| edition and page |
original version |
edited version |
reason for the change |
| U.K. p14, line 1 (GF1) |
'I could use another wizard,' said the first voice softly,
'that is true...' |
'I could use another wizard,' said the second voice softly,
'that is true...' |
Correctly identifying Voldemort
rather than Wormtail
as the speaker. (After
Wormtail's first line,
Voldemort addresses him as
'Wormtail', so
Wormtail is only identified
as 'the first voice' once in the conversation.)
|
| U.K. p15, line 4 (GF1) |
'If?' whispered the first voice. 'If? If you follow
the plan, Wormtail |
'If?' whispered the second voice. 'If? If you follow
the plan, Wormtail |
Correctly identifying Voldemort
rather than Wormtail
as the speaker.
|
| U.K. p15, 12 lines from the bottom (GF1) |
'Liar,' said the first voice again, the cruel amusement more
pronounced than ever. |
'Liar,' said the second voice again, the cruel amusement more
pronounced than ever. |
Correctly identifying Voldemort
rather than Wormtail
as the speaker.
|
| U.K. p22, line 6 (GF2) |
Privet Drive
looked exactly as a respectable suburban street would be expected to look in
the early hours of Sunday morning. |
Privet Drive
looked exactly as a respectable suburban street would be expected to look in
the early hours of Saturday morning. |
This corrects the discrepancy of the next day - the day the
Weasleys collect
Harry - clearly being a Sunday
as well. (The day after that is the
World Cup, which is identified
as 'Monday night' in Ron's invitation.)
|
| U.K. p32, line 1 (GF3) |
Harry would dearly loved to have said 'So what?' |
Harry would have dearly loved to have said
'So what?' |
Add missing word. |
| U.K. p34, last line (GF3) |
Uncle Vernon looked
as outraged as if Harry had
just uttered a disgusting swearword. |
Uncle Vernon looked
as outraged as if Harry had
just uttered a disgusting swear word. |
Add missing space between words. |
| U.K. p49, 4 lines from bottom (GF5) |
This had to be Charlie,
who worked with dragons in
Rumania. |
This had to be Charlie,
who worked with dragons in
Romania. |
Correct spelling of
Romania. |
| U.K. p82, lines 11 (GF7) |
'Cheers', said George,
taking the slip of parchment Bagman
handed him and tucking it away into the front of his robes. |
'Cheers', said George,
taking the slip of parchment Bagman
handed him and tucking it away carefully. |
|
| U.K. p120, line 3 (GF9) |
'Enervate!' |
'Rennervate!' |
The spell's name is being changed throughout the books. |
| U.K. p133, line 10 (GF10) |
'On Sunday morning, I woke up with my scar hurting again.' |
'On Saturday morning, I woke up with my scar hurting again.' |
Fixes the discrepancy of two Sundays in a row, as previously
described for GF2. |
| U.K. p136, line 11 (GF10) |
'Remember, she interviewed all the Gringotts' curse breakers once |
'Remember, she interviewed all the Gringotts curse breakers once |
Removed apostrophe. |
| UK p144, final line (GF11) |
Dr. Filibuster's Fabulous No-Heat, Wet-Start Fireworks |
Dr. Filibuster's Fabulous Wet-Start, No-Heat Fireworks |
Use the correct name for the product consistently.
|
| U.K. p150, line 18 (GF11) |
Grade Four |
Grade 4 |
|
| U.K. p150, line 19 (GF11) |
pale face |
pale face. |
Add missing period. |
| U.K. p155, 2 lines from bottom (GF12) |
though |
through |
Correct spelling. |
| U.K. p171 (GF13) |
"Today's not bad.. . outside all morning," said Ron,
who was running his finger down the Monday column of his schedule.
|
"Today's not bad.. . outside all morning," said Ron,
who was running his finger down his schedule.
|
This corrects the problem of there being two Mondays in a row
|
| U.K. p183, 5 lines from bottom (GF13)
|
leaning forwards |
leaning forwards. |
Add missing period. |
| U.K. p185, line 9 (GF14)
|
frog guts |
toad guts |
|
| U.K. p203, 15 lines from bottom (GF15)
|
competely |
completely |
Correct spelling. |
| U.K. p207, 14 lines from bottom (GF15)
|
MacMillan |
Macmillan |
Correct surname for character. |
| U.K. p215, 16 (GF15)
|
Madam Maxime's |
Madame Maxime's |
Madame Maxime, being French rather than English, is referred to
by a different form of address. |
| U.K. p231, 8 lines from bottom (GF16)
|
re-appearance |
reappearance |
Remove unnecessary hyphen. |
| U.K. p247, 7th paragraph, line 2 (GF17)
|
|
Create new paragraph for "Professor Karkaroff - Madame Maxime... |
Paragraphing. |
| U.K. p248, 6 lines from bottom (GF17)
|
had had considered |
had considered |
|
| U.K. p256, in letter to Sirius, line 5 (GF18)
|
I don't who put |
I don't know who put |
|
| U.K. p323, 13 lines from bottom (GF21)
|
o'ny |
on'y |
|
| U.K. p344, line 10 (GF22)
|
Midgeon |
Midgen |
Correct surname for the character. This error also crept into the
first edition of HBP.
|
| U.K. p353, 2 lines from bottom (GF23) |
Conjunctivitus |
Conjunctivitis |
Correct spelling. |
| U.K. p357, line 10 (GF23) |
Droobles |
Drooble's |
Misplaced apostrophe. |
| U.K. p362, line 5 (GF23) |
all though dinner |
all through dinner |
Correct spelling. |
| U.K. p364, line 5 (GF23) |
Chreetsmas |
Chreestmas |
This is a better approximation of Fleur's accent. |
| U.K. p379, line 6 (GF24) |
through the snow |
through the snow. |
Typographical error (missing punctuation). |
| U.K. p382, line 11 (GF24) |
have a developed |
have developed |
Typographical error (extra word). |
| U.K. p434, line 11 (GF26) |
pointed |
pointing |
Typographical error. |
| U.K. p440, paragraph 7, line 1 (GF26) |
Harry stomach |
Harry's stomach |
Typographical error. |
| U.K. p465, line 5 (GF28) |
out of sight |
fly out of sight |
Typographical error (missing word). |
| U.K. p466, line 13 (GF28) |
gettting |
getting |
Typographical error (spelling). |
| U.K. p479, 10 lines from bottom (GF28) |
vont |
vant |
This is a better approximation of Viktor's accent. |
| U.K. p486, line 15 (GF28) |
Enervate |
Rennervate |
The spell's name is being changed throughout the books. |
| U.K. p487, line 8 (GF28) |
pulled out |
raised |
|
| U.K. p503, 8 lines from bottom (GF29) |
Crouch |
Fudge |
|
| U.K. p530, line 3 (GF31) |
'my |
my |
Typographical error (remove quote mark). |
| U.K. p548, line 9 (GF31) |
the the thing |
the thing |
Typographical error (repeated word). |
| U.K. p565, line 14 (GF33) |
My Lord |
'My Lord |
Typographical error (missing quotation mark). |
| U.K. p579, line 7 (GF34) |
the man |
the woman |
The infamous wand order error. |
| U.K. p579, line 9 (GF34) |
a tall man with untidy hair |
a young woman with long hair |
The infamous wand order error. |
| U.K. p579, line 12 (GF34) |
face of his father |
face of his mother |
The infamous wand order error. |
| U.K. p579, line 13/14 (GF34) |
'Your mother's coming...' he said quietly. 'She wants to see you...'
|
'Your father's coming...' she said quietly. 'He wants to see you...'
|
The infamous wand order error. |
| U.K. p579, line 15/16 (GF34) |
And she came...first her head, then her body...a young woman with long
hair, the smoky, shadowy form of Lily Potter
|
And he came...first his head, then his body...tall and untidy-haired
like Harry, the smoky, shadowy form of James Potter
|
The infamous wand order error. |
| U.K. p579, line 18 (GF34) |
like her husband. She walked
|
like his wife. He walked
|
The infamous wand order error. |
| U.K. p579, line 19 (GF34) |
and she spoke
|
and he spoke
|
The infamous wand order error. |
| U.K. p591, lines 15/16 (GF35) |
reopening the trunk each time, and revealing different contents each time.
|
reopening the trunk, and each time revealing different contents.
|
|
| U.K. p591, 11 lines from bottom (GF35) |
thunder-struck
|
thunderstruck
|
Typographical error (remove hyphen). |
| U.K. p593, line 23 (GF35) |
Enervate |
Rennervate |
The spell's name is being changed throughout the books. |
| U.K. p594, 8 lines from bottom (GF35) |
Moody
|
Crouch
|
|
| U.K. p607, line 1 (GF36) |
given us all we have
|
given us all that we have
|
|
| U.K. p613, line 3 (GF36) |
I've heard
|
I've never heard
|
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| U.K. p613, line 11 (GF36) |
McNair
|
Macnair
|
|
| U.K. p616, 14 lines from bottom (GF36) |
playing at Dumbledore
|
playing at, Dumbledore
|
Typographical error (missing comma). |
| U.K. p618, 13 lines from bottom (GF36) |
for any us
|
for any of us
|
Typographical error (missing word). |
| U.K. p629, line 11 (GF37) |
always
|
alvays
|
This is a better approximation of Viktor's accent. |
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