Potterpourri 50

Potterpourri 50


Er... yes. I presume it was either a simple translation error or the translator thought this sounds funnier and more promising for young readers than a card game (exploding or not).
Even a beautifully elaborate fanart by a German artist is existing, which features Hermione, Harry and Ron playing "Snape explodes" - panel 2 is inspired by it.

There are some more (deliberate?) errors in the German translation, German fans even collected them all on a webpage. Personally I still can't dislike that translation, most of the HP magic is still imho there, and ... and it was simply the very first HP version I read (yes, before the English one - except for the last volume), I presume this formed a sort of bond.
Also, I read that later German HP editions corrected some of their mistakes, even the "Snape explodes" game got turned back into the real snap-game again. Almost a little sad.

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