The Scholastic Corporation made various differences from the name, front cover and countless colloquial modifications for marketing purposes and to appeal toward American audiences. We are not certain as to why this change was made, it could be that the US publisher Scholastic Corporation wanted to reduce the overall size of the book by avoiding what could be considered unnecessary wastage. Each style tells a little more of the story behind each character, such as Professor McGonagall’s elegant handwriting or Hagrid’s rough scribbling.

Throughout the UK version you can see different fonts used for different characters. The reason behind his politeness in The Philosophers Stone could be attributed to J.K Rowling’s intent to show a broader development of Harry’s character. Harry’s sass was introduced to the UK books from the Chamber of Secrets. You ought to ask her.' In the UK, he says, “I think Hermione knows the answer, why don’t you try her?' Harry says, “Clearly Hermione knows the answer. Sassy Harry appears a few times in the Sorcerers Stone including his retort to Professor Snape and his line of trivial questions that Harry doesn’t know the answer to. Harry is portrayed as more of a badass in the US version of the book. Another insight into Dean’s backstory, originally called “Gary”, was cut from the chapter “Midnight Duel” where it was intended that he would help confront Malfoy alongside Harry, Ron, Hermione, and Neville. The rational behind J.K Rowling’s edit for the sorting hat sequence possibly stems from the necessity to shorten the chapter. 'Thomas, Dean,' a black boy even taller than Ron, joined Harry at the Gryffindor table. “Turpin, Lisa became…“ While the US adaptation was more descriptive, “Three people left to be sorted. The Philosophers Stone simply put “three people left to be sorted.

We ignored these because we here at Vintro believe they are boring. In doing our research we have come across a few lists on this subject that count colloquial variations of words such as “motorbike” being used over “motorcycle”. On the September 1 st 1998, Harry Potter and the Sorcerers Stone was released in the US, but what is the difference between the two books? WarnerBros.On this day in 1997 the UK became one with the wizarding world of Harry Potter when J.K Rowling published Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone.

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