Sorcerer stone v Philosopher Stone WAS: Hermione

[sistermagpie]

> Magpie:
> Yes--but I'm disagreeing with the idea that assuming a 9-year-old would
> automatically look at a book with "Philosopher's Stone" on the cover and
> say, "I'll check out this book to see if it's about a boy who can do magic"
> is the same as assuming they're stupid.
> -m
> 
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>

Child of Midian 
> The idea that the "philosopher's stone" is obvious to Brits but unknown to
> people in the U.S. is insulting the population of the U.S. My daughters has
> never read The Sorcerer's Stone, she's read the Philosopher's Stone,
> however. We only own the UK version of the film as well.

Magpie:
Except that's *not* the assumption. And Philosopher's Stone isn't obvious if by obvious we mean "this is a book about wizards." The Philosopher's Stone isn't exclusively linked to wizards, especially not child wizards learning magic at a school.

And I, too, only own a copy of Philosopher's Stone. I prefer it as a title. 

-m