PS/SS Title Change (was: What is Canon?)

[Rachel Slater]

No: HPFGUIDX 55622

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, Patricia Bullington-McGuire 
<patricia at o...> wrote:

> I'm an American, and I knew about the philosopher's stone long 
> before the first Harry Potter book came out.  There are many other 
> Americans who also know about it apart from the HP books.  And I'm 
> sure there are many Brits who had *not* heard about the 
> philosopher's stone before Harry Potter.  

*raises a hand* I'm British, and I'd never heard of the philosopher's 
stone before HP. I didn't find it made any difference to my enjoyment 
of the story, because Hermione (reading from a book) explains all we 
need to know in two sentences: 'The Stone will transform any metal 
into pure gold. It also produces the Elixir of Life, which will make 
the drinker immortal.' (PS/SS, ch 13) 

The fact that's it's a myth with history makes me happy because I'm a 
completist, but as far as I'm concerned, that knowledge certainly 
isn't necessary. I didn't know hypogriffs were real-mythological 
either, but Buckbeak works fine :)

Cynjen.