The AFH-P Harry Potter FAQ

Klaus Winkler <klauswinkler@foni.net>

Version 0.11 --> Sep 23, 2001

= HP1 Questions =

 

Philosopher or Sorceror

Q: Why is the American Edition called "Harry Potter and the Sorcerors Stone"instead of the original title "Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone"?

A: When the first book came out, someone at Scholastic thought that there weren't too many children would know the meaning of PS, so they wantedanother title. Here is what JKR has to say about it:

 

"How do you feel about the Americans changing the title of your first book to Sorceror's Stone?"

"They wanted to call it something different, and I suggested Sorceror's Stone as a compromise. In retrospect I wish I hadn't changed, but to be honest with you I was so grateful that anyone wanted to buy my book at all.Perhaps I was a bit too compliant about that."

 

You can find more Information about the changes between the UK and the US editions at: http://www.hpgalleries.com/wordgallery.htm