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At the beginning of the story Harry is reading 'A History of Magic by Adalbert Waffling'. However, from the Philosopher's Stone we know that 'A History of Magic' was written by Bathilda Bagshot and that Adalbert Waffling wrote 'Magical Theory'. See more...

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Title Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Original entry In Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Marcus Flint is described as a "troll-like 6th year". Yet in the Prisoner of Azkaban, Flint is still captain of the Slytherin Quidditch team. There are only 7 years in Hogwarts and there is no mention of Flint being held back a year or anything else which would explain why he is present in what would be his 8th year at Hogwarts. [J.K. Rowling has acknowledged this apparent discrepancy, and has commented that Flint was held back.]

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Existing corrected entry

"Kate and Charlie live in Toronto. When we first see them in their car, at the beginning of the movie, it has no license plate in the front. In Ontario, cars are required by law to have a plate in the front as well as in the back. [This isn't really a mistake. I live in California where the same law exists and I, as well as many other Californians, don't have a front license plate on my car.]"

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California might be lax about that law, but Ontario definitely isn't. Reworded text: Kate and Charlie live in Toronto. When we first see them in their car, at the beginning of the movie, it has no license plate in the front. In Ontario, cars are required by law to have a plate in the front as well as in the back. While some other jurisdictions may be lax in applying their two-plates law, Ontario isn't.

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