Two online articles (Re: Lily died before James? Scans of Relevant Pages.)

[Kelley]

No: HPFGUIDX 103509

Steve, regarding those scans in the files section, I *don't* know if 
the 'corrected' version is of the Bloomsbury edition or not; the 
first scan (that says Bloomsbury) was done by Flying Ford Anglia 
(Neil), who is in the UK and the other was uploaded by Jim Flanagan 
(US).  So, don't know if someone else scanned the second and Jim just 
uploaded it, or if he scanned it himself (if he did, likely it was a 
US version).  Both US and UK versions did change to the 'corrected' 
version by then, though, I believe.
 
Steve:
> 2000 is the year 'Goblet of Fire' was published. That's why I need
> someone to actually walk into a UK store and look at a recent
> printing. I need as new a copy as possible to verify that the book 
> has indeed been changed back to 'James then Lily'. >>>

Here are two articles about the wand order 'mistake'; the first is 
from right after GoF came out (July '00):

http://www.cnn.com/2000/books/news/07/24/potter.salon/

And the second is from about six months later (Jan '01) about 
the 'correction' (and quotes our former List Mum Penny Linsenmayer! 
<g>):

http://www.cnn.com/2001/books/news/01/12/salon.potter/

(Wow, it was something reading these again!)
 
> Keep in mind that I have never seen a UK edition that said, 'Lily 
> then James', I simple heard that the UK version had been changed to 
> match the US version on this one point. I have also heard rumors
> that UK hardback and paperback don't match each other depending on 
> which printing they are. >>>

Fwiw, I have the first Scholastic US hardcover that "The Other 
Cheryl" (heh!) has, exactly the same, James then Lily.  My US 
paperback of GoF (Sept '02) has the 'corrected' order, Lily then 
James, as does my UK paperback (20th printing, it looks like).
 
> Again, just internet small talk, that's is why it would be nice to
> find UK versions that have the change, and then most recently, that
> change changed back to the original. >>>

Yeah, I remember this too; am pretty sure it's discussed here in this 
group, somewhere back in the archives.  I'm a bit more vague on this, 
but you're right, afaik, there *was* something about later UK 
editions reverting back to the 'incorrect' (first) order (James then 
Lily).  I'll try to see if I can turn something up on it...


--Kelley