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I have to say mine is PoA followed closely by OotP. I know alot of fans were disappointed with it, but the main reason was that it was alot darker than the previous 4. Well what do you expect, the boy is growing up and has to deal with more ie. Voldemort... I mean, You-Know-Who. Not to mention those raging teenage hormones  ;)

When does PoA get released for you guys in the UK and elsewhere? Its June 10 here in Oz  :P

PoA is my fav book :)

First off it's where Harry is really starting to grow up.  The plot is clever with the twist at the end; oooh I haven't read it in too long, I shall get on it this weekend. I love Lupin and all the beasts he introduces Harry and the gang to, and I think the addtion of Sirius to Harry's family is most welcome!

UK previews start on the 31st of May, but I'll be on a train that evening so I am going with a gang of pals on the 1st of June (the Tuesday).

 

So unfair, you Brits get it 9 days earlier. Yes I know JK is British... but meh. Yes, they are the reasons I love PoA as well, I also like the fact he gets a Firebolt - nothing but the best for Harry  ;) The plot twist was brilliantly done, I did not expect it at all. I also loved the Quidditch final.

My favourite has to be... well I love all of them actually, but I think it's Goblet for me. Can't wait to see the film :) only 11 days to go!

my faviourate book well actually CD cause I don't like to read so I listened to them on CD (quite good actually both UK (Stephen Fry) and US (Jim Dale)versions

Silly me forgot to say which book  :-\  Prisoner Of Azkaban

don't know bought mine from Amazon

I read them first but I love the Steven Fry ones, he's great!

I saw the films before hearing the tapes but I am sure they stole all his inflections for the films - especially Coltrane!

I don't have the OOTP tapes/CDs yet tho  >:(

I only have the US version of Pheonix and was quite taken aback when Ron ejaculated loudly

He did? How disturbingly 18-rated!

well I checked it against the Uk boox and it said "and ron exclaimed loudly" so I assume that in the USA it means something quite different

at least I hope it does or the sensors will get really upset when The Order of the Pheonix comes out

i still don't understand why they changed 'Philosopher' to 'Sorcerer' for the American edition. Surely our American friends know what a philosoper is? I can understand all the slang changing, but the title change to me is just silly

As for the slang, I read lots of American based and British based books and found that while at first not understanding the more 'unusual' slang of either, ended up appreciating both types a lot more. My 2 cents  :)

did it seriously say that he ejaculated loudly :o or is this a joke??

Lol I don't know, they seem pretty serious...  would be damn funny if it was!   :D

My fav is Poa, I love it!  It's more clever than the predessors (spl?!) and my I love Lupin and Sirius!  They're such great characters, and the boggart chapter I think is one of the best.

ya PoA is my fav book aswell and they did the boggart chapter in the film really well i thought,i dont actuallk think that the word philosopher in in American english at all so thats why they changed it.but am i wrong in thinking that in english english aren't sorcerers and philosophers different things........ aren't you technically a philosopher if you get a masters in it,if so i know a few,lol  ;)

I think my favourite book is GoF as well, it's action packed! ;)
But closely followed by PoA.

ya GoF is my second they really do get better as they go on . i loved TOoTP,but thats mainlt because its really long and the bigger the HP book the better in my opinion

yeah i agree the bigger the book the better it is.  ;D

My favorite book is POA and the best part i think is whebn sirius invites harry to live with him. That is so cool.
I love the C.d's I have POA and GOF am trying to find copies of
philospher , chamber and ootp.

they are selling for around 90.00 in aus

Mine is PoA followed by The Goblet.  

I too wonder why the title change in the United States for the first book?

I heard that it was because you folks in the US don't have the word philosopher? Which sounds silly - do you have a dictionary handy? :)
I don't know, I prefer Philosopher to sorcerer anyday

Hi FTY:

Yes we have the word Philosopher in our language and dictionary.   :)  I prefer the correct name myself.   :)

I thought that rumour sounded particularly silly  ;D. I wonder why they changed it then? And apparently there a re slang changes as well... but I am not sure if they did slang changes for all the other international editions as well. Surely British slang would be as equally tricky for other countries as it is for Americans

I understood most Brit slang I read as I read quite a lot... however I have to check... bubble and squeak and what is spotted dick anyway? Ridiculous  ;)

Good ones!!   ;D   ;D   ;D

LOL, I hope some of our British forum members can enlighten us and stop my immature giggling everytime I read them  ;D

Spotted dick, is some sort of pudding/dessert and bubble and squeak is leftovers fried together into a burger shape, (i think anyway - honestly I'm british and have never had any of them!  ;))

lol that is a good one

Can anyone tell me what the desssert is made of? Strangely enough, it has not appeared in any Oz cookbooks... maybe because they know how alot of people would react ;)

eh?

What do you guys call the course that comes after a main course in the meal?

Pudding? Desert?

I am lost!

 ???

isn'tpudding a type of desert or am i wrong

yeah pudding is a dessert.
spotted dick i think has currants in, like a fruit cake. I'm not sure though!

We call the course after the main meal "Desert" and pudding is a type of Desert here in the States.  Geez now you got me hungry!!   :)

ahh - to me and my family pudding=desert.

I am not sure if that's my families English or if it's real english  :-\

In Oz, the meal after the main course is called dessert as well.... when I first read 'pudding' in English books, I always thought it was like a Christmas plum pudding kind of thing.

Speaking of which, I just had 2 scoops of burnt toffee and butterscotch icecream for dessert/pudding. Mmmmm..... ;)

Oh honestly people - FTY just wanted to know what was in a Spotted Dick. I'm sure she know what a dessert is! Tut...

Spotted Dick is a steamed sponge pudding with sultanas and currents in.

Bubble and Squeak is indeed fried leftover vegetables, although I've never heard of it in a burger shape...

Samwise, are you not familiar with Cockney Rhyming Slang? You can abbreviate it further so you can just say "'Ere, mate! You're 'aving a bubble!"

Apples and Pears = stairs
Dog and Bone = phone
Syrup of Figs = wig
Trouble and Strife = Wife
Rub a Dub = pub

Money:
Lady Gadiver = Fiver (£5)
Cockle / Monkey = Tenner (£10)
Apple Core = Score = Twenty (£20)
Nifty / Red = Fifty (£50)

Bubble = Bubble Bath = Laugh

Isn't it amazing the things you learn on this Forum!!   ;)

I love it - keep the slang postings coming!!   :)

Thanks for clearing that up Mark... from the replies I was getting, I was not sure if I was asking the wrong question  - some sort of cultural barrier  ;)