curse scars and cedric...

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No: HPFGUIDX 17668

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "Simon" <simon at h...> wrote:
> Jill: <<<my name is jill and i've been lurking for a while now. i 
just
> finished GoF for the 4th time this morning, and came across 
something that
> i hadn't noticed before.>>>
> 
> Hello and welcome to the group.
> 
> 
> Jill: <<<now, it's entirely possible that i'm reading it wrong, but 
here
> goes: ...the chapter entitled the parting of the ways -dumbledore 
has just
> told fudge everything, and fudge is questioning dumbledore's belief 
in
> harry...
> "You'll forgive, Dumbledore, but I've heard of a curse scar acting 
as an
> alarm bell before..."
> surely it should read i've NOT heard of a curse scar...in order to 
prove
> his point. or is he referring to someone elses curse scar?>>>
> 
> Catherine: <<< I've wondered about this as well, and as my editions 
aren't
> very recent, I can't check to see whether it has been changed. If 
it is
> written correctly, then it seems to me that Fudge is dismissing 
something
> he has had knowledge of - therefore he doesn't deem it to be of any
> significance.  In which case - why?
> I haven't been here for long myself, so I can't verify whether this 
has
> been discussed before.  However, IIRC, I don't think that it came 
up in the
> Chapter 36 discussions a few weeks ago?>>>
> 
> I have had a quick look through the archives and I believe this is 
the
> first mention of this. Also I cannot remember it having been picked 
up
> before now.
> 
> I am guessing that you both have an early UK printing of the book 
(like
> myself), as it seems to be correct in the US version (thanks to 
Chloe for
> that piece of information). It makes the whole exchange a lot more
> interesting, but is unfortunately almost certainly a simple mistype.
> Simon

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I have a US edition which has the word "never" in it. I also have a 
newer edition which they did *not* correct. It still does *not* have 
this sentence corrected. I wonder if JKR or the publishers are aware 
of this.

Btw, if anyone ever does not have their books handy and needs 
something clarified by either the US or UK editions, just let me 
know. I have my books here. I stopped loaning them out. I have two 
loaners that I use instead. By the end of CS, most people go buy 
their own books.
Doreen
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