Talk:Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
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In the section 'Death', discussing how Dumbledore could have taken the 'Draught of the Living Dead', it quotes from the book, 'His arms and legs were in such a position that Harry thought he could have been sleeping.'. Yet in my copy of HPB (Bloomsbury Hardcover), the line reads, 'but for the strange angle of his arms and legs, he might have been sleeping.'. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by [[User:{{{1}}}|{{{1}}}]] ([[User talk:{{{1}}}|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/{{{1}}}|contribs]]).
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[edit] Same in US Scholastic editions
I have both the US hardcover and paperback editions both of which read "...but for the strange angle of his arms and legs, he might have been sleeping." —The preceding unsigned comment was added by [[User:{{{1}}}|{{{1}}}]] ([[User talk:{{{1}}}|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/{{{1}}}|contribs]]).
[edit] Morfin Gaunt
Wasn't sure if there was a specific reason Morfin didn't have a death entry, added it to the chart. HPguru 14:17, 2 September 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Wrong Mistake
It says that on pae 342 in the American version, there is no quation marks in the second sentence of the first paragraph. I just checked my copy and I have a quation mark. I think it should either be removed, or say that this was corrected in later issues, as I got mine in 2007.--Bella Goth 19:42, 16 July 2009 (UTC)Bella Goth
[edit] Another Mistake?
I've been looking for this everywhere, but can't find it. I seem to remember Harry thinking that the Half-Blood Prince's book was his father's, but realizing that it was not because his father did not attend school during the dates listed in the book. However, didn't Snape attend Hogwarts at the same time as James Potter? So...shouldn't the book have had dates at least similar to when his father attended? Can anyone clear this up for me? Thanks. {{subst:User:Karate Jesus/sig}} 17:48, 20 July 2009 17:48, 20 July 2009 (UTC)
Snape may have inherited his mother´s book.--Rodolphus 17:54, 20 July 2009 (UTC)
- Not a bad suggestion, but I've never heard this explained. Does anyone have any sources on this? {{subst:User:Karate Jesus/sig}} 18:02, 20 July 2009
It´s just speculation.--Rodolphus 18:03, 20 July 2009 (UTC)
- It could also be that he bought the book used. It's mentioned a few times that less-affluent wizards (i.e. Tom Riddle, the Weasleys) had to purchase supplies second-hand. - Nick O'Demus 18:04, 20 July 2009 (UTC)
It's not speculation. Hermoine specifically states that the book used to be Eillen Prince's. Jayden Matthews 14:08, 8 August 2009 (UTC)
[edit] Another Error
Could it be counted as an error that, in the first chapter, Fudge tells the Muggle Prime Minister that "You're taking it better then your predessecor, he tried to throw me out the window." However, if the book is set in 1996, than that Prime Minister's predessor would have been Margaret Thatcher, a woman. --Parodist 03:19, 4 August 2009 (UTC)
- Both Prime Ministers are presumably fictional characters. I don't think JKR would've inserted the actual Prime Minister in 1996, John Major, into her book, as it could be seen as disrespectful, or making a political statement of some sort. Also, the Prime Minister in the book logically couldn't have been John Major, as John Major and Cornelius Fudge both entered office in 1990, meaning that Fudge couldn't have met Major's predecessor. ★ Starstuff (Owl me!) 07:16, 15 August 2009 (UTC)
[edit] Mistakes
There are loads of mistakes from the film to the book. I noticed two in spinner's end. 1. A kid or two runs past the entry next to snape's house when on the book it say's the street is deserted except for a fox 2: Wormtail opens the door and in the book he is trying to listen in through the door --Bongo2009 
Talk 13:59, 8 August 2009 (UTC)
There not really mistakes, just differences. Things change all the time when books are translated onto the big screen. Jayden Matthews 14:06, 8 August 2009 (UTC)
[edit] Mistake Mistake.
The mistake of "When Dumbledore meets Tom ... room." could be explained by Dumbledore creating one. He is after all a very powerful wizard. 213.40.124.58 11:18, 10 August 2009 (UTC)
