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07-31-2011, 09:02 AM
| | |  Pottermore Magical Quill challenge Day 1 closed, new Privet Drive teaser image
Pottermore.com's Magical Quill scavenger hunt has now begun, where fans of the Harry Potter books are given a question from the first book, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's/Sorcerer's Stone, which they must answer to get the quill.pottermore.com/ access code in order to register. A screencap of the question for day one, on July 31, 2011, can be seen here. 
For those who do know the answer and have registered, we advise you to put it under a spoiler tag, so as to avoid spoiling other fans: [*spoiler="Pottermore Magic Quill answer 1"]Answer text[*/spoiler] - but without the asterisks *
As for those who have registered, validated their emails and can see the image below, of Privet Drive at night surrounded by a flock of owls, please note that this is not the entrance to the beta site. Also, an alloted number of people will be chosen to gain access to this early site every day; after the number has been filled, registration access for the day will be closed, and fans will have to wait the following day to get a chance to register. Again, this will take place from July 31 to August 6, 2011. 
Another email will be sent out to those who have validated their email addresses and have access so far to this early landing page, which will be their WELCOME EMAIL to the beta Pottermore.com site, where fans can receive their wands and head to Hogwarts.
A big note: the welcome letters can come to fans anytime after the Magical Quill challenge, starting August 7 to September 30, 2011, and the first million to respond to those welcome emails will be the first to test the beta site. If you receive the welcome email after the first million have been chosen, you will have to wait until October 2011, the official opening of Pottermore.com, to gain access. More on that can be read here, as released to SnitchSeeker by the Pottermore team: Quote:
Finally, please note that we will not be enabling early access to the site straight away. Once The Magical Quill challenge is over, we will send successful early access registrants a Welcome email, letting them know when they will be able to access Pottermore. We won’t be able to let everyone into the Beta site at the same time, so please be patient with us. You may have to wait a few weeks for your Welcome email to arrive.
And for those who have already registered, feel free to discuss it in this thread, including what your username is (if you so choose to divulge it). Good luck to all! UPDATE: Pottermore's official Insider blog just posted stating that registration for the first day is now CLOSED. The second day of registration will commence sometime August 1, 2011. Day 1 of The Magical Quill challenge is now closed.
If you didn’t get to register today, don’t worry – you’ll have another chance to find The Magical Quill and register for early access tomorrow. The Magical Quill’s location will change every day.
As there are a limited number of registration places available each day, we expect them to go very quickly. We won’t be announcing the arrival of a new clue on our Twitter account to ensure we don’t give an unfair advantage to Twitter users, but we will let you know, via @Pottermore and the Insider, once the maximum number of registrations for each day has been reached.
We expect a large number of people to try and solve The Magical Quill clues and enter the Pottermore early access registration process. This means that you may have to wait to access the Pottermore site pages. If this happens, please bear with us while we try and direct you to the correct page. If there are any serious access difficulties, we will update this blog with the relevant information.
We will also be varying the time each clue is revealed – as well as the difficulty of the clues – to give as many people as possible a chance to register for early access.
If you did register for early access today, then congratulations! You should receive your validation email shortly. Don't forget to click the link in your validation email within 48 hours; this will secure your early access place.
Please note that we will not be enabling early access to the site straight away. Once The Magical Quill challenge is over, we will send successful early access registrants a Welcome email, letting them know when they will be able to access Pottermore. We won’t be able to let everyone into the Beta site at the same time; you may have to wait a few weeks for your Welcome email to arrive.
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07-31-2011, 05:57 PM
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I was unfortunately a little late and it was already closed. Oh well, try again tomorrow.
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07-31-2011, 06:02 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: North Carolina
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It seems like everyone registered but me :'( I'm insanely jealous of all of you. I was too late. Better luck tomorrow  | |
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07-31-2011, 06:22 PM
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| | Jarvey
Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Slovakia
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Originally Posted by ginnyweasly17  what was the question today? by the time i actually got to the site it waas closed for the day. "How many breeds of owls are featured on the Eeylops Owl Emporium sign? Multiply this number by 49." The answer was 245.
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07-31-2011, 06:41 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Off writing D/Hr fic
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I am disappoint. lol. I didn't even get a chance to see the clue when I found out registration was over. Hopefully tomorrow I will have a better chance.
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07-31-2011, 07:00 PM
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| | Jarvey
Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: London, Diagon Alley
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Yay! I got a place
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07-31-2011, 07:44 PM
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| | Hinkypunk
Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: At the close.
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NoxWolfsbane30, yo. 
But... guh. I really want my welcome letter! What it sounds like they're saying is that although you still have your username and a got through your validation email, you still may not get early access. But oh well. This is all a bit insane.  | |
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07-31-2011, 07:59 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: #8000FF
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For those who intend to try in the coming days, I recommend not using a Yahoo e-mail address when they ask you for one. I filled everything out within five minutes of the clue being released and I've yet to get the first e-mail, and I know many, many other Yahoo users are waiting for theirs, too.
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07-31-2011, 08:03 PM
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| | Jarvey
Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Slovakia
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So after reading all posts in here, I'm really confused... When you validate your account, does that mean that you're one of 1,000,000 who got the early entry or you must fit into a million who'll respond to a welcome letter first? Pottermore website says this: "Once I’ve clicked on the link in my registration validation email, will I be able to access Pottermore?
We will not be enabling early access to the site straight away. Once The Magical Quill challenge is over we will begin to send Beta registrants Welcome emails as and when they will be able to have full access to the site. We won’t be able to let everyone into the Beta site at the same time, so you may have to wait a number of weeks for your Welcome email to arrive. However, if you have been successful in registering during The Magical Quill challenge, we can confirm you will gain access ahead of the site opening to all in October, so please be patient!"
but a lot of people keep saying how they wish to make it to that one million.
I just hope that since we caught that damn quill, registered and waited hours for our email, we're automatically granted for that early entry .
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07-31-2011, 08:13 PM
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| | Doxy
Join Date: Aug 2010
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Originally Posted by elisx So after reading all posts in here, I'm really confused... When you validate your account, does that mean that you're one of 1,000,000 who got the early entry or you must fit into a million who'll respond to a welcome letter first? Pottermore website says this: "Once I’ve clicked on the link in my registration validation email, will I be able to access Pottermore?
We will not be enabling early access to the site straight away. Once The Magical Quill challenge is over we will begin to send Beta registrants Welcome emails as and when they will be able to have full access to the site. We won’t be able to let everyone into the Beta site at the same time, so you may have to wait a number of weeks for your Welcome email to arrive. However, if you have been successful in registering during The Magical Quill challenge, we can confirm you will gain access ahead of the site opening to all in October, so please be patient!"
but a lot of people keep saying how they wish to make it to that one million.
I just hope that since we caught that damn quill, registered and waited hours for our email, we're automatically granted for that early entry . After I'd validated mine, I had to wait a little for my home page on there to tell me I had early entry- so hopefully yours will too!
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07-31-2011, 08:18 PM
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@elisX - Most people haven't read that part of the pottermore blog. Yes, if you registered this morning, you ARE one of the 1,000,000. If you search the question "Once I’ve clicked on the link in my registration validation email, will I be able to access Pottermore?" and you will find the Pottermore help page that says this.
So congrats to all of you who made it this morning...you ARE one of the 1,000,000 (as long as you keep your eye out for the e-mail in the next few weeks allowing you to activate your account...which you must do within 48 hours of receipt)!
To the rest of us....Good Luck!
Erin
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07-31-2011, 08:21 PM
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"A big note: the welcome letters can come to fans anytime after the Magical Quill challenge, starting August 7 to September 30, 2011, and the first million to respond to those welcome emails will be the first to test the beta site. If you receive the welcome email after the first million have been chosen, you will have to wait until October 2011, the official opening of Pottermore.com, to gain access. More on that can be read here, as released to SnitchSeeker by the Pottermore team"
I dont believe this is necessarily true ... after entering my username and password I recieved this message from pottermore
"Congratulations!
You’ve successfully validated your early access Pottermore account. You will be one of the lucky few to shape the experience before the site opens to all in October.
You may have to wait a few weeks for your Welcome email to arrive as we can’t let everyone into the Beta site at the same time.
We look forward to seeing you."
Keyword in there is you may have to wait a few weeks ... i looked further into when the welcome letters would be sent and after looking through the questions and answers on pottermore i read THIS..
"The Magical Quill early entry period runs from 31 July 2011 to 30 September 2011. During this time, you will receive a Welcome email notifying you that your account has been enabled for access to Pottermore. If you did not register during The Magical Quill period, you will be able to register after the Magical Quill promotion has closed for entry in October 2011, when the site will be open to all. Keep checking Pottermore to find out when registration is open to all."
Notice the bold it says nothing about getting your welcome emails after the pottermores search for the magical quill challenge is over
BUT this is only my theory
where did you read that i was looking everywhere for it
found this on pottermore
Can I enter Pottermore as soon as I've registered?
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"A limited number of people will be granted early entry to Pottermore, to help us add final touches before it is open to all in October 2011. Once you validate your registration (via the email you receive after submitting your details), you will receive a Welcome email between 31 July and 30 September letting you know that your account has been enabled for entry."
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07-31-2011, 08:26 PM
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| | Puffskein
Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Hogwarts
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Can't wait to register and go to Hogwarts!!!
See you there  
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07-31-2011, 08:45 PM
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| | Horklump
Join Date: Jul 2010
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It took 8 hours for the email to show up in my yahoo account, so don't panic if yours does not show up right away. Be patient and it will come. I am officially GoldWitch202!!!
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07-31-2011, 08:49 PM
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| | Puffskein
Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Olivander's
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07-31-2011, 09:28 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Geekdom of Nerdtopia
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Originally Posted by LunaLove It took 8 hours for the email to show up in my yahoo account, so don't panic if yours does not show up right away. Be patient and it will come. I am officially GoldWitch202!!! meh, i couldnt even login, it wont accept my login info. i even tried resetting password but i have yet to see any response. and i've been waiting for more than 24 hrs now. so yeah color me unimpressed with Pottermore  | |
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07-31-2011, 09:46 PM
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Originally Posted by r+h4ever1 Got my accepted at 4 am with WitchWolfsbane10 right away. But an hour has gone by, and I still don't have my email. I'm concerned.
Shannon  ahh you are so lucky i have to do it tomorow cause i didnt get in today
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07-31-2011, 09:54 PM
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| | Bugbear
Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Down Under
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08-01-2011, 12:55 AM
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#118 (permalink)
| | Horklump
Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Wisconsin, USA
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i was still sleeping when the contest for today closed! ahahah but that's cause I went to bed at like 2:30am =( oh well guess I'll have to try tonight.
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08-01-2011, 02:01 AM
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| | Murtlap
Join Date: Jul 2011
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Valendra Evans
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Officially a witch  Registered and validated the account Now waiting for the welcome letter Good luck everyone!
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08-01-2011, 02:14 AM
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| | Streeler
Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: SEA
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runepatronus121
as I understand it between august 7 to september 30 out of the 1 million successfully registered and validated their email during the Quill Challenge, not all of them will enter the site at the same time but the site will gradually be increasing the number of people who have access to the site... for example 100k people this week and next week 200k people will join them... is that right?
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08-01-2011, 03:08 AM
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| | Chizpurfle
Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: EST (GMT -5)
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Leave it to Jo to come up with something this exciting! I wish I had been able to be online today before now!
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08-01-2011, 03:14 AM
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| | Sphinx
Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: GMT +8
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It took about 20+ minutes for my email to arrive yesterday, validated it immediately and only today got told:
"Congratulations! You’ve successfully validated your early access Pottermore account. You will be one of the lucky few to shape the experience before the site opens to all in October.
You may have to wait a few weeks for your Welcome email to arrive as we can’t let everyone into the Beta site at the same time.
We look forward to seeing you."
So I expect a bit of a wait for the beta email.
I'm FangWormwood212, by the way!
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08-01-2011, 04:17 AM
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#123 (permalink)
| | Horklump
Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Auckland NZ
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Thanks and good luck to you too Quote:
Originally Posted by outtabooks runepatronus121
as I understand it between august 7 to september 30 out of the 1 million successfully registered and validated their email during the Quill Challenge, not all of them will enter the site at the same time but the site will gradually be increasing the number of people who have access to the site... for example 100k people this week and next week 200k people will join them... is that right? I think so surely this is how it will work, I don't see the point in letting a whole lot of people go through the trouble of doing the Magical quill challenge and then register and then not be given a welcome letter, I think that it will just be that we have to wait till everyone is through(1 million people) and then once it's all over, we get the welcome letters and then we explore, well I hope so cause I will be heart broken if this isn't it 
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Reason: Merged posts...please don't double post...
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08-01-2011, 06:32 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Sweet Home, Ya'll
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It took 14 hours for my e-mail to show up in my Yahoo account. I got in almost immediately 3:30am CDT and my e-mail showed up at 5:30pm. Thanks to the forum at SS, I had the Diagon Alley chapter open and ready. I'm CatWillow7.
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08-01-2011, 06:55 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2011
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i hope i'll get it !
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