
Jim Kay seems to have finnaly finished his illustrating and we expect the book to be published in October this year. So, I suppose that Minalima's mission was to fill the gap between publishing of Jim Kay's editions. Back then, Jim Kay was just going to illustrate the Order of the Phoenix and the publishers knew it would take him AT LEAST two years - but it took him, as we see, three (!!!) years (poor Jim!) to finish the job (the fifth book was just finally announced not long ago). I suggest that was when they decided they needed another illustrated edition to be published regularly and which would increase their sales.

Obviously, 2018 was a year of poor sales for publishers, beacuse the new edition hadn't been published. You see that Jim Kay's editions were released each year, but then he needed an extra year to illustrate the Goblet of Fire since the volume of the book increased notably. (all the books were published in October) To answer your question, let's dive into the history of illustrated Harry Potter editions: For spoiler tags, enter >!your text like this!r/HPStudyHall - where all the links to points activities are consolidated in one easy place!.r/Arithmancy is now giving points! If you like puzzles, riddles, and the like, join Arithmancy! They do 4 monthly puzzles run by volunteers, most of the solving is done in Discord (links in their sidebar), and you can help your house earn points.The Quibbler Summer 2022 Issue Out Now!.Become a contributor and rake in the galleons! The Quibbler - Bringing you the finest in Hogwarts Journalism, quarterly.Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery Official Game sub.Harry Potter: Wizards Unite Official Game sub.Stop in each Tuesday night to show off your Potter knowledge and earn house points!

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