The front cover sticks to the codes and conventions of a books front cover through the writing of the title on the front page and the authors name, while also adding a little quote from a review "this is a terrific book" the image denotes the Potter boy standing in front of the red "Hogwarts Express" looking surprised with clouds of smoke and magic stars with platform "9 3/4" showing an image that we attain from reading the book foreshadowing what is to come. The cloud of smoke and stars connote the magic within the book, this along side the image of the Hogwarts Express and Harry looking surprised with the many colors allows it to look like he is being submerged into the magical world which is literally what happened in the book.Already allowing us to know that it is part of the fantasy genre.There is also a stark contrast between the Hogwart express and the other train connoting the "wizarding world" to be exciting and unreal while the "muggle world" looks mundane and natural. The overdose of red used on the front cover connotes danger which Harry is put in a lot in the novel and allows the novel to be presented as a fast paced series of drama too.