SV: [HPforGrownups] Re: The death before Harry's

[foxmoth at qnet.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 8455

--- In HPforGrownups at egroups.com, "Sara Ludwig" <sara.ludwig at t...> 
wrote:
> What page is this on, please.
> I could check if I knew, can't reread the whole book though.
> catrina

>   --- Snuffles MacGoo <msmacgoo at o...> wrote:
>   > Pippin said:       Some editions say "curse" rather than
>   > "death" thus referring to
>   > the real Mad Eye Moody.
>   > 
>   > Yup, my version says 'curse'. ..But I wonder why
>   > Voldemort is worried about 
>   > this? Is it a limited energy thing? I would not have
>   > thought he had any 
>   > compunctions about killing/curing as many people as
>   > possible?
>   > 
>   > storm
>   >
>   I'm winging it here, as my copies of books are on loan
>   to a friend (well, the Canadian English ones are, and
>   I only have the first 3 in French). I seem to recall
>   that my version said there was only one more
>   *obstacle*, as opposed to *curse* or *death*. I
>   thought the Canadian versions were the same as the UK,
>   could someone check a UK version and let me know what
>   it says? 
> 
>   Thanks,
>   Sheryll 


My British edition, Gof Chapter 1
p.15 Wormtail :'and if we proceed, if I curse--'
'If?' whispered the first voice. 'If? If you follow the plan, Wormtail, 
the Ministry need never know that anyone else has disappeared. You will 
do it quietly and without fuss; I only wish that I could do it myself, 
but in my present condition...come, Wormtail one more obstacle removed 
and our path to Harry Potter is clear.'

USA
p10. " and if we proceed, if I murder--"
"If?" whispered the first voice. "If? If you follow the plan, Wormtail, 
the Ministry need never know that anyone else has died. You will do it 
quietly and without fuss; I only wish that I could do it myself, but in 
my present condition...come, Wormtail one more death and our path to 
Harry Potter is clear."



British
p.16 Voldemort: 'One more curse...my faithful servant at Hogwarts"
USA
p.12 "One more murder...my faithful servant at Hogwarts"

 In an earlier post I said the curse in question  was the one placed on 
the real Mad-Eye. On re-reading, it seems more likely to refer to the 
imperius curse placed by Wormtail on Barty Crouch Sr. Voldemort's 
reservations, IMHO, are engendered by having to entrust such a critical 
part of his plans to Wormtail. It sounds as though Voldie was afraid to 
accompany Wormtail on the mission to curse Crouch, for fear that Wormie 
might switch sides again, and rat him out to Crouch Sr.
	 Barty Sr. was eventually killed, by Barty Jr, but Voldemort's 
original plan seems to have been to keep the Sr. Crouch alive and 
visible so as not to alarm the Ministry.

Confusing, ain't it?
Pippin