On Mon, 10 September 2001, "Hillman, Lee" wrote:

> 
I don't entirely understand why everyone is so 
> > unhappy 
> > > about the way this was fixed.  Perhaps someone will enlighten me.
> > > 
> 
> Well, I joined this group after GoF, so the hype isn't my problem with it.
> My problem is purely aesthetic--the scene doesn't read as well in the new
> order. It makes more dramatic sense the other way 'round, when his father
> comes out first and says, "your mother's coming. She wants to see you." It's
> just more touching. Add to this the awkward change about saying that the
> woman was the one he'd been thinking of more than any other that night...
> Harry wasn't actively thinking about his mother. He _was_ thinking about his
> father. I just thought the fix was executed in a careless and haphazard
> fashion, when it's possible that with a little more effort, the scene could
> still read for dramatic effect as well as the original.

Ok,I know I'm really out of it and trying to get "in", but where did JKR fix that part?  Did they redo do it forfurther publications?  Was it released for us to just write in our books and scribble ou the old version?  The "new" version just seems clumsy and out of place!  I still stand by my theory that Lily just *couldn't* come out and james bought her a little time to collect herself!  That's my version and I'm sticking to it!  I will not accept a rewrite!  

Kitty


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