[HPforGrownups] Newer UK Edition of CoS Has Three Changes From Original Edition

[Alina]

No: HPFGUIDX 43660


> (3) In Chapter 18 of the original edition, when Lucius Malfoy and
> Dobby appear in Professor McGonagall's office, it reads:  "The elf
> was carrying a stained rag with which he was attempting to finish
> cleaning Mr. Malfoy's shoes.  Apparently Mr. Malfoy had set out in a
> great hurry, for not only were his shoes half-polished, but his
> usually sleek hair was disheveled.  Ignoring the elf bobbing
> apologetically around his ankles, he fixed his cold eyes upon
> Dumbledore.
>
> 'So!' he said 'You've come back.  The governors suspended you, but
> you still saw fit to return to Hogwarts.'"
>
> The newer edition completely eliminates the paragraph about Dobby
> polishing Mr. Malfoy's shoes and when Mr. Malfoy speaks, it
> reads: "'So!' said Lucius Malfoy, his cold eyes fixed on
> Dumbledore.  'You've come back.  The governors suspended you, but you
> still saw fit to return to Hogwarts.'"
>
> ~Phyllis
>

Wow, both of these are completely different from the Canadian edition! The
way it reads for us is:

Lucious Malfoy stood there, fury in his face. And cowering under his arm,
heavily wrapped in bandages was Dobby.
"Good Evening, Lucius," said Dumbledore pleasantly.
Mr. Malfoy almost knocked Harry over as he swept into the room. Dobby went
scurrying in after him, crouching at the hem of his cloak, a look of abject
terror on his face.
"So!" said Lucious Malfoy, his cold eyes fixed on.... etc.

It seems no other edition sees fit to explain why Dobby is there, but what I
want to know is why he's wrapped in bandages in the Canadian one? Was he so
severely beaten/mutilated by Malfoy?

Alina of Distant Place
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