Pottermore
So, after what seemed like an eternity of waiting, I got my Pottermore email yesterday. I spent an exciting few hours doing the readthrough of book one, avidly reading every little tidbit of new information. My wand turned out to be dogwood, which I found amusing, because I actually HAVE a dogwood wand!
It's ridiculously long (something like 19 inches) and it cost me a small fortune at Terminus, and I LOVE it!
Then came the Sorting. This part of the proceedings had been stressing me out for a while. I had heard from several fandom friends, who felt they had been mis-Sorted (Slytherins in Gryffindor, Ravenclaws in Slytherin, that sort of thing) and while everyone said that it was fairly easy to tell which House each question pointed towards, nobody that I know had deliberately tried to game the system, and neither did I. And then I was sorted into Gryffindor.
Those of you who have been reading this blog for a while, may remember this post, which I like to call "Coming out of the Ravenclawset" (as in "closet"? Too much? Sorry.) Anyway, having reconciled myself four YEARS ago to the idea that I was NOT actually a Gryffindor after all, having initially thought I was, to now be told by a Sorting Quiz that JKR herself wrote that I AM a Gryffindor after all... it's taking some getting used to.
I don't see myself fully adopting Gryffindor House anytime soon. After all, if John Green can be a Ravenpuff, I can certainly be a Gryffinclaw. Besides, I actually had to go through the readthrough TWICE yesterday, because I was so busy reading that I forgot to look for collectibles on some pages (I think I was in the final chapter before I even realized that there were GALLEONS scattered around!) and now, of course, since book 2 isn't up yet, I have nothing to do but brew potions for at least the next little while.
It's ridiculously long (something like 19 inches) and it cost me a small fortune at Terminus, and I LOVE it!
Then came the Sorting. This part of the proceedings had been stressing me out for a while. I had heard from several fandom friends, who felt they had been mis-Sorted (Slytherins in Gryffindor, Ravenclaws in Slytherin, that sort of thing) and while everyone said that it was fairly easy to tell which House each question pointed towards, nobody that I know had deliberately tried to game the system, and neither did I. And then I was sorted into Gryffindor.
Those of you who have been reading this blog for a while, may remember this post, which I like to call "Coming out of the Ravenclawset" (as in "closet"? Too much? Sorry.) Anyway, having reconciled myself four YEARS ago to the idea that I was NOT actually a Gryffindor after all, having initially thought I was, to now be told by a Sorting Quiz that JKR herself wrote that I AM a Gryffindor after all... it's taking some getting used to.
I don't see myself fully adopting Gryffindor House anytime soon. After all, if John Green can be a Ravenpuff, I can certainly be a Gryffinclaw. Besides, I actually had to go through the readthrough TWICE yesterday, because I was so busy reading that I forgot to look for collectibles on some pages (I think I was in the final chapter before I even realized that there were GALLEONS scattered around!) and now, of course, since book 2 isn't up yet, I have nothing to do but brew potions for at least the next little while.