Ginny has GREEN eyes? and What were the Malfoys DOING there?

[Cathy Drolet]

No: HPFGUIDX 112908

Antosha said:
"Now I just checked in the US hardcover edition, and the book definitely reads 
"bright BROWN eyes." Does the color variation occur in any other edition?"

DuffyPoo:
Both of my Canadian versions - HB and PB - (same as the UK version I'm told) say brown eyes.


Antosha said:
"In that case, perhaps we can return to my list," said Mr. Malfoy 
shortly. "I am in something of a hurry, Borgin, I have important business elsewhere today 
-" (CoS, US ed, p 51)

Here's my question: HOW THE HECK DOES LUCIUS KNOW THE WEASLEYS ARE GOING TO BE 
IN DIAGON ALLEY THAT DAY???"

DuffyPoo:
Malfoy, Sr, in no way indicates here that his 'important business elsewhere' is running into the Weasleys and slipping Ginny the diary.  He is, after all, planning to buy Draco - and the whole Slytherin team - racing brooms.  (I have always thought that Malfoy was intending to give HP the diary and ended up giving it to Ginny out of spite over the fight with Arthur.)   However, as Janet said, Lockhart would be in F&B signing books that day, it is quite likely lots of people were in Diagon Alley who would normally be there at another time. (In PoA, Harry is living at the Leaky Caulron for three weeks, and over that time runs into many of his school mates.  They are not all there on the same day.)  

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