[HPforGrownups] Re: HBP: Full UK Cover

[Laura Ingalls Huntley]

No: HPFGUIDX 130443

Ah, pathetically replying to my own post -- but I did find the passage 
that I referred to in my post-script.  Read on, if you're interested.

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I said:
> P.S.  Did JKR say that she originally had Harry being discovered on an
> island by Hermione's father (who lived on the mainland)?  I'm sure I
> heard something to that effect. Perhaps the boat has to do with
> Godric's Hollow.

Quoted from JKR's website, 'Extras' section:
http://www.jkrowling.com/textonly/extrastuff_view.cfm?id=1

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The very, very earliest drafts of the first chapter of 'Philosopher's 
Stone' have the Potters living on a remote island, Hermione's family 
living on the mainland, her father spotting something that resembles an 
explosion out at sea and sailing out in a storm to find their bodies in 
the ruins of their house. I can't remember now why I thought this was a 
good idea, but I clearly recognised that it wasn't fairly early on, 
because the Potters were re-located to Godric's Hollow for all 
subsequent drafts
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This would imply that Godric's Hollow is not, in fact, on an island and 
that the whole boat/baby!Harry scenario was scrapped.  Too bad, I was 
likin' it -- it was nice and consistent with the theory that we'd be 
seeing more of the Godric's Hollow events in the Pensieve.

Sigh.

Laura (who apologizes for not finding this quote *before* she sent her 
first post on the subject.)

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