scar = alarm bell?

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No: HPFGUIDX 36648

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "hp_lexicon" <hp_lexicon at y...> wrote:
> I received the following query in my Lexicon mail:
> 
>    My question refers to a possible difference between 
>    the UK and US versions of GofF. In the scene very 
>    near the end where Dumbledore is trying to convince 
>    Fudge that V. is back, Fudge says "I"ve never heard 
>    of a curse scar acting as an alarm bell before". 
>    It has been raised, on the HPGalleries forum, that 
>    the UK version omits the word "never", which changes 
>    the whole meaning drastically. 
> 
> Can anyone shed some light on this? Is there a difference at this 
> point in the books between the US and UK versions? My US edition 
> does say "never."
> 
> 
I have the UK first edition which does omit the word 'never' at that 
point. However I have assumed since the first reading that it was a 
mistake and a careless bit of proof reading for the intention is 
quite clearly for Fudge to say that a scar can't act as an alarm 
bell. I simply added the word never to my text and am interested to 
hear that it has been added to the US edition. Incidently my edition 
is also the one that has the shadow of James emerging first from 
Voldemort's wand and saying 'Your mother is coming - she wants to 
see you.' Since Lily was killed after James this is also a mistake 
and I understand has been corrected in subsequent editions. I assume 
the word 'never' would also have been added to Fudge's speech.

Mercia