OOP Mild spoiler--U.S. Version and Ron's prophecy

[Terry James]

I just got back on the lists a few weeks ago after many months of enforced 
absence, so forgive me if this has been discussed, but did they decide not 
to change anything between the US and the UK versions of the text this time?

I'm in the US, and there were several unfamiliar expressions this time.  I 
can decipher the meaning easily from context clues, but anyone can feel free 
to send me specific translations off-list of things like "taking the mickey" 
and "chuntering" and "doing a nut" and "wrong-footing" and what exactly a 
"toerag" is.  "Joined-up writing" and Harry wearing "trainers" is unfamiliar 
to me from previous books, and Ron "fancying a walk" reads kinda sissy over 
here.  Professor Grubbly-Plank says "Let's crack on", Harry has a "fringe", 
and the number one clue my text hasn't been messed with, everyone gets 
Weasley "jumpers" for Christmas. :)

Not that I'm complaining, not at all!  I'd much rather the original text.  
But why?  Did they finally decide that we're not totally dumb over here?

And in a totally different vein, did anyone catch Ron's prophecy about 
Arthur Weasley being the next MoM?  Whaddaya think, will it happen?  Is Ron 
a Seer?

Terry LJ

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