Fudge and Curse Scars
erisedstraeh2002
erisedstraeh2002 at yahoo.com
Wed Nov 27 16:28:19 UTC 2002
No: HPFGUIDX 47286
Ashfae wrote:
> I would surmise that this was an error, as it's been fixed in my
> edition of the book to read:
>
> "You'll forgive me, Dumbledore, but I've never heard of a curse
> scar acting as an alarm bell before..." (p706, US edition)
Now me:
I hadn't picked up on the omission of the word "never" when I
initially posted, but I now see that it's missing from my UK
version. The US version must be correct, as it's clear from the
context that Fudge is disagreeing with Dumbledore on this point.
In opening my book to check on this, I also found another explanation
to Fudge's stepping back - before Dumbledore makes the comment about
Harry's sanity, he takes a step towards Fudge. Fudge is likely
stepping back because he feels as if Dumbledore has invaded his
personal space comfort zone.
~Phyllis
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