SPOILERS: QTA, FBWFT and exchange rates (long and mathematical)

[Snuffles MacGoo]

No: HPFGUIDX 14203

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "Natalie" <natabat at c...> wrote:
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> To: <HPforGrownups at y...>
> Sent: Monday, March 12, 2001 6:26 PM
> Subject: [HPforGrownups] Some more SPOILERS: QTA, FBWFT
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> > Ladies and gentlemen, we have an exchange rate!  Right below the 
UPC
> > on the back cover;
> >  $3.99 US= 14 Sickles 3 Knuts. I take it there's something 
similar to
> > this on the UK editions? 

Natalie - what an amazing post!

The Aust ed has 14 s, 3 K too as the purchase price (AUD 5.95) so I 
think this is consistent across all editions and should *not* be used 
to work out the exchange rate. Instead I suggest the amount she says 
in chat today OR the amount cited by Dumbledore as raised by Comic 
Relief (given in both Pounds and Galleons to the last Knut in FB) be 
used. One could then (if one was so inclined) convert from pounds to 
US dollars then back to Gallons. 


storm