Harry Potter and the Prisoner of AzkabanDifferences

This page indicates all the differences between the British and United States versions of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.

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U.K. Edition

U.S. Edition

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7

torch

flashlight

1

7

Adalbert Waffling

Bathilda Bagshot

1

8

whilst

while

3

9

row

fight

4

9

he'd got Harry

he'd gotten Harry

4

18

newsreader

reporter

16

31

a fair few

quite a few

34

32

letter boxes

mailboxes

36

35

bollards

wastebaskets

41

49

scarpered

scampered

60

49

haring

racing

60

53

rowing

arguing

65

57

queue

line

71

62

'Get out of it!'

"Get out of here!"

78

63

Gorilla arms

gorilla-ish arms

80

71

timetable

course schedule

90

73

set us

assigned us

93

75

down our

down at our

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81

wonky

crooked

105

81

Inner Eye testing

Inner Eye tested

105

85

pop my clogs

kick the bucket

110

85

rubbish

bad

111

86

bullclips

binder clips

112

91

sack

fire

119

92

problem he

problem that he

121

108

Gryffindor haven't

Gryffindor hasn't

143

109

cracking

spanking good

144

120

Next moment

A moment later

160

142

know it off

know it

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155

'I did think of Voldemort at first,' said Harry honestly. 'But then I -- I remembered those dementors.'

"I didn't think of Voldemort," said Harry honestly. "I -- I remembered those dementors."

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169

large silver one

large silver noisemaker

227

169

tuck in

dig in

228

170

cracker hats

party hats

230

173

stop him

stop him from

233

188

Only we need

We need

254

189

do his nut

go ballistic

255

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U.K. Edition

U.S. Edition

pp.

200

scarper

run

270

209

nor do I

neither do I

284

217

Slytherin win

Slytherin wins

294

224

clapping them

applauding them

304

226

Next moment, Fred Weasley had chucked

A moment later, Fred Weasley chucked

307

226

Penalty to

Penalty shot to

307

227

Next moment

Then again

308

232

sit two

sit for two

315

232

reading up

reading up on

316

233

ever sat

ever taken

317

234

second from last

second to last

318

236

Minister for Magic

Minister of Magic

342

278

mad

insane

379

253

"You're wrong," said Lupin. "I haven't been Sirius's friend for twelve years, but I am now...let me explain..."

"You're wrong," said Lupin. "I haven't been Sirius's friend, but I am now -- Let me explain...."

345

315

"Crookshanks took the order to the Owl Office for me. I used your name but told them to take the gold from Gringotts vault number sevenhundred and eleven -- my own."

Crookshanks took the order to the Owl Office for me. I used your name but told them to take the gold from my own Gringotts vault.

433

316

in one go

in one gulp

433

266

"I'm still not saying I believe you," Harry retorted. "Then it's time we offered you some proof," said Black. "You, boy -- give me Peter. Now."

"I'm still not saying I believe you," he told Lupin. "Then it's time we offered you some proof," said Lupin. "You, boy -- give me Peter, please. Now."

362

316

at weekends

on weekends

433

317

check I'm happy

check if I'm happy

435