HBP mistake fixed
In the first editions of Half-Blood Prince, an error discovered in "An Excess of Phlegm" stated that Hermione received one Exceeds Expectations and ten Outstanding grades in her OWLs. However, she only took ten subjects. Our Potter Encyclopedia had staggered a guess that she took the "Muggle Studies exam and passed it with top marks despite dropping the subject at the end of her third year."

Now, HarryLatino.com reports that this was indeed a genuine error and has been rectified in recent editions of Book 6; it now reads she earned nine Os and one EE. Phew!
Posted by Ciaran on Aug 28th | 95 Comments
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Posted by marsisbrighttonight Aug 28th 2006

yea i noticed tht too


Posted by phoenix_feather92 Aug 28th 2006

thats good although i never noticed


Posted by Dobby Aug 28th 2006

2nd comment! :P Not that it matters too much though. Anyway, that's cool. Goes to show that everyone makes mistakes! Yay! :)


Posted by mudsonknot Aug 28th 2006

I wondered...


Posted by Eratosthenese Aug 28th 2006

GASP! things like that that make you happy to have early editions. ^_^


Posted by Jevitt Aug 28th 2006

Never noticed it. But now, I can show all my nieces and nephews or kids that I have a mistake in my copy of HBP!


Posted by EllieWobbles Aug 28th 2006

Thank Goodness! I haven't gotten a good nights sleep since the book came out!


Posted by Flying_Cows Aug 28th 2006

WHOA I never noticed that lol. GOOD JOB =)


Posted by danfan Aug 28th 2006

I never noticed that. I wonder who did first? Well, thanks to the person who did!


Posted by nundukilla Aug 28th 2006

cool. i love book mistakes! it shows jk isnt a god after all! 10?


Posted by MinervaMoon Aug 28th 2006

I didn't notice. I did notice the wand order mistake from GoF before it was corrected. But I didn't count how many subjects Hermione was taking . . .


Posted by ermynee78 Aug 28th 2006

top 10 ?! ya i had noticed that


Posted by hp323232 Aug 28th 2006

i did Not notice that, i can't believe somebody did though.


Posted by dumbledores_bredrin Aug 28th 2006

lol! thats just mad!


Posted by flipgirl Aug 28th 2006

2 bad I never noticed this. Top 20?


Posted by mandi Aug 28th 2006

never noticed... oh well, i have that mistake version! hehe :)


Posted by PigWithHair Aug 28th 2006

I'm a little confused then. Was the genuine error that she only received nine outstandings and one Exceeds Expectations? Or was the error that she indeed received ten Outstandings and one Exceeds Expectations which includes earning an OWL in Muggle Studies?


Posted by zachattack Aug 28th 2006

Gosh i love mugglenet when they do this kind of stuff! Well im glad we have this great website well thanks! We love u Jo!


Posted by MrsRoonilWazlib Aug 28th 2006

Hmmmmmmmmmmmm that was not really all that big of a deal but her being Hermione i always wondered why she didnt go for 12 OWLS like Percy and Bill and Barty Crouch Jr. ???


Posted by mugglecastrocks Aug 28th 2006

i'll be sure to buy another book... ; )


Posted by capoDA Aug 28th 2006

Hmm, never noticed.


Posted by jerod Aug 28th 2006

so is my edition no a collector's item? lol


Posted by quidditch7 Aug 28th 2006

it didn't make a difference it wsa still a wicked awesome book dude


Posted by asia_canada Aug 28th 2006

i hate it when they correct mistakes after book comes out.. it's just kinda weird... if it's sumthin minor like a number... or "wand" being on harry's school list twice.. than i guess it doesn't really matter... but like in the 4th one the order that harry's parents come out in.... i think it should just be left they way it was written... even if it was a mistake


Posted by gympiggy004 Aug 28th 2006

wow.


Posted by uknowho Aug 28th 2006

lol and to think that i thought i was a horrible harry potter fan for not understanding that part...im glad they caught the mistake. it saves all harry potter fans so much trouble.


Posted by harryisahunk Aug 28th 2006

boy... that sure makes me happy... i really do care about those kind of mistakes... they really shape the whole book!!!!!! yay!


Posted by smurff Aug 28th 2006

AH! I'm so proud. I DID notice that. Lol. I might not be good with plot stuff, but I'm good with tiny facts


Posted by gummybearlily Aug 28th 2006

Well they should give Hermione another O for just being the best charactor in Harry Potter :D. I will give you one of my Os Hermione, Thatnks for being my favorite charactor :D


Posted by LadyElesi Aug 28th 2006

Yeah, I agree with gummybearlily. Hermione should get another O - she's awesome. But now, see, I feel stupid. I didn't even notice. I just went, "Cool, 10 O's...." I LOVE the HP books - OBVIOUSLY - but I never notice stuff like that. That's why I love MuggleNet. ;)


Posted by rhea Aug 28th 2006

didn't notice.good thing they fixed it.


Posted by Pinkslips Aug 28th 2006

Damn...I can't believe people notice these things.. O.O


Posted by soccerluver13 Aug 28th 2006

Yeah I noticed that =] I caught the wand order thing too before anyone told me about it. Hehe I like having books with mistakes in them.


Posted by rose_potter Aug 28th 2006

I didn't notice that...*sniff* but I DID notice the wand order mistake! =) That makes me feel good....Lol. Wonder if the hardback edition with the mistake is worth money someday....*ponders* =)


Posted by emalee Aug 28th 2006

Yay! I love it when I get the First Edition and theres a mistake. It makes me feel special.


Posted by ginnyluvr Aug 28th 2006

wow i didnt even notice that... DANS STILL HOT!


Posted by amandarose Aug 28th 2006

i like having the un-fixed version. i feel like it's special, like different. it shows that behind Jo and her brilliant mind, and all the editors and publishers, there are still real people behind the wonderful creation of Harry Potter, that we all know and love. :)


Posted by DecemberDrops Aug 28th 2006

My friend sent this in to Mugglenet, but they said that it wasn't a mistake and we could never exactly be sure of Hermione, but it is obviously a mistake. I'm glad it was fixed, but I agree with amandarose.


Posted by dumbledoreswoolnsox_22 Aug 28th 2006

i never really noticed that. then again..............i never notice any mistakes cause im so caught up in the book!!


Posted by dumbledoreswoolnsox_22 Aug 28th 2006

i never really noticed that. then again..............i never notice any mistakes cause im so caught up in the book!!


Posted by Mrs_Finnegan Aug 28th 2006

I never really noticed that...actually I didn't know how many classes hermoine took, I pay more attention to the bigger parts of the book...


Posted by luna_lupin7 Aug 28th 2006

As someone said earlier, I HAVE wondered why Hermione didn't go for 12 OWLs. That's kid of like saying NO girl ever has, since everyone says "she's the brightest witch of her age they've ever seen." I've also wondered how the others did it without time turners, or if they did use them. Anyways, do you all know what page that's on? I'd like to see which edition I have.


Posted by upsest336 Aug 28th 2006

i didnt notice, ill have to look it up. me mum got HBP for me the day it came out in hardback, so the mistake should be in there ^_^. now as for me not noticing.... i have an excuse! i probably didnt notice because i started with the 5th book and didnt know what was going on. i know, lame excuse.... but its all i got :)


Posted by elven_eyes Aug 28th 2006

Now they should fix the "Malfoy looked like Hermione had PUNCHED him" line. I've found lots of spelling errors and such, recently, like in the third one. I don't know why I was shocked to find errors, they happen, but it's Harry Potter! haha


Posted by Weazley_is_MY_King Aug 28th 2006

Wow, I never even noticed. Hehe! O well, nice 2 know that it's been fixed!


Posted by Grey Aug 28th 2006

That takes a load of my mind... not. Although I think I did wonder about that when I was reading-- But it's such a trivial matter that it doesn't really matter.


Posted by LizDig5972 Aug 28th 2006

INTENSITY.


Posted by Gotpotter269 Aug 28th 2006

thats still really good!


Posted by Kaleygurl Aug 28th 2006

Wow, who sits around and takes the time to think "Wait, Hermione dropped Muggle Studies at the end of her third year! We must fix this error at once for the sake of our future generations, for they might be confused out of their minds!" I mean seriously, does someone not have a life? Anyway... About the "be glad you have an early copy" thing...I need a new copy...because mine the first 100 or so pages fell out because I let my friend borrow my book (stupid mistake) and my sister was mad at me and decided to run around with my book as I chased her and she threw it. Bye-bye, HBP *tear* But now, my new copy will just be screwed up! Well...actually it will be fixed...but whatever.


Posted by Romi101 Aug 28th 2006

I had never noticed that lol.I just went back in my book and saw that it has the error and now I notice






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