wand order [Heidi's evidence]

[smitster]

No: HPFGUIDX 5736

> I sent an e-mail to Bloomsbury today about the wand order change.  
They'll
> probably ignore it, but it's worth a try...
> 
> Neil
> 


I don't expect you'll get an answer.  I visited another bookstore 
tonight and found a 16th printing of HP4.  Amazingly enough, this 
edition has reverted to the pre-9th printing version.  So, as far as 
the 16th printing goes, Harry's dad beats Harry's mom out of the wand 
leaving us thoroughly and utterly confused Harry Potter fans.

I was talking with a co-worker about this today.  We decided that 
many of these things (errors and such) not only would be prevented 
with a larger proofing team (mentioned her many times before), but 
also if JKR would do her first-draft writing on a word processor.  
Does anyone know if she enters her handwritten notes into a computer 
or does someone else do that for her?

Perhaps Peg could comment on this.  I'm not a writer.  But perhaps 
going longhand lets the ideas flow better since you're free from 
computer crashes, battery drains, sunny rooms, and other such 
irritations.

But it does provide us with some lively and length discussions.  (Or, 
rather, a general waste of time as Neil hinted at.)

Paul