Dean Thomas black?

[Adrienne Nicole Williams]

No: HPFGUIDX 21122

Of course he's black. <Maybe I see this b/c I'm in America...>
Anyways, about the editors, I think there should only be one editor.
We Americans know enough about England to grasp the fact that we speak
different forms of English. We are also more exposed to the English
English <redundant?> than most of the English think. <wow, I need
another word for "English"> We are not *that* stupid! Also, how is JKR
supposed to keep her story line straight when she has to worry about
aditional characters being added that she doesn't know about?

Adrienne

PS: Thanks for the link.

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., crabtree at k... wrote:
> Amy Z asked:
>
> "Oh, wow.  This sent me poring over the books, wondering where on
> earth she says he's black.  Someone else with either edition, please
> help!"
>
> According the web site The Leaky Cauldron (which has a translation
> comparison including English to American) in the UK version of SS on
> page 91 during the sorting ceremony it is written, "...three people
> left to be sorted.  "Turpin, Lisa became..." and in the US version on
> page 122 it is written, "...three people left to be sorted.  "Thomas,
> Dean," a black boy even taller than Ron, joined Harry at the
> Griffindor table.  "Turpin..."
>
> There is also somewhere on that site an interview with the American
> editor who says that he and JKR worked together to translate.  I
> think he even comments on this passage.
>
> Sorry I'm not clever enough to give you a link, but this is the
> address:  http://www.hpgalleries.com/wordgallery.htm
>
> ProfessorPhlash