Congratulations, Slytherin on winning the inaugural Pottermore House Cup and...
Pottermore has witnessed some frenzied brewing and duelling over the last few days and we’d like to congratulate Slytherin on winning the inaugural Pottermore House Cup. Commiserations to the other...
View ArticleCharacters - The Weasley Twins
'‘Fred, you next,’ the plump woman said. ‘I’m not Fred, I’m George,’ said the boy. ‘Honestly, woman, call yourself our mother? Can’t you tell I’m George?’ ‘Sorry, George, dear.’ ‘Only joking, I am...
View ArticleThe first chapters of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets are now...
We are pleased to announce that the first chapters of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets are now available to explore on Pottermore. There’s plenty to discover and enjoy. Read more exclusive...
View ArticleQuidditch - Poll Results
'Harry learnt that there were seven hundred ways of committing a Quidditch foul and that all of them had happened during a World Cup match in 1473; that Seekers were usually the smallest and fastest...
View ArticlePottermore Facebook page goes live
Today, we officially launch our Pottermore Facebook page. The Pottermore Facebook page is a place for all Pottermore fans aged 13 and over to follow the latest Pottermore news, updates and information....
View ArticlePlaces - Diagon Alley
‘He tapped the wall three times with the point of his umbrella. The brick he had touched quivered – it wriggled – in the middle, a small hole appeared – it grew wider and wider – a second later they...
View ArticleHave you explored Borgin and Burkes....
The first chapters of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets are now available and there are many things to explore, find and see. Have you discovered everything at Borgin and Burkes yet? Have you...
View ArticleBadges arrive on Pottermore
Did you spot the new Pottermore Badges that arrived on Pottermore this Tuesday? Did you like them and have you unlocked all the available ones already? Badges are a new, fun and rewarding addition,...
View ArticleCreatures: Goblins
‘A pair of goblins bowed them through the silver doors and they were in a vast marble hall. About a hundred more goblins were sitting on high stools behind a long counter, scribbling in large ledgers,...
View ArticleHappy Birthday Harry Potter – The Boy Who Lived!
''Anyway – Harry,' said the giant, turning his back on the Dursleys, 'a very happy birthday to yeh. Got summat fer yeh here – I mighta sat on it at some point, but it’ll taste all right.'From an inside...
View ArticleJapanese Harry Potter eBooks now available from the Pottermore...
The Pottermore Shop is growing; we are delighted that even more people can now enjoy the Harry Potter eBooks as they become available today, for the first time, in the Japanese language. The Japanese...
View ArticleWhich first-year lesson would you take?
‘And then, once you had managed to find them, there were the lessons themselves. There was a lot more to magic, as Harry quickly found out, than waving your wand and saying a few funny words.’Chapter...
View ArticleHave you visited The Burrow yet?
We're exploring another Moment from the Chamber of Secrets - The Weasleys'. Did you spot the smoke furling from the chimney at The Burrow?
View ArticleCharacters – Dobby, the house-elf
‘The creature slipped off the bed and bowed so low that the end of its long thin nose touched the carpet. Harry noticed that it was wearing what looked like an old pillowcase, with rips for arm and leg...
View ArticleYour favourite lessons - the results are in...
'On Harry’s other side, Percy Weasley and Hermione were talking about lessons (‘I do hope they start straight away, there’s so much to learn, I’m particularly interested in Transfiguration, you know,...
View ArticleHave you spotted everything in the garden…
Something abnormal is happening in the perfectly normal garden of number four, Privet Drive. Did you catch a glimpse of those enormous green eyes?
View ArticlePlaces: The Great Hall
‘Harry had never even imagined such a strange and splendid place. It was lit by thousands and thousands of candles which were floating in mid-air over four long tables, where the rest of the students...
View ArticleHarry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Update
We've been back in the studio this week, finalising more sounds that feature in the second instalment of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.From the cry of the Mandrake to Moaning Myrtle's sobs,...
View ArticleNew to the Pottermore Shop - Quidditch through the Ages and Fantastic Beasts...
The Pottermore Shop has added two new and exciting texts to the Harry Potter eBook collection – Quidditch through the Ages and Fantastic Beasts & Where to Find Them, by J.K. Rowling. These two...
View ArticleHave you been de-gnoming the garden?
Have you been gnoming the garden as best as you can? What is the furthest you've flung those annoying gnomes? Were you able to clear the garden in the time set or did you have to try again?
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