Has Fudge Heard of Curse Scars as Alarm Bells? (WAS: Fudge and Curse Scars)

[erisedstraeh2002]

No: HPFGUIDX 47302

Eloise (eloiseherisson) wrote: 

> 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.

Now me:

Hi, Eloise-

Yes, I'm referring to the UK "adult version" paperback edition of GoF 
which has the wand order problem corrected (2001 edition).  It just 
really seems to me that from the context, Fudge is disagreeing with 
Dumbledore (he starts by saying "You'll forgive me, Dumbledore..."), 
so I'm convinced that the "never" should have been in there.  But it 
is a bit of a mystery, since as you say, the UK versions are usually 
better at correcting errors than the US versions.

~Phyllis
who thinks HPfGU listies should proof the books from now on