editors' Flints (was Dobby's pillowcase)

[Kimberly]

No: HPFGUIDX 13107

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "Amy Z" <aiz24 at h...> wrote:
> I'm so glad I'm not the only one who spent time wondering about arm 
> and leg holes before deciding that it was just a glitch.

Thank heavens I'm not alone in wondering about something so silly as a 
pillowcase!  You guys make me feel better! 

> 
> However, the following sentence will drive me crazy whenever I read 
> it, and I hope it's been corrected in the printing I buy:
> 
> "Time is short, and unless the few of us who know the truth do not 
> stand united, there is no hope for any of us." (GoF, 712 US ed)
> 
> That is the kind of sentence that I read and reread, trying to make 
> sense of it even though I know it's just a mistake.  

Yes!  That one drove me nuts - I kept thinking there must be some 
extra negative that I was missing, and that if I were reading it 
correctly, it would make sense.  I finally gave up and decided it was 
an error, but any time I come back to that passage I have to read it 
two or three times just to make sure I wasn't missing the point.
I'm no english teacher, in reality or at heart, but I went nearly mad 
trying to deal with that one.