Difference between editions (Re: CHAP DISC: HBP 22, After the Burial)

[julie]

No: HPFGUIDX 159572


> 
> Jen: We tried to hash this out when HBP was released because the 
> Scholastic edition does indeed say 24 hours' worth. I looked this 
up 
> in the Lexicon to see if there's been a resolution, but it only 
> notes the difference here:
> 
> http://www.hp-lexicon.org/about/books/hbp/differences-hbp.html
> 
> My personal opinion is that the Bloomsbury edition is correct. 
> Slughorn states he is giving away 12 hours' worth of Felix in both 
> editions. So unless JKR plans to revisit the night Harry obtained 
> the memory to point out that Harry was *not* under the influence of 
> Felix (and would it matter?), I'd say we're meant to believe he 
took 
> a dose that lasted 2-3 hours.
> 
> Jen R.
>

Julie:
The Scholastic trade paperback edition of HBP that came
out earlier this year has that passage amended to "12 
hours worth" thus matching the Bloomsbury edition. I 
can only assume it was an editing error in the original
Scholastic hardback version. It was meant to be 12 hours
all along. 

Julie