Augustus vs. Algernon (WAS: OoP: Flints, errors, and other details (LONG)

[Phyllis]

GulPlum (Richard) wrote:
 
> 8. Rookwood's first name. In the GoF Pensieve scene, Crouch refers 
> to him as "Augustus", whereas the Daily Prophet refers to him in 
> OoP (p. 480) as "Algernon". The thing is, neither of these sources 
> have been proved to be exact with their names. <snip> In other 
> words, as the "Augustus" is not in narration, but quoted from the 
> Prophet, I construe it as just another example of the Prophet's 
> cavalier attitude to fact-checking. (i.e. it's not a mistake on 
> JKR's part, but the Prophet's).

I just extracted my British copy of OoP from the post office where it 
was being held pending my return from vacation, and while it refers 
to Rookwood as "Algernon," the U.S. version refers to him 
as "Augustus."  So I'm guessing that it's the British editor who fell 
down on the job here rather than the Daily Prophet.

~Phyllis
who is in awe of Richard's flint list!!