HBP paperback

[juli17ptf]

No: HPFGUIDX 156097


>
>  Alla wrote:
> >
> > So, I bought it today.
> >
> > I was talking to somebody off list about "He cannot kill you if 
you are
> > already dead" that is in American edition, but as we know it is 
not in
> > the British one.
> >
> > It is not in the paperback edition either. Dumbledore now jumps 
right
> > into "come back to the right side..."
> >
> > Hmmm, looks like JKR really does not want this sentence to be 
here.

Chrissilein
> even the sentence is deleted now from the paperback edition it still
> exists in the harcover copies. Whatever the intention could have 
been
> for deleting it, it was a meaningless job because it´s known by 
every
> HP books reader since one year.
> From my point of view it makes the sentence more interesting and
> myterious instead and the take away of it will only force a deeper
> discussion instead of accepting the fact it´s gone now.
> 

Julie:
(writing this a second time, since Yahoo keeps kicking my email)

It is the *reason* JKR deleted this line that most interests me.
After all, it's a great line. "He cannot kill you if you are 
already dead." It directly addresses Draco's fear for his life
(and those of his parents). The Order will hide you by making 
it look as if you're dead. What can be more complete protection
from Voldemort's vengeance than that? Come to our side, Draco,
and you can truly start a new life. 

So why did JKR delete this great line? Was it because it was
insignificant? Or because it was *too* significant? Did it
give away too much, indicating that this is a method the Order
has successfully used before? Or because it is insignificant
to the story and won't be visited again (a la Mark Evans), 
thus she wanted to prevent her more rabid fans from endlessly
formulating theories around said insignificant sentence (as
if that would stop us ;-) 

I tend to go with the too significant theory, but we'll only
know for sure in Book 7. But I am convinced there had to be
a good reason for JKR to remove this line, beyond the simple 
standard editing out of excess.

Julie 

Julie