too short?

AngieBaggins · 06-24-2003, 01:51 AM

Hey, i was talking to this friend of mine about an hour ago (and i've been looking things up on it) and he told me that the books were being called back because they were two chapters to short! Well, i wasn't sure if he was just playing a joke on me or if it is just a big fat mistake scholastic made. I looked for things on the internet about it and found this little ditty on the internet in NZ. Article

Well, then i thought... hmm.. let me see on some websites how long it's suppose to be. I found some websites saying it's 870 while others saying 897! Well i looked in my book and it says 870! well all ihave to say is i'm keeping my book cause it's gonna be worth something one day, lol, well, how long are everyone elses' book? and is this a mistake and a bummer cause I already read the whole thing... well atleast there's two more chapters to get! i wonder what there about... maybe it has a hint of wormtail, or how Mrs. Weasley felt on the leaving of hogwarts by the twins!! wow... the possibilities... maybe it's percy asking for forgiveness on the way he has been acting! not likely, but it's always a possibility!

gollum9630 · 06-24-2003, 01:55 AM

mine 766 pages, but then again, i have the canadian edition. its actually printed by raincoast books here, not scholastic

Sheeana · 06-24-2003, 01:57 AM

New Zealanders don't know anything. What are ya looking there for? Anyway, there's an interview that Coney posted before the books were released, that states that they're only supposed to be 766 pages. So I wouldn't get your hopes up.

Sheeana · 06-24-2003, 01:59 AM

Hmm. Can't edit my posts for some reason.

Anyway, here's the link in which JKR specifies 766 pages - which is how many my book has.

Uh, right: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/3004456.stm

EyeSeeYou · 06-24-2003, 11:23 AM

umm... american version is 870 or 890 pages. cant remember which. i would go upstairs and get my book and check, but im too lazy.

Elf Girl · 06-24-2003, 11:49 AM

The american is 870. The British is 766. (I think...)

AngieBaggins · 06-25-2003, 02:35 AM

HAH! i was write and so was he! i called the book store and they said it was about two chapters shorter cause people were asking about it more and that in some books there may be some chaptermixups! so yeah, but htey don't know when the right edition is going to come out yet... darn them..

Adrian Baggins · 06-25-2003, 11:42 AM

I'm glad my mom hasn't gotten it yet, so how long is it supposed to be?? in chapters

Adrian Baggins · 06-26-2003, 10:43 AM

okay, here's the REAL story, some people are missing places here and there, but the most missing, is this one dude is missing the last 63 pages, those are the only books being taken back and fixed, not all of them

06-24-2003, 01:51 AM	#1
AngieBaggins Hobbit Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Cali Posts: 36	too short? Hey, i was talking to this friend of mine about an hour ago (and i've been looking things up on it) and he told me that the books were being called back because they were two chapters to short! Well, i wasn't sure if he was just playing a joke on me or if it is just a big fat mistake scholastic made. I looked for things on the internet about it and found this little ditty on the internet in NZ. Article Well, then i thought... hmm.. let me see on some websites how long it's suppose to be. I found some websites saying it's 870 while others saying 897! Well i looked in my book and it says 870! well all ihave to say is i'm keeping my book cause it's gonna be worth something one day, lol, well, how long are everyone elses' book? and is this a mistake and a bummer cause I already read the whole thing... well atleast there's two more chapters to get! i wonder what there about... maybe it has a hint of wormtail, or how Mrs. Weasley felt on the leaving of hogwarts by the twins!! wow... the possibilities... maybe it's percy asking for forgiveness on the way he has been acting! not likely, but it's always a possibility! __________________ Loverly, just loverly. She looked over the hall way doors, and noticed him there. It was odd, for she had never met anyone like him. And she never expected she would again. Last edited by AngieBaggins : 06-24-2003 at 01:55 AM.

06-24-2003, 01:55 AM	#2
gollum9630 Canadian Guy. Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: The true North Strong and Free Posts: 1,513	mine 766 pages, but then again, i have the canadian edition. its actually printed by raincoast books here, not scholastic __________________ "Canadians are so apathetic, but, what are you gonna do about it" -Glen Foster Wierd Harry Potter quotes the old nintendo duck hunt game Lemmings Swron Random Homer Simpson Quotes

06-24-2003, 01:57 AM	#3
Sheeana Lord of the Pants Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 1,382	New Zealanders don't know anything. What are ya looking there for? Anyway, there's an interview that Coney posted before the books were released, that states that they're only supposed to be 766 pages. So I wouldn't get your hopes up. Last edited by Sheeana : 06-24-2003 at 02:01 AM.

06-24-2003, 01:59 AM	#4
Sheeana Lord of the Pants Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 1,382	Hmm. Can't edit my posts for some reason. Anyway, here's the link in which JKR specifies 766 pages - which is how many my book has. Uh, right: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/3004456.stm Last edited by Sheeana : 06-24-2003 at 02:01 AM.

06-24-2003, 11:23 AM	#5
EyeSeeYou Hobbit Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Across the water Posts: 30	umm... american version is 870 or 890 pages. cant remember which. i would go upstairs and get my book and check, but im too lazy. __________________ "... and either must die at the hand of the other for neither can live while the other survives..."

06-24-2003, 11:49 AM	#6
Elf Girl Lurker Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Lothlórien Posts: 3,419	The american is 870. The British is 766. (I think...) __________________ There's antimony, arsenic, aluminum, selenium...

06-25-2003, 02:35 AM	#7
AngieBaggins Hobbit Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Cali Posts: 36	HAH! HAH! i was write and so was he! i called the book store and they said it was about two chapters shorter cause people were asking about it more and that in some books there may be some chaptermixups! so yeah, but htey don't know when the right edition is going to come out yet... darn them.. __________________ Loverly, just loverly. She looked over the hall way doors, and noticed him there. It was odd, for she had never met anyone like him. And she never expected she would again.

06-25-2003, 11:42 AM	#8
Adrian Baggins Frodo's lil sis HP LotR fan Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: in a tree reading Harry P. and LotR Posts: 585	I'm glad my mom hasn't gotten it yet, so how long is it supposed to be?? in chapters __________________ AB Adrian Baggins wizard, elf, mortal, hobbit Owner of the 3 unknown rings I LIKE HIEI!! LOOK AT MY AVITAR IF YOU DON'T KNOW WHO THAT IS!! H. Hysterically cold I. Insanely unhuman E. Effortlessly mocking I. Irresistabely hott "You're a team player, a save-the-day superhero pause I hate people like you." ~Hiei

06-26-2003, 10:43 AM	#9
Adrian Baggins Frodo's lil sis HP LotR fan Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: in a tree reading Harry P. and LotR Posts: 585	okay, here's the REAL story, some people are missing places here and there, but the most missing, is this one dude is missing the last 63 pages, those are the only books being taken back and fixed, not all of them __________________ AB Adrian Baggins wizard, elf, mortal, hobbit Owner of the 3 unknown rings I LIKE HIEI!! LOOK AT MY AVITAR IF YOU DON'T KNOW WHO THAT IS!! H. Hysterically cold I. Insanely unhuman E. Effortlessly mocking I. Irresistabely hott "You're a team player, a save-the-day superhero pause I hate people like you." ~Hiei

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