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 Feb 19 2007, 05:44 AM
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 Eeylops Owl Cage Cleaner  Posts: 228 Joined: 5:49pm October 7, 2005 Location: 93 Diagon Alley  |
I've been waiting for this topic to be introduced by someone who actually spotted a mistake in the language or flow of events in CoS. The fact that it hasn't come up yet rather indicates that there aren't any blatant errors in CoS...
Well, I couldn't think of anything either, so I checked the HP Lexicon to see if anything had been changed for later editions of the book. Among a long list of typos were two (2) continuity changes:
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Feb 19 2007, 04:08 PM
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Being Eaten by the Pea Soup  Posts: 18 Joined: 1:59pm November 28, 2006 |
I don't know if this is a mistake, or if the Weasley's just have two different clocks. But the clock described in this book is different than the one we saw in later books.
"The clock on the wall opposite him had only one hand and no numbers at all. Written around the edge were things like Time to make tea, Time to feed the chickens, and You're late. --------------------  Thanks to MadamPenna for the wonderful artwork! Randi |
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Feb 19 2007, 05:55 PM
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Eeylops Owl Cage Cleaner  Posts: 241 Joined: 3:39pm September 17, 2006 Location: On the varsity tennis team  |
I noticed. When I was reading my copy.
 The part with Percy catching Ron and Harry from coming out of the bathroom. Percy had been chanced to Perry. Is it just my copy? Or it is a spelling error? 
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Feb 19 2007, 06:38 PM
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Cauldron Bottom Measurer  Posts: 138 Joined: 9:55pm July 8, 2005 Location: Tennessee |
Wow Bubblez, I never noticed that before. When I read your post, I checked my copy. On US p.157, Percy is written as Perry once. I think this is just a typo that hasn't been caught yet.
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Feb 19 2007, 07:22 PM
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Just Through the Brick Wall Posts: 17 Joined: 2:40pm January 2, 2007 |
It's in my book too, and I got CoS just two years ago...so its a typo that's been around for awhile, but just hasnt been fixed...
Also Percy is refered to Perce at times, which I can see as a short-hand way of calling Percy - I dont see it as a typo really (if it is or not) |
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Feb 19 2007, 10:24 PM
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Eeylops Owl Cage Cleaner Posts: 241 Joined: 3:39pm September 17, 2006 Location: On the varsity tennis team |
Its funny isn't it? I mean the editors should be a little more careful publishing a book that has been so successful. Wouldn't they have noticed it?
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Feb 20 2007, 01:37 AM
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Hiding in the Iron Maiden at Borgin and Burkes  Posts: 320 Joined: 2:03am August 10, 2006 |
QUOTE(Bubblez @ Feb 19 2007, 08:24 PM) [snapback]1108286[/snapback] Its funny isn't it? I mean the editors should be a little more careful publishing a book that has been so successful. Wouldn't they have noticed it? Maybe. Although it is a very difficult book to edit, because you have to keep every other book in the series in mind so it stays consistant. But for typos like that, the eye just sort of glosses over it, and the editors can't be perfect. I sure didn't notice the mistake with Percy's name until it was mentioned here, and it says the same thing in my book. -------------------- Proud member of P.A.T.H.E.T.I.C.  |
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Feb 20 2007, 03:08 AM
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Monster Book Stacker Posts: 396 Joined: 2:47am July 25, 2005 |
QUOTE(perfect prefect @ Feb 19 2007, 09:08 PM) [snapback]1107801[/snapback] I don't know if this is a mistake, or if the Weasley's just have two different clocks. But the clock described in this book is different than the one we saw in later books. "The clock on the wall opposite him had only one hand and no numbers at all. Written around the edge were things like Time to make tea, Time to feed the chickens, and You're late. I noticed this as well. At first I started doubting my memory, thinking I was overlapping scenes from the movies. But yes, the clock does appear to be quite different as time goes by. Perhaps it's Molly who is changing it herself to more appropriately suit her needs. It certainly takes on darker tones (and has more hands) later in the stories. This post has been edited by jacobmarley: Feb 20 2007, 03:10 AM |
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Feb 20 2007, 08:04 AM
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Gringott's Security Goblin  Posts: 3,781 Joined: 3:19pm November 27, 2006 Location: UK |
I don't currently have CoS so I can't check, but when Harry and Ron are flying the car to Hogwarts do they ever take breaks? Because it must be pretty tiring to be driving all day to Scotland, especially for 12-year-olds!
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Feb 22 2007, 03:28 PM
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Junior Dishwasher at The Leaky Cauldron  Posts: 628 Joined: 7:28am March 21, 2005 Location: In front of my computer, working on one of my 3 websites... |
QUOTE(jacobmarley @ Feb 20 2007, 02:08 AM) [snapback]1108541[/snapback] QUOTE(perfect prefect @ Feb 19 2007, 09:08 PM) [snapback]1107801[/snapback] I don't know if this is a mistake, or if the Weasley's just have two different clocks. But the clock described in this book is different than the one we saw in later books. "The clock on the wall opposite him had only one hand and no numbers at all. Written around the edge were things like Time to make tea, Time to feed the chickens, and You're late. I noticed this as well. At first I started doubting my memory, thinking I was overlapping scenes from the movies. But yes, the clock does appear to be quite different as time goes by. Perhaps it's Molly who is changing it herself to more appropriately suit her needs. It certainly takes on darker tones (and has more hands) later in the stories. If I'm remembering correctly, one clock is in the kitchen, the other in the living room. They just have two special clocks. 
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