Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

DifferencesThis page indicates all the differences between the British and United States versions of Harry

Potter and the Philosopher's/Sorcerer's Stone. pp. U.K. Edition U.S. Edition pp.

8 car park parking lot 39 the baker's opposite the bakery 49 lot bunch 4

10 shan't won't 611 her lot her crowd 713 sherbet lemon lemon drop 1016 motorbike motorcycle 1416 dustbin trashcan 1419 bobble hats bonnets 1819 roundabout carousel 1819 cooker stove 1920 punch-bag punching bag 2020 sellotape scotch tape 2021 mummy mommy 2121 cine-camera video camera 2221 video recorder VCR 2222 cinema movies 2223 sellotaped taped 2423 fringe bangs 2423 jumper sweater 2423 bobbles puff balls 2423 glove puppet hand puppet 2424 bins trash cans 2524 beetroot beet 2524 ice lolly ice pop 2629 comprehensive public school 3229 letter-box mail slot 3329 post mail 3330 holidaying vacationing 3434 toilet bathroom 4035 video VCR 4135 motorway highway 4135 a sharp turning a sharp turn 4136 multi-storey car park multilevel parking garage 4337 packet of crisps bag of chips 44

42 mum mom 5042 have a place have been accepted 51

43 Dear Mr Dumbledore, Dear Professor Dumbledore, [written in a handwriting font] 52

52 notes bills 65

pp. U.K. Edition U.S. Edition pp.52 set books course books 6653 hamburger bars hamburger restaurants 6854 gummy toothless 6861 football soccer 7967 next day the next day 8968 trolley cart 9078 bogey-flavoured booger-flavored 10483 trainers sneakers 110

91 three people left to be sorted. 'Turpin, Lisa' became

three people left to be sorted. "Thomas, Dean," a Black boy even taller than Ron, joined Harry at the Gryffindor table. "Turpin, Lisa" became

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93 jelly Jell-O 12598 queuing lining up 131

101Dear Harry, (it said in a very untidy scrawl) I know you get Friday afternoons off,

Dear Harry, I know you get Friday afternoons off, [written in a handwriting font]

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122 pitch field 164124 football soccer ball 167124 rounders baseball 168127 jacket potato baked potato 172135 nobbled clobbered 184140 crumpets English muffins 199147 Happy Christmas Merry Christmas 200147 sweets candy 201150 a tea of a meal of 204152 disused unused 207161 Philospher's Stone Sorcerer's Stone 219165 changing room locker room 225167 revision timetables study schedules 228168 One Hundred One Thousand 229175 teddy the teddy 240175 dressing gown bathrobe 240179 revision studying 245179 learns spells off by heart learn spells by heart 246

181 Prof. M. McGonagall Professor M. McGonagall [written in a handwriting font] 247

182 lookout problem 249193 on about talking about 265214 sweet-shop candy shop 296214 lavatory seat toilet seat 296217 quits even 300218 mad crazy 302219 barking off his rocker 302219 sweet-boxes candy boxes 303221 drawn tied 306222 came top of the year had the best grades of the first years 307