Poll: Which of these Bertie Bott's Every-Flavour Beans would you most fear eating?

One of Harry Potter’s discoveries when he first boards the Hogwarts Express is that sweets in the wizarding world are not always exactly sweet.

Throughout the Harry Potter books we read about the different Bertie Bott’s Every-Flavour Beans and while many of these flavours sound delicious, others are flavours that you’d probably rather stay away from.

Albus Dumbeldore was unfortunate enough to try a vomit-flavoured bean, and George Weasley reckoned that he once had a bogey-flavoured one, but which of these Bertie Bott's Every-Flavour Beans would you most fear eating?

Our favourite Patronus Charm fan art...

During the past few months, we have received thousands of creative drawings from the Pottermore.com community.

In Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban we see Harry’s various attempts at producing a Patronus and many of you expressed your creativity by producing beautiful drawings of Patronus Charms and uploading them onto Pottermore.com. We have collected some of our favourite drawings below.

Image uploaded by WolfsbanePhoenix8902

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Image uploaded by ThornStar3230

Do you have drawings of any Harry Potter characters, places or objects that you would like to share with the community? You can do so on Pottermore.com. You simply have to scroll down on the page of a character, place or object and find the ‘Drawings and pictures’ section. Once there, you only need to click on ‘Add a drawing’.

Poll Answers: Which of these third-year Hogwarts subjects would you rather be preparing for now?

We know that at this time of the year many of you are revising for exams, so last week we created a poll to see if there were any Hogwarts subject that you’d rather be revising instead. The results are in, and you can find them in the graph below:

Are you surprised by these results? Which of these exams do you think you would do best in? You can let us know on our Facebook page

Poll: Which of these third-year Hogwarts subjects would you rather be preparing for now?

We've no doubt that at this time of year many of you are revising for exams, toiling away behind a pile of books and perhaps some of you are wishing you were preparing for Hogwarts exams instead.

If that sounds like you, why not take a quick break to answer our poll question?

And if you are revising for Muggle exams, good luck! We hope you're able to prove that you're an 'insufferable know-it-all', just like Hermione.

Congratulations to Slytherin on Winning the third House Cup

It’s certainly been the most competitive Pottermore House Cup to date, but after millions of duels fought and potions brewed, the third Pottermore House Cup was awarded to Slytherin on Thursday April 25.

We would like to congratulate Slytherin on winning the third Pottermore House Cup. However, Ravenclaw, Gryffindor and Hufflepuff all deserve a mention, as this was the closest run Pottermore House Cup so far.

Although Hufflepuff were in the lead for many weeks, during late March the point difference between the four houses became almost non-existent. Slytherin sprang into first place closely followed by Ravenclaw and Gryffindor. During the last days of the competition Gryffindor moved to third place and Hufflepuff closed the gap between themselves and Slytherin from over 500,000 to less than 300,000 points. Unfortunately Hufflepuff just weren’t able to come back in such a short space of time.

From Thursday April 24 to Sunday April 28, the Pottermore House Cup award ceremony could be enjoyed in the Great Hall. In case you missed it, we recorded it and you will be able to play it below.

As winners of the third Pottermore House Cup, Slytherin members will get early access to a Monstrose Magpies badge. The Montrose Magpies, as all Quidditch fans know, are the most successful Quidditch team in British and Irish league history. Members of Ravenclaw, Gryffindor and Hufflepuff will be able to collect this badge from one of the Moments in the next instalment of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.

The house points have now been re-set, so it’s time to get your wands ready for duelling and start brewing potions to help your house win the next Pottermore House Cup. The stakes are higher than ever, will Slytherin continue its impressive performance and hold the title? Will Gryffindor be able to match Slytherin’s record with a second win? Or will Hufflepuff and Ravenclaw earn the glory that their houses deserve? Your skills at duelling and brewing will decide!

Teaser Questions: The Answers

The new chapters of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban have been open to explore for the past few days, and many of you will have already discovered the answers to our Teaser Questions by exploring the new Moments on Pottermore.com. For each of the questions, we used a section of a Moment or audio snippet from this latest instalment to tease the upcoming chapters and test your knowledge of the books, eye for detail and guesswork. A huge amount of you took part with over 95,000 visits on the Insider, 35,000 poll votes, 5,000 comments on Facebook , 600 retweets on Twitter and hundreds of #pmteasers hashtags.

For those of you who are still a little stuck, here is the full list from our ten Teaser Questions, along with the location of these details on Pottermore.com. We have included some of your guesses that we particularly enjoyed from Facebook and Twitter, so why not look to see if we mentioned one of yours?

Questions & Answers

Teaser Question 1

Who or what is about to get the axe?

Answer: Nearly Headless Nick, in a re-enactment of his botched beheading

Where does this occur?

Answer: Chapter 8, Moment 1


Interesting Guesses.

"My dictionary tells me that "get the axe" is a synonym for "be fired", so wouldn't it be Hagrid who is about to be fired because of the incident with Malfoy?"

"Book = fence. Movie = pumpkin. Alternate universe = Buckbeak."


Teaser Question 2

Someone’s teeth are chattering, but what do you think they have they eaten to make this happen?

Answer: Ice Mice

Where does this occur?

Answer: Chapter 10, Moment 2


Teaser Question 3

A vicious assault has taken place, but who or what do you think has been attacked?

Answer: The portrait of the Fat Lady

Where does this occur?

Answer: Chapter 8, Moment 2


Interesting Guesses.

"I think it's either Ron's Curtains to his four poster bed, or the Fat Lady's portrait. Who knows, perhaps she has fancy curtains hanging on the top of her portrait to be drawn for privacy."

"The red part definitely looks like a slashed curtain, but the rest has me stumped."


Teaser Question 4

This is a detail from an upcoming Moment on Pottermore.com, but what is it?

Answer: A statue

Where does this occur?

Answer: Chapter 10, Moment 1


Poll Results:

Teaser Question 5

This noise will be heard in the Great Hall in an upcoming Moment on Pottermore.com. Who or what do you think is causing it?

Answer: Bats at the Hallowe’en Feast

Where does this occur?

Answer: Chapter 8, Moment 1


Interesting Guesses

"Cornish Pixies?"

"The French TriWizard Team"


Teaser Question 6

Who are these two figures, and what do you think they are running from in this detail from an upcoming Moment on Pottermore.com?

Answer: Crabbe and Goyle, running away from Harry in his Invisibility Cloak

Where does this occur?

Answer: Chapter 14, Moment 2


Interesting Guesses:

Answer: 

"Ron and Harry running from the Grim"

"Everyone running from the Whomping Willow"


Teaser Question 7 

Listen to this audio clip from an upcoming Moment on Pottermore.com and vote for what you think it might be.

Answer: Flobberworms wriggling

Where does this occur?

Answer: Chapter 10, Moment 1


Poll Results:

Teaser Question 8

What do you think this could be? Where might you find it and why?

Answer: An orange streamer, found in the Great Hall at the Hallowe’en Feast

Where does it occur?

Answer: Chapter 8, Moment 1


Interesting Guesses:

"Waft of pumpkin smell? In the Great Hall for Halloween?"

"Background looks like a dementor with its hand exposed. Color swirl is the beginning of loss of soul to the kiss."

"Maybe this is the golden snitch zipping around the Quidditch field during the match with Gryffindor and Hufflepuff."


Teaser Question 9 

What is Harry holding?

Answer: Fleetwood’s High-Finish Handle Polish

Where does it occur?

Answer: Chapter 11, Moment 1


Interesting Guesses:

"I'd wage for time turner, but I'm absolutely not sure"

"Basilisk Fang?"

Teaser Question 10

There are ten differences between the two pictures below. Can you identify them all?


Answer:

1. The left curtain is purple
2. The water jug is taller
3. The brick separation above jug is missing
4. There's an extra gob stone on drawers
5. The back curtain is lower
6. There's a mushroom on the bed
7. There's a galleon on the bed
8. The third handle down on the chest of drawers is missing
9. The keyhole on the trunk is missing
10. A small strap on the trunk is missing

The best of house pride week

Last week was all about house pride, and what a week it was! Pottermore users celebrated their house pride day not only in their common rooms and in the Great Hall, but also elsewhere including Facebook and Twitter.

Rumour has it that there were reports by muggles who saw odd hashtags being used on Twitter as #HousePride #GryffindorPride #SlytherinPride #HufflepuffPride and #RavenclawPride was celebrated!

In case you missed it, we dedicated one day to each of the houses. We created some beautiful Facebook cover images and Twitter backgrounds for each of the houses, shared our favourite fan art from the Pottermore Galleries, and much more. You can find the house pride celebration for each of the houses here: Gryffindor, Slytherin, Hufflepuff and Ravenclaw.

Poll results
We organised a poll for each of the houses asking which house attribute best describes you. And the results are in.

Gryffindor poll results: 'Which Gryffindor attribute best describes you?'

Slytherin poll results: 'Which Slytherin attribute best describes you?'

Hufflepuff poll results: 'Which Hufflepuff attribute best describes you?'

Ravenclaw poll results: Which Ravenclaw attribute best describes you?

Trivia answers
We asked three trivia questions about each of the houses, and here are the answers so you can check how well you know your house!

Gryffindor trivia answers: 

 1. Apart from the Fat Lady, who else guards the entrance to the Gryffindor common room during Harry’s years at Hogwarts?
Answer: Sir Cadogan

 2. Name the birthplace of Godric Gryffindor?
Answer: Godric’s Hollow

 3. Who became the first new Gryffindor during the Sorting Ceremony in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone?

Answer: Lavender Brown


Slytherin trivia answers:

1. Who became the first new Slytherin during the Sorting Ceremony in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone?
Answer: Millicent Bulstrode

2. For how many years running had Slytherin won the House Championship, prior to Harry’s first year at Hogwarts?
Answer: Six

3. Who was the Slytherin Seeker in Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone?

Answer: Terence Higgs


Hufflepuff trivia answers:

1. Who became the first new Hufflepuff during the Sorting Ceremony in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone?
Answer: Hannah Abbott

2. How many points did Hufflepuff have when the House Cup was awarded at the end of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone?
Answer: 352

3. Which Hufflepuff student was Petrified in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets?

Answer: Justin Finch-Fletchley


Ravenclaw trivia answers:

1. Which Ravenclaw invented Floo Powder?
Answer: Ignatia Wildsmith

2. Which make of broomstick does Ravenclaw Cho Chang fly?
Answer: Comet Two Sixty

3. Who was the first student to be placed in Ravenclaw in Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone?

Answer: Terry Boot


Our favourite tweets

As house pride week was all about you displaying your house pride, we collected some of the best quotes we found on Twitter:

Tweets about being a Gryffindor:

Gryffindor taught me a lot of things & the most important thing I've learned was how important friendship is. #GryffindorPride #HousePride
— Cat Schneider (@_CatSchneider) April 16, 2013

#GryffindorPride day! Hoist the red and yellow flags!
— Amy Walker (@AmyyyySevenfold) April 16, 2013

Bold? Daring? Full of nerve? Chivalrous? Yup, that's me! #GryffindorPride
— Half-Blood Princess (@I_Luv_Wafflez) April 16, 2013

Proud to be a Gryffindor. Always was and always will be! #GryffindorPride day
— Jo (@MarauderChick) April 16, 2013

I don't care if it gets me in trouble, I am who I am, and I am bold. I am Gryffindor. #GryffindorPride #HousePride
— Wanderer (@Rebel_AndreaO) April 16, 2013

Tweets about being a Slytherin:

I can never hide my #SlytherinPride even when people giggle at it and say my house is a bad house, I know the truth. We are great!
— Eva P. (@Slytherintiger) April 17, 2013

#SlytherinPride For me, there's no such thing as failure. One way or another, I always succeed.
— Mariana Rodriguez (@CLawliet) April 17, 2013

#SlytherinPride ''As far as we're concerned, once you've become a snake, you're one of ours – one of the elite.''
— anny(@wowradcliffe) April 17, 2013

#SlytherinPride today! gonna get my nails green&black, bbl of course ♥
— dreamgirl. (@heymoonlady) April 17, 2013

#SlytherinPride day! We'll help you on the way to greatness.
— Annabeth (@tugcekirat) April 17, 2013

Tweets about being a Hufflepuff:

I'm not just Hufflepuff, but Huffle-TOUGH! :) #HufflepuffPride
— JMAJ (@HarmonicalHero) April 18, 2013

#HufflepuffPride we are badgers, and we stick together. We ain't looking for glory or pride, we do what we have to do. @pottermore
— Ayusha Mittal (@seriouslyAyusha) April 18, 2013

Because there's nothing more important than being loyal and fair #HufflepuffPride
— Zoily Colina (@ZoilyColina) April 18, 2013

It's #hufflepuffpride day today. I unintentionally wore my hufflepuff tie today. The badgers are connected I tell you
— Lexie Bonds (@TheRedScarab) April 18, 2013

#hufflepuffpride I'm a hardworking badger that loves to bake tasty treats for my friends :)
— Sophie (@Gonetobagend) April 18, 2013

Tweets about being a Ravenclaw:

I am so happy that I was sorted to Ravenclaw, the people there are very nice and hardworking, and we don't have fights :) #RavenclawPride
— Lorie Ann-oush (@callmeLorie) April 19, 2013

Just finished my extra long school day. I think I like to do little extra work for school 'cause I'm a Ravenclaw#RavenclawPride
— Heli (@Fevirish) April 19, 2013

#RavenclawPride, about being yourself and indulging in your passions, no matter how quirky they may be. @pottermore
— Molly Carroll (@mollycarroll) April 19, 2013

Wisdom must be gathered, not given. #ravenclawpride #housepride
— Melissa (@meysuhr) April 19, 2013

Our emblem is the eagle which can fly where others can't climb. #RavenclawPride
— Fiona Noyes (@FionaNoyes) April 19, 2013

We hope that you had fun during house pride week, and we’re looking forward to hearing your feedback about it. Did you enjoy it? What would you like to see happen in the next house pride week?

Please share your thoughts with us on our Facebook page or on Twitter using the hashtag #HousePride.