Another silly question

[Geoff Bannister]

No: HPFGUIDX 187237

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Steve" <bboyminn at ...> wrote:

zanooda:

> > I still think there is some discrepancy here, because the first time Myrtle's bathroom ever mentioned ("The Deathday Party"), it is on the first floor: "'She haunts the girls' toilet on the first floor', said Hermione"(p.101 Br.ed.).

bboyminn: 
> I think JKR has admitted to this mistake several times. It is clear that Moaning Myrtle's bathroom has been on several different floors at one time or another. 
 
> Though, we must acknowledge the difference in floor numbering between the UK and USA. Our First Floor is the UK Ground Floor, and since the ground floor is already names, the floor above it would be the First Floor. However, in the USA, the ground floor is designated as the first floor making the UK first floor our second floor. 

Geoff:
I don't think the question of UK/US floor numbering is relevant here 
because the discrepancy occurs in the original UK version. I did comment 
earlier today on OTC that JKR originally was writing with a UK readership 
in mind and not knowing how international the books would become.

Although I am something of a nitpicker with books and films, I also do not 
think that the actual floor discrepancy is of particular importance either. It
does not affect the story line. I hadn't noticed until it was mentioned here.
I think that books can get by with errors if you can live them. On Goodreads, 
Alla recently mentioned "To serve them all my days" by R. F. Delderfield. It is 
a book I have read countless times and still enjoy because of the story line 
and the location, both of which I identify closely with. But there are frequent 
lapses. In particular, timelines and ages don't match up but They do not 
detract from the enjoyment of the story and this universe into which I can 
escape when I want to. So, I am not going to bounce off the wall and fuss 
because the floors may have been mixed up in JKR's notes. I get facts mixed 
up  or forget something I said previously in my real world. There are other 
more pressing matters.

Anybody know how many angels can dance on the point of a pin?
:-)