2011-07-08
Just so you know.... the original title was "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone". Yes, "philosopher".
To market this story in a Christian nation, the title had to be changed , to be more appealing to people with high moral standards, faith in God and the bible, and ethics and principles. So they renamed it "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone".
You might recall that "Jesus Christ Superstar" was marketed in America as a "musical" when, in fact, it is an opera.
Americans don't like philosophers. They don't go to the opera. They don't trust smart people.
But sorcery-- that's cool.