[HPFGU-Movie] Re: Sorcerer stone v Philosopher Stone WAS: Hermione

[Child Of Midian]

From: HPFGU-Movie at yahoogroups.com [mailto:HPFGU-Movie at yahoogroups.com] On
Behalf Of sistermagpie





Magpie:
But when the first book was going to be sold Harry Potter was just a name
with no connection to magic or wizardry. 
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It doesn't matter, Harry Potter is the brand and in the end you market
"Harry Potter" not the subtitle. In the youth market especially the
book-cover is more important than the title. The title was changed to the
Sorcerer's Stone because they felt American's associated Philosopher's with
one who studies philosophy. However, when you open the book and there's no
mention of Sorcery, your reaction may be "why did they name it that?" Also,
if you look up Philosopher's Stone, you find a mythological object but if
you look up Sorcerer's Stone you find nothing (except now it's the title of
the Harry Potter book.) Regardless, HP is a series of books and marketing
wise what you want to market is the name "Harry Potter" because that will
carry through all the book titles.

Yes, they chose Sorcerer's because they believed us ignorant American's
would associate that with magic, with still doesn't explain why the more
obvious "wizard's stone" was passed over, since the stone was made and used
by wizards, not sorcerer's, who practiced magic, not sorcery, they picked a
title of nonsensical nonsense. 

 

md 



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