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Scholastic drops new Harry Potter covers ahead of 20th anniversary
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Scholastic announced on Tuesday that it will launch a new set of covers for the Harry Potter series to commemorate the book series 20th anniversary. - photo by Herb Scribner
Scholastic announced Tuesday it will launch a new set of covers for the Harry Potter series to commemorate the book series 20th anniversary.

Scholastic revealed the new covers on Tuesdays episode of Good Morning America.

The new covers feature illustrations from Brian Selznick, a self-professed Harry Potter fan, according to ABC News.

Impressively, when placed next to each other, the seven covers connect to create a mural, where Harry Potter fans can follow the story of the series' beloved characters, according to ABC News.

The art will be displayed at the New York Historical Society Museum and Library.

The new covers were reissued June 26 to celebrate the book series, which first launched in 1998.

When placed side-by-side, Selznicks seven new black-and-white jackets form a single image spanning Harrys complete journey, according to USA Today. Fans can examine Selznicks covers for such Potter talismans as Hermiones time-turner; Harrys owl, Hedwig; the white doe Patronus; and, Nagini, Voldemorts snake.







In the last 20 years, the series has sold more than 500 million copies across the world with 180 million sold in the U.S., according to USA Today.

The first printing of Sorcerers Stone was in September 1998.