>VERBOSE

So has anyone out there looked at the redone Pottermore yet? I... I dunno. I mean, not that it didn't have its flaws the way it was, but the change is so drastic, seems like less of an "experience". And the multiple images per page moving in that slightly weird, sorta 3-D way kind of gives me a headache in a way the single multi-plane thing they used to have going on did not.

( Spoiler for Pottermore CoS Ch 16 )

...Well then.

You heard it here first: Wizards used to poop on the floor.

For those who did not open the cut, I am not even making that up.

Whiskey, tango, foxtrot, Jo?

http://insider.pottermore.com/2012/05/chivalry-loyalty-wit-and-cunning.html:

Last week, we asked Pottermore users to give us examples of some of the house traits highlighted in the Sorting Hat’s song in Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone.

I like this one:



Haha, so true. Or would be if I had a Twitter account.

BTW, I still have not gotten around to getting sorted in Pottermore.

In summary, "Oh dear, maths." ( Read more... )

http://harrypotterforum.com/discussion/8227/pottermore-spoiler-thread

http://pottermorespoilers.tumblr.com/

What they say on the tin. Click at your own risk. If you hadn't wanted to join ontd_hogwarts and click through a bunch of links with smaller tidbits, you'll be able to find much of it collected on either/both of these. Particularly, the first one has all the Minerva McGonagall stuff put together, as well as a couple "Jo's thoughts" (NB this is my term for the out-of-universe stuff on how she created names, etc.; I dunno what it's actually designated as on the site) things I hadn't seen yet, about "Privet Drive" and "ghost plots".

Couple more things from ontd_hogwarts. These are in an unlocked post.

Screenshot of someone's finished potions (vials in a cabinet, kind of thing)

User icon is a closer shot of the Slytherin crest. I really like the design on this. Haven't seen the other three houses around yet.

Ok, so, clue 5 is open right now. And unless the Order moved from number 12, Grimmauld Place to some other house number, I'm sure I have the right numerical answer. But when I plug it in to the URL like you're supposed to I just get redirected to the Scholastic website. Am I missing something? Or is this maybe like the second question on the "Insider" page:

I solved the clue for Day 4 but I couldn't find The Magical Quill. What happened?
Due to huge demand today, not everyone who solved the Day 4 clue was able to find The Magical Quill. To ensure no one missed out on the chance to register for early access to Pottermore, we decided to direct people who successfully solved the clue straight to the Pottermore registration page, where they were able to register as normal.

Do I just need coffee?

eta: Too late now, it's closed again. I would be interested to hear from those who have successfully registered, though, what they saw or did next when they entered the solution address.