The Philosopher's Stone

[Danemead]

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From: Danemead
Subject: Re: The Philosopher's Stone
Reply To: [Yahoo! #5929] The Philosopher's Stone
Date: 8/6/00 2:27 am  (ET)

>>>>How did the stone get there? Was Harry able to transport the stone
to his pocket by mere thought? Was it already there and he noticed only
when prompted? Had he learned the trick from David Copperfield?<<<<

What I think:
Dumbledore hid the stone, magically concealing it (perhaps 'inside' the
mirror) and then fixed it so only a person who didn't want to actual USE
the stone would be able to "get" it. When Harry stood at the mirror and
wished he could get the stone so Voldemort wouldn't get it, the stone
obeyed Dumbledore's spell and transferred itself to Harry's pocket.

As for "Philosopher's Stone" vs "Sorcerer's Stone" -- I think it's just
an American marketing trick. Kids are far more likely to look at and
then purchase a book with the word 'sorceror' in it. If they see the word
'philosopher', the marketing guys figure the kids will run screaming out
of the store before they would even touch it. If the marketers wanted
to sell to an adult market, they would have called it "Harry Potter and
the Naked Red Stone".