What other curse scar?

[Kirstini]

No: HPFGUIDX 60001

>snip debate about Fudge's line "I've [never]heard of a curse scar 
acting as an alarm bell before" in GoF<
Personally, I feel this line only makes sense *without* the "never". 
Fudge is talking about the possibility that Harry is mentally ill, 
and the "alarm bell" in question is one which alerts people to this 
possibility. There is no other context for this line. With the 
never, you have to read it as "Forgive me Dumbledore, but I've never 
heard of the curse scars of any of Voldemort's *other* victims 
acting as alarm bells to his murderous intentions before." Of course 
not. No-one else in canon so far has a Voldemort curse scar. 
Therefore, there is no reason for him to mention curse scars in the 
negative, and so I'm rather tempted to believe that the American, 
not the British version (the one I've got here is a 20th imprint)is 
mistaken.

Kirstini

(please forgive tortured syntax, I've been marking papers all day)