a banner of Dumbledore’s Army at one point? It is one of my favorites!!!!
Meredith said this on May 4, 2010 at 12:15 pm
Very cool to see! But isn’t one of them missing? A black-and-white one, with a lot of people on it? (I really don’t remember it more exactly). I think it was Dumbledore’s Army-members… Anyway. Love the idea :)
Amanda said this on May 5, 2010 at 12:58 am
Yes, that’s true: the banner with Dumbledore’s Army from Jeni Malament is missing…
Jose Lopes said this on May 5, 2010 at 7:33 am
So it is – my apologies! It looks like I forgot to nab a screencap of that one. I’ll see if I can pull something together.
John Kearns said this on May 5, 2010 at 9:47 am
There we go, I’ve added it in. I couldn’t remember exactly how I cropped it, and there’s no way to look, so this is my best approximation. But at least it’s there now. :)
John Kearns said this on May 5, 2010 at 10:01 am
Man, it feels good to have been here since the first banner :)
empirexstate said this on June 19, 2011 at 10:54 pm
Another thought: I just noticed the titles of the artwork used and I love the creativity and symbolism used by the artists!
And I’m impressed, empirexstate, that you’ve been following this site for so long! I only showed up during the third banner. :)
Natalia said this on July 4, 2011 at 1:00 pm
I had no idea how many banners there were! As much as I love looking at the banners in these pictures, I love watching the layout of the site change more! Its amazing watching the site as it takes its own form :)
Berit said this on July 5, 2011 at 4:35 am