Haha! On the first day of the the New Improved Pottermore, Snape got some long-overdue respect. About time!

Of course for the Snaters there is a feature called "11 times Professor Snape was the hardest teacher to please at Hogwarts" with snarky Snape quotes from the text we already have.

But then there's this: "The Five Death Eaters You'll Never ( Read more... )

Ms. Rowling decided to use her 12 Days of Christmas on Pottermore to explain once again that she still hates Chemistry. What a magnificent role model for children everywhere. But at the same time she 'splains that she loved writing about Potions and herbal medicine that are based on chemistry, as well as alchemy ( Read more... )

There are two new books to be found in the Sorcerer's Stone section of Pottermore, the Library Scene Restricted Section (click in three times to collect the books)

Thanks to snapes_witch and Malelovent_Bat from Harry Potter Network for the tip!

These books are designed for the Wonderbook: Book of Spells - Playstation 3
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I'm afraid that a recent round of antihistamines has drained me of creativity in terms of "Gotcha!" April Fool's Day pranks ~ I'll try again next year, or maybe before then when you least expect it ( Read more... )

So it seems that Pottermore Beta is back up again, and the potions-making is better. I haven't tried it (not sure if I ever will) but the brewing times are shortened now and different cauldrons actually have different outcomes. Now if I could just get back the galleons for the ones I've melted!

From what I've read on the forums, the personal points ( Read more... )

I gave up on Pottermore Potions last week after my spoon froze up (again) and stopped stirring while the sands flowed out of the hourglass. Another 100 minutes wasted on a potion that I "almost" brewed. And they don't even give you a point for trying anymore ~ even Snape would disagree with that.  What sadist designed the Potions part of Pottermore ( Read more... )

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So I finally got my Pottermore email, and spent all night Thursday playing around with it!!! I finished working my way through the books yesterday, and managed to collect most of the Chocolate Frog Cards and other goodies ( Read more... )