Friday, 11 May 2012

Chivalry, loyalty, wit and cunning


You might belong in Gryffindor,
Where dwell the brave at heart,
Their daring, nerve and chivalry
Set Gryffindors apart;
You might belong in Hufflepuff,
Where they are just and loyal,
Those patient Hufflepuffs are true
And unafraid of toil;
Or yet in wise old Ravenclaw,
If you’ve a ready mind,
Where those of wit and learning,
Will always find their kind;
Or perhaps in Slytherin
You’ll make your real friends,
Those cunning folk use any means
To achieve their ends.

- Chapter Seven, The Sorting Hat, Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone

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. Gryffindors told us about their greatest acts of chivalry, and Hufflepuffs their greatest acts of loyalty. Ravenclaws showed off their wit, and Slytherins got the chance to demonstrate their cunning.

We saw lots of really wonderful tweets – some funny, some poignant – and had great fun choosing which to retweet on @Pottermore. Here’s a selection of our favourites …




(Tweets from Gryffindor via @m_e_lavandowska and @NightHowl185.)




(Tweets from Hufflepuff via @bigdanc and @lolloglad.)




(Tweets from Ravenclaw via @SlipToOblivion and @B1udrag0n.)




(Tweets from Slytherin via @david_worgen and @imaginepageant.)

Wednesday, 9 May 2012

Pottermore art: Norbert the Norwegian Ridgeback

This week’s selection of Pottermore art comes from Chapter Fourteen, Norbert the Norwegian Ridgeback. The community’s illustrations of dragons are wonderfully diverse, as you can see below.

Remember, if you’d like to discover more about dragons or want to share your own dragon pictures, you can visit the Dragons entry in Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone on Pottermore.com.

Our next Pottermore art post will showcase pictures from Chapter Fifteen. We’ll be choosing pictures for this very soon, so make sure you upload your illustrations to The Forbidden Forest in the next few days if you’d like the chance to have your work featured on the Insider.

- Dragons -


by BladeMarauder12655



by FireboltRune128



by HazelQuill21023



by HowlLight6429



by LumosBlade30



by SeekerSword206




by StormWitch90



by WolfStorm10462

Wednesday, 25 April 2012

Pottermore art: Nicolas Flamel

Our Pottermore art highlights from Chapter Thirteen include illustrations of the Elixir of Life, the Forbidden Forest, and the object that the first book is named after, the Philosopher’s Stone.

We’re really enjoying seeing all the artwork our new Pottermore users are posting on the site – keep it coming!

- Elixir of Life -


by ShadowLumos201


Tuesday, 24 April 2012

Français? Italiano? Deutsch? Español?



Les livres electroniques Harry Potter sont désormais disponibles dans le Pottermore Shop. Pour la première fois, vous pouvez télécharger les livres electroniques Harry Potter en français, depuis n’importe ou dans le monde et sur tout support.

Gli eBook di Harry Potter sono ora disponibili nella versione italiana sul nostro Pottermore Shop. Per la prima volta, si possono scaricare gli eBooks di Harry Potter in italiano da qualsiasi parte del mondo, e leggerli su qualsiasi dispositivo di lettura.

Die Harry Potter eBücher und digitalen Hörbücher sind jetzt im Pottermore Shop erhältlich. Erstmalig können Sie weltweit die deutsche Version der Harry Potter eBücher und digitalen Hörbücher herunterladen und auf einem elektronischen Lesegerät abrufen bzw. über ein Gerät, mit denen Sie MP3-Dateien abspielen können, anhören.

Los libros digitales de Harry Potter ya están disponibles en Español (Castellano), visíten nuestra Pottermore Shop. Por la primera vez será possible descargar los libros digitales de Harry Potter, estés donde estés, y podrás leerlos en cualquier aparato.

The Harry Potter eBooks are now available in French, Italian, German and Spanish from the Pottermore Shop. For the first time ever, you can download the Harry Potter eBooks in these languages, wherever you are in the world, and read them on any device.

Don’t forget you can also explore Pottermore.com in English, French, Italian, German and Spanish, too.

Friday, 13 April 2012

We're opening to everyone



Get ready to begin your Pottermore journey, because Pottermore.com is now opening to everyone.

Over the coming days, we'll be inviting new users onto Pottermore.com. We're expecting to be really busy to start with and plan to activate new registrations in a steady stream. This means that you may not get access to Pottermore immediately after you sign up but we will get you exploring the site as quickly possible.

After you've signed up, you'll get sorted into one of the four Hogwarts houses, have a wand choose you, and discover exclusive new writing from J.K. Rowling.

We’ll be adding lots of exciting new features over the coming weeks and months, so make sure you return regularly to explore and discover all the changes as Pottermore grows.

Want More? Check out our Pottermore ‘sneak peek’ clip.

Tuesday, 3 April 2012

Downloading a Harry Potter eBook or digital audio book?

If you’re planning to buy a Harry Potter eBook or digital audio book from the Pottermore Shop, or you have one already and aren’t sure how to transfer it to your device or eBook account, check out our ‘how to’ clips on YouTube:

· Transferring Harry Potter eBooks to your Apple device
· Sending Harry Potter eBooks to your Amazon Kindle account
· Sending Harry Potter eBooks to your Barnes & Noble Nook account
· Transferring Harry Potter eBooks to your computer, eReader, smartphone or tablet
· Sending Harry Potter eBooks to your Google Play account
· Sending Harry Potter eBooks to your Sony Reader account
· Transferring Harry Potter digital audio books to your computer or MP3 player

Need help with something else? The Pottermore Shop has a detailed Help section, which covers the most common Harry Potter eBook and digital audio book questions.

For those waiting for Pottermore; have you discovered the Pottermore 'sneak peek' video yet?

Tuesday, 27 March 2012

Harry Potter eBooks and digital audio books now available!



We’re delighted to announce that the Pottermore Shop, the only place to buy the Harry Potter eBooks and digital audio books, is now open.

For the first time ever, you can download the Harry Potter eBooks and digital audio books and read or listen to them on the device of your choice.

Get ready to discover and explore the stories in a whole new way: shop.pottermore.com
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