PS/SS Chapter Thirteen Nicolas Flamel

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Since yesterday's entry was so horribly late, I'll put this one up a bit early.

If you're done with your chocolate frog, then it's time for Harry Potter and the Philosopher's/Sorcerer's Stone Chapter Thirteen Nicolas FlamelDid the name ring a bell for you? Did you finish a Quidditch match in five minutes? No? Well, then let's discuss Harry's

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Re: Scholastic 1999 (paperback)

[crescent_gaia]

4) The title of the book. Why was it changed to Sorcerer's Stone in the US? Is the meaning of the word "philosopher" that different in the two countries?

Because the Brits think that the Americans are stupid so they changed the name of the book for us. :)

Re: Scholastic 1999 (paperback)

[incorporeal_x]

Both the book and the motion picture were released in the United States with the revised title Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, citing the reason that most Americans in the target age group would not be as interested in something containing the word "philosopher" as they would "sorcerer", thus hurting sales.

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Re: Scholastic 1999 (paperback)

[pica_scribit]

It wouldn't have been up to the Brits; it would have been the decision of the US publisher. I think it was a bad decision, for reasons I cited in my own comment below.

Re: Scholastic 1999 (paperback)

[cyn_ful]

I picked up on the werewolf bite as well and wondered why it was a huge deal in PoA when Snape introduced it.

I loved the forshadowing as well.

Re: Scholastic 1999 (paperback)

[cyn_ful]

The closest I can come up with for the werewolves is like here. We learn about say flowers in elementary school and by the time we reach high school we are studying the body parts of the flower, pistol, stem, etc.

I found two instances in this reading where he got that feeling. This one just stood out. The other was during the troll scene. "Snape gave Harry a swift, piercing look."