[HPforGrownups] More Re: Voldemort murders in GoF

[eloiseherisson at aol.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 42712

Heather:
> Hmmm. Do you have a later edition or a translation of
> a foreign version? I have GoF (American, p. 10) right
> in front of me, and it clearly says "one more death."
> Right before that Wormtail says "if I murder-" and
> Voldemort interrupts with "the Ministry need never
> know anyone else died." (paraphrasing here, sorry)
> Then, on page 12, Volemort continues musing, "One more
> murder..." So what I have is Voldemort *repeatedly*
> saying that he is going to kill someone else.
> 
> 
Abject apologies, folks. I replied to Grey Wolf's post having initially 
missed Heather's.

This is weird.
Grey Wolf's version appears to be closer to the UK than the US version.
In the original UK edition, Wormtail says, 'If I curse...' and Voldemort 
says, 'the Ministry need never know that anyone else has disappeared.'

I can only assume (knowing nothing about publishing) that the text was with 
both publishers before JKR became aware of an error that she later corrected 
and which was changed in the UK version, but not in the US. I came to the 
same conclusion (though I never shared it) about the ancestor/descendent 
error.

Eloise


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