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Originally Posted by NickyWithNook
Also, aren't the majority of characters in HP sorcerers? Any stone any of them had would be a sorcerer's stone, but a philosopher's stone is something specific.
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Technically, they are Wizards, not Sorcerers, but I see you point.
There is also the fact that the Sorcerer's stone is a random made up concept, as opposed to the Philosopher's stone which is an old cultural legend, well-known in certain circles, which gives a powerful background to the story.
Mostly, why do British readers get judged as intelligent enough to grasp the idea, above and beyond us Americans???
There is for example,
Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel, which doesn't seem to have had this problem. It's a fairly popular book, too.