Question about Book changes/ Neville

[Richelle Votaw]

No: HPFGUIDX 43684

Okay, I'm thoroughly confused here.  Why do some versions change and some don't?  If I recall, in the "adult" UK version of SS/PS, which is I believe the most recent UK edition, Hagrid's comment about Sirius bike is changed from "bring Sirius his bike" to "put the bike away."  Something like that.  However, in what I believe is the latest US edition (the smaller navy blue edition of SS/PS printed last November) the change is not made.  Can't they get together on these things?!

This particular change does clear up the confusion caused by PoA when in The Three Broomsticks Hagrid says "Told me to take his motorbike ter get Harry there. 'I won't need it' he [Sirius] says."  Which implied that he didn't want the bike back, yet Hagrid had previously said in the first book that he was going to return it.  So yes, that change was needed.  But why didn't Scholastic make the change as well when they reprinted?!?

Next topic, I really don't think Neville's under an imperious curse.  It just doesn't figure.  How would one transfer control of an Imperious?  Especially while the one who supposedly put the curse on is having his soul sucked out.  Yuck.  Anyway, that said, since Crouch Jr. was one of the four on trial for the torture of Frank Longbottom, he obviously knew that Neville knew about the Cruciatus curse.  Yet he calls on Neville to give the name of an unforgivable, and then performs it right there in front of him, albeit on a spider.  Doesn't that constitute emotional abuse?  Now, I know we thought that was Moody.  But Moody was at the trial, right?  Or am I getting my trials mixed up?  Regardless of whether he was or not, as a fellow auror I'm sure he knew all the details. And Dumbledore is okay with this?!  I just don't get it.  Maybe I'm just too tired and need to go to bed.

Richelle
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Richelle R. Votaw
1st grade teacher
Kentwood Elementary
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