House Pride Week kicks off today with #GryffindorPride
“By Gryffindor, the bravest were Prized far beyond the rest;”Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Chapter Twelve, The Triwizard TournamentPottermore’s House Pride Week kicks off today with...
View ArticleIt’s time to celebrate your #RavenclawPride!
“For Ravenclaw, the cleverest Would always be the best;”Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Chapter Twelve, The Triwizard TournamentIt’s the second day of Pottermore’s House Pride Week, and...
View ArticleToday, it’s all about #HufflepuffPride!
“For Hufflepuff, hard workers were Most worthy of admission;”Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Chapter Twelve, The Triwizard TournamentThe third day of Pottermore’s House Pride Week is all...
View ArticleHappy Birthday Hermione!
It’s Hermione Granger’s birthday today, and to celebrate we’ve chosen our top ten Hermione quotes and moments from the first four books in the Harry Potter series.From the moment readers first meet her...
View ArticleLast but not least, it’s #SlytherinPride Day!
“And power-hungry Slytherin Loved those of great ambition.”Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Chapter Twelve, The Triwizard TournamentIt’s the final day of Pottermore’s House Pride Week, and...
View ArticleHouse points have now been concealed in the Great Hall!
There’s a lot of excitement on pottermore.com as students compete to see which house colours will dominate the Great Hall this Pottermore House Cup Championship. With only six days left in the...
View ArticleThe very best of House Pride Week!
House Pride Week always showcases the immense creativity of Pottermore members, and last week was no exception. We saw thousands of pictures, posts and Tweets showing your house pride throughout the...
View ArticleHappy Birthday Ollivander!
‘Ah, now, this is one of mine, isn’t it?’ said Mr Ollivander, with much more enthusiasm, as Cedric handed over his wand. ‘Yes, I remember it well. Containing a single hair from the tail of a...
View ArticleHappy birthday Professor Quirinus Quirrell
Hagrid grinned at Harry.‘Told yeh, didn’t I? Told yeh you was famous. Even Professor Quirrell was tremblin’ ter meet yeh – mind you, he’s usually tremblin’.’‘Is he always that nervous?’‘Oh, yeah. Poor...
View ArticleThe winners of the latest Pottermore House Cup have been revealed in the...
The winners of the latest Pottermore House Cup Championship have been announced in the Great Hall on pottermore.com!An amazing 888,428 potions successfully brewed, 9,306,060 duels fought and an...
View ArticleRavenclaw soars to House Cup victory for the second time
Congratulations Ravenclaw on winning the Pottermore House Cup Championship for a second time. It was a close competition, and all four houses deserve recognition for their excellent efforts! Hufflepuff...
View ArticleRavenclaw's prize as winners of the sixth Pottermore House Cup
On Friday, Ravenclaw became the latest House Cup Champions, rising to the challenge of winning their second House Cup Championship.We wanted to celebrate those intrepid students who helped their house...
View ArticleHappy Birthday Minerva McGonagall
Professor McGonagall stared deliberately around the class.‘The Yule Ball is of course a chance for us all to – er – let our hair down,’ she said, in a disapproving voice.Lavender giggled harder than...
View ArticleTrick or Treat with Pottermore this Hallowe’en
We’re counting down to Hallowe’en by playing ‘Trick or Treat’, and we want you to take part.Every day at 4pm (GMT), beginning October 16, we’ll be alternately releasing a #PottermoreTrick or a...
View ArticleFair play on pottermore.com
Duelling Club has seen hundreds of thousands of spells cast since the seventh Pottermore House Cup Championship began. As the next Championship gains momentum, we wanted to let you know of some recent...
View Article'Trick or Treat’ with Pottermore begins tomorrow
Join our ‘Trick or Treat’ countdown to Hallowe’en, which starts tomorrow. At 4pm (GMT) every day, we’ll be alternately releasing a #PottermoreTrick or a #PottermoreTreat here on the Insider, Facebook...
View ArticleRelease Dates Set for Trilogy of Films Based on J.K. Rowling’s 'Fantastic...
For fans of the wizarding world, here’s a bit of news that will add more sparkle to your wand! Warner Bros. confirmed 15 October that the new film series, written by J.K. Rowling and featuring the...
View ArticleCome and play ‘Trick or Treat’ with Pottermore – starting today
It’s the first day of ‘Trick or Treat’ with Pottermore; over 20,000 of you voted on Facebook, Twitter and here on the Insider, and by popular demand we’re kicking off with a #PottermoreTrick.This...
View ArticleWarner Bros. Studio Tour London unveils their new Dark Arts area
On Tuesday we were lucky enough to be at the launch of the new Dark Arts area at Warner Bros. Studio Tour London – The Making of Harry Potter, a fantastic display dedicated entirely to the sinister...
View ArticleTreat: we’re giving you a spellbinding Pottermore Treat
During her time at Hogwarts as Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher, Dolores Umbridge notoriously prevented students from practising and performing spells during her lessons. Luckily, Pottermore...
View Article