Curse Scars

[finwitch]

No: HPFGUIDX 109992

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Cathy Drolet" <cldrolet at s...> 
wrote:
> Snow:
> The quote in question is in GOF The Parting of the Ways U.S edition:
> 
> "You'll forgive me, Dumbledore, but I've never heard of a curse scar
> acting as an alarm bell before..."<<<
> 
> DuffyPoo replyed:
> "Snow, does your book really say "but I've *never* heard of a curse scar?" 
> Both of mine, Canadian HB and PB published in 2000 say "You'll forgive me,
> Dumbledore, but I've [I have] heard of a curse scar acting as an
> alarm bell before." I was trying to figure out when Fudge had heard it before 
> 
> Aggie replying to DuffyPoo:
> >>My UK version (p613 published 2000) says the same as DuffyPoo's. As
> it stands though it doesn't make sense (although I'm sure the English
> bods on here will elaborate on that!). I have to admit I *read* it
> as having the 'never' in there, it's the only way my little brain can
> make sense of what Fudge is saying!!<<

Finwitch:

Odd - to me it's *without* the never that it makes most sense. To me, 
Fudge is thus kind of saying indirectly: "I'm not naive enough to 
believe that curse scars act as alarm bells. (Moody, other wizards?) 
has given me enough trouble with alarming curse scars as it is. Such 
a lunacy. Wasn't real then, and neither is this. Give me better 
evidence or I won't believe any of this".

He's just too much a politician to put it in those words - he just 
cannot accuse Albus Dumbledore of lunacy - it'd be political suicide.

With never... dunno - it'd sound too much like admitting a lack in 
his knowledge on the subject than expression of disbelief. The one 
who knows not, and admits it is a child and needs to be educated, you 
know. So if Fudge would admit he has never heard of curse scars 
acting as alarm bells, Dumbledore could simply give him a bit of 
education on the subject or otherwise use that to discredit Fudge's 
opinion...

Finwitch