[HPforGrownups] Re: what did we learn from this?

[Penny & Bryce Linsenmayer]

No: HPFGUIDX 3757

Hi ---

Andrea Bonfanti wrote:

> Kelley wrote:
> > I thought she meant to save the editions that had 'ancestor',
> because
> > they might be worth something someday, but that 'descendent' is the
> > correct term.  Doesn't sound like there was any confirmation that
> > Vold is the only person related to Slyth running around.
>
> That's what I undestood, too. She meant that the editions that
> had 'ancestor' would be valuable in the future as collector's items.
> I believe she has noticed the mistake (I don't believe in
> the 'deliberate' error).

Well, that's a fair interpretation of that last bit (saving the ones
with the "mistake" in them).  But, I still don't understand why
Scholastic has reverted back to using "ancestor" in the paperback
versions & I still haven't heard anyone from the UK who claims to have a
later edition of CoS that has the reference changed to ancestor.  So,
for now, I'm not too believing that the error wasn't in fact
"deliberate" or that it was just an error that's been corrected in later
versions.  :--)

Yes Kelly -- the ancestor/descendent question was mine!  I'm probably
the only one who would put that on my list of questions to ask!  :--)

Penny


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