Sorcerer's Stone

[Susan McGee]

No: HPFGUIDX 6871

--- In HPforGrownups at egroups.com, "Simon Biber" <simon at b...> wrote:
> Sorry but I must ask this: What is a Sorcerer's Stone?
> 
> Now I thought the Philosopher's Stone was the missing ingredient 
needed to
> change base metals into gold, and it was searched for by the 
alchemists, eg.
> Flamel. If I remember, this was actually mentioned in HP-PS. I 
understand
> that the Americans changed the title to Sorcerer's Stone. Did they 
also
> change it right through the book? Is the historical Philosopher's 
Stone
> actually called a 'sorcerer's stone' in America?
> 
> I just can't get my head around that.
> 
> Simon.

I apologize in advance for offending anyone with the vehemence of my 
reaction. I was born and live in the U.S. although after today I 
might move.

There is of course NO SUCH THING as a "sorcerer's stone". The only 
way the book title makes SENSE is to call it the Philosopher's Stone, 
since that relates to Nicholas Flamel, alchemy, immortality, etc.
Some idiots decided that no self respecting U.S. boy would buy a book 
called the Philosopher's Stone. Obviously too wimpy and wussy and it 
might emasculate him if he is seen reading it. So it was changed to 
the Sorcerer's Stone here in the U.S.A. (insulting most of us I would 
like to suggest). Adding insult to this idiocy, they are continuing 
to do it for the film...has anyone noticed that the books have uh, 
sold in the U.S., and most likely would continue to sell if the title 
were changed back? (voice dripping with intentional sarcasm)

Susan who has bought ALL of her friends the PS and not the SS