[the_old_crowd] Re: Half Blood Prince: two sentences missing from UK edition

[Tim Regan]

Hi All,

I wrote: 
<<< I'm at Accio 2005 and heard from Troels Forchhammer via Ali Hewison
a very strange omission in the UK version of Harry Potter and the Half
Blood Prince. 
...
I can understand language changes, but why would Bloomsbury cut two
sentences, or Scholastic add them? >>>

Then Judy suggested:
<<< The missing sentences are:
"He cannot kill you if you are already dead. Come over to the right
side, Draco, and we can hide you more completely than you can possible
imagine." >>> 

But no, they are not. Here are the two sections:

Dumbledore in UK:
<<< Come over to the right side, Draco, and we can hide you more
completely than you can possibly imagine. What is more, I can send
members of the Order to your mother tonight to hide her likewise. Your
father is safe at the moment in Azkaban ... >>>

Dumbledore in USA (thanks to Lynn on main list):
<<< Come over to the right side, Draco, and we can hide you more
completely than you can possibly imagine. What is more, I can send
members of the Order to your mother tonight to hide her likewise. Nobody
would be surprised that you had died in your attempt to kill me -
forgive me, but Lord Voldemort probably expects it.  Nor would the Death
Eaters be surprised that we had captured and killed your mother - it is
what they would do themselves, after all. Your father is safe at the
moment in Azkaban ...  >>>

Cheers,

Tim / Dumbledad