[HPforGrownups] Re: UK vs US Harry Potter

Batchevra at aol.com Batchevra at aol.com
Sat Aug 16 20:28:33 UTC 2003


No: HPFGUIDX 77590

In a message dated 8/16/03 2:24:28 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 
princessmelabela at yahoo.com writes:

> 
> I know that many of you don't think so, but personally, I enjoy the 
> differences between the UK and US editions.  I love to get both and 
> compare them.  It makes HP even more fun for me! :)
> 
> grindieloe 
> 
> 
> 
> What exactly were the differences in the editions this year.  I really did 
> not see how the UK book could be very different.  The US book was highly 
> loaded with British words, phrases and such.
> 
> 
> 

There are some minor differences, like a word or two added or deleted. Only 
one major difference in a spell, in the Pensieve scene of Snape's worst memory, 
Sirius uses Locomotor Mortis in the US version, Petrificus totalus in the UK 
version. There are differences like that.

Batchevra


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