UK, US and Cdn versions (was: [HPforGrownups] British v. American Versions)

[Sheryll Townsend]

No: HPFGUIDX 25901


--- justanopinion2001 at hotmail.com wrote:
<select bits of post below>

> In my U.K. version, the wand order is wrong.  Also,
> in Ch. 1, when 
> Wormtail and Voldemort are discussing the murder
> before Harry's, they 
> refer to it as a "curse,"  which leads to the
> conclusion that they 
> are speaking of Wormtail's reluctance to subdue the
> real Mad Eye so 
> that Crouch can become Mad Eye.  Or maybe the curse
> to subdue Crouch 
> Sr.
> 
> In my U.S. version, which had to be printed later,
> the wand order is 
> corrected.  But in Ch. 1, the text refers to a
> "murder" that will 
> clear the way to Harry.  I cannot figure out who
> this could possibly 
> be that they are referring to.  (I could quote the
> whole text, if 
> anyone needs me to, but I won't so that this message
> will be shorter).
> 
> So what's going on?  I find it hard to believe that
> the U.S. editors 
> would just randomly change "curse" to "murder"
> without JKR's 
> authority (didn't she say that all changes made for
> the U.S. versions 
> are with her express approval)?  If JKR meant to
> make this change, 
> why? Is there something about the editing of
> subsequent versions of a 
> book that I don't understand?  Can anyone help?
> 
> Laura

I can't answer the question of why the changes, but I
wanted to throw a further tidbit into this one. The
Canadian edition of GoF refers to neither a 'murder'
or a 'curse', but reads 'one more obstacle removed and
our path to Harry Potter is clear.'. That then raises
the question of why there are 3 different versions.

Sheryll, no answers, just more questions

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"Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for thou art crunchy and taste good with ketchup."

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