[HPforGrownups] Fudge and Curse Scars

[eloiseherisson at aol.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 47298

Rachel:
> cathywalker75 wrote:
> 
> >"Fudge had taken half a step back from >Dumbledore, but he looked no 
> >less stubborn. 'You'll forgive me, >Dumbledore, but I've heard of a 
> >curse scar acting as an alarm bell >before...'" (p613, UK edition)
> 
> Hey good eye! I've never noticed that before, I'd always read it as "I've 
> _never_ heard of a curse scar acting as an alarm bell before."
> 
> I thought Fudge was refuting Dumbledore, by basically saying it was 
> nonsense, that he'd never heard of such a thing. But now I'm not so sure. 
> 

No. As was pointed out earlier today (not for the first time), the editions 
do vary on this. The US edition (or at least, *a* US edition) is just as you 
thought.

Both versions make sense, but I have to say that the US edition seems to me 
to make more sense. What surprises me is that Phyllis's UK edition, which, 
IIRC, is the later one with corrections of wand order, etc, doesn't agree 
with it.

It's rather strange, because my impression from our previous discussions is 
that the UK editions (particularly the later ones) have fewer errors in them 
than the US ones.

Eloise


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