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07-19-2011, 06:00 PM
| | Pottermore team answers fan questions
A couple weeks ago SnitchSeeker and other fansites asked our readers to submit questions they had regarding J.K. Rowling’s Pottermore. Some of the questions were answered today on the Pottermore blog. 
Photo: The Pottermore team's well-thumbed copy of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. Will Pottermore be available in multiple languages?
Yes. Initially, Pottermore will be available in English, French, German, Italian and Spanish. We are aiming to introduce more languages in the future – including Japanese and Korean later this year. You’ll be able to keep track of language availability here on the Insider. Will Pottermore be free?
Yes, access to Pottermore will be completely free; you won’t have to pay anything to use the site. The Pottermore Shop will have items in it that you’ll be able to buy, but choosing to purchase something – or not – won't affect your progress through the story as the Shop sits outside of the online reading experience. Can you please explain what you mean by 'online reading experience'? How much will I, as a Pottermore user, be able to affect the story? After all, hasn't Harry's story already been told?
The best way to think of Pottermore is as an interactive, illustrated companion to the books. J.K. Rowling wanted to create a site where her stories could live on and where readers could explore them in a new way. In addition to discovering new material from J.K. Rowling about Harry’s world, you’ll be able to interact with key story Moments (the Sorting Hat sequence, for example) and upload your own comments, thoughts and artwork for all the characters, objects and places that you come across. So Pottermore isn't a massively multiplayer online role-playing game like World of Warcraft, or a social network game like Farmville?
No. While there will be some simple games you can play (you'll be able to brew potions, for example), Pottermore is very much about the books: being able to experience Harry’s story in a new way and discover all the additional information that J.K. Rowling has written. Isn't there a House Cup that we compete for by earning points?
Yes, there is. As you progress through the story you'll also be able to earn house points – and once you get to the end of the first book you can carry on earning points to help your house win the House Cup. Would you say Pottermore is a social network for fans of Harry Potter?
Not really. Pottermore isn’t trying to compete with sites like Facebook or the Harry Potter forums and fan sites that are already out there. Once you’ve signed up to Pottermore you’ll be able to find and invite your Facebook friends (if you're over thirteen) and leave comments in your house common room and the Great Hall, but Pottermore isn't a social networking site where you can share personal information or chat in forums. I saw the Sony logo at the top of Pottermore.com. What's Sony's involvement with the site?
Sony is the primary partner of Pottermore. They have been consulted and involved in the development of the site experience and will offer a range of products and services to Pottermore users. Is Pottermore the Harry Potter encyclopedia?
J.K. Rowling has written exclusive new material especially for Pottermore giving unique insights, back stories and additional information about the characters, places and objects in the Harry Potter series. For now, Pottermore is the only place you’ll be able to find new information from J.K. Rowling about Harry’s world, and we'll be releasing this material as each of the seven books appears on the site. Once I've been sorted, will I be able to change houses?
J.K. Rowling has created a series of questions for the Sorting Hat, and how you answer these questions will determine which of the four houses you’ll be in. Once you've been sorted, you won't be able to change; the Sorting Hat's decision is final! What formats will the ebooks be available in? Will I be able to read them on my iPad/Sony eReader/Kindle…?
The Pottermore Shop is due to open in October. Our aim is to offer the ebooks in an as many formats as possible. We’ll provide more information closer to the time. I’ve submitted my email to the Pottermore website – does this mean I’m registered with Pottermore.com?
Not yet. If you’ve submitted your email address to the site, we'll use it to let you know when site registration is open to everyone. In other words, once you’ve received an email from us, you'll be able to visit Pottermore.com and complete the registration process. What's going to happen on 31 July?
We don't want to ruin the surprise but something will be happening on Pottermore.com on 31 July. Come back to the site, or keep an eye on the Pottermore Insider and our Pottermore Twitter feed for details. Is the Pottermore Owl Twitter account official?
No, it's not – but we kind of wish we'd thought of it!
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07-19-2011, 06:48 PM
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| Billywig
Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: The OC
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Hogwarts RPG Name: Jenny Takahashi Fifth Year | Moooooooo. :) || Have a supermegafoxyawesomehot Christmas.
Interesting. I'm still kinda confused by how all this works, but I hope July 31 comes really soon!
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07-19-2011, 06:57 PM
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| Firecrab
Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Canada (GMT -5)
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Hogwarts RPG Name: Orchid Danelli Simmons Fifth Year |
it sounds really cool =) I'm still kinda confused on how things will work, but I can't wait till July 31st!
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07-19-2011, 07:25 PM
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| Bicorn
Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Wales
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Hogwarts RPG Name: Jade Archer de Leon Slytherin Fourth Year Hogwarts RPG Name: Ivy Charlton Hufflepuff Fifth Year | Little Fox | ½ of Lauralie | Ravenclaw with a Hufflepuff heart and a Gryffindor soul | #HouseNATARIANA
It makes sense to me...strangely  Normally I'm confused about everything in the world  I can't wait 'till the 31st |
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07-19-2011, 07:31 PM
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| Imp
Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Hog's Head
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Hogwarts RPG Name: Alice Welch First Year | would u risk it 4 a chocolate biscuit?  Sounds like my kinda thing
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07-19-2011, 07:37 PM
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| Gnome
Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Burrow
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I dont really understand what its all about.. but whatever it is, Im so gonna check it out..
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07-19-2011, 08:59 PM
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| Firecrab
Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Faerun
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Hogwarts RPG Name: C. Caspian Seventh Year |
Well it sounds cool. |
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07-19-2011, 09:00 PM
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| Puffskein
Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: the Netherlands
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sounds great!
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07-19-2011, 09:06 PM
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| Doxy
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there still MAY be some sort of published encyclopedia in the future...i am hoping....
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07-19-2011, 09:18 PM
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| Kappa
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im freaking spinning with excitement!
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07-19-2011, 10:04 PM
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| Chizpurfle
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Hogwarts RPG Name: Finnlay 'Finn' Cameron Muir Fifth Year x5
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Oh, now I just can't wait til July 31 even that much more!!!
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07-20-2011, 12:00 AM
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| Firecrab
Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Oklahoma City
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Hogwarts RPG Name: Scarlet Olivia Reed Fourth Year | Quote:
Originally Posted by Lily<33 it sounds really cool =) I'm still kinda confused on how things will work, but I can't wait till July 31st! ^^ same here but I'm so excited!
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07-20-2011, 12:04 AM
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| Gnome
Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: New Zealand
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Hogwarts RPG Name: Valeria Felix Vitus First Year |
Oh...that sounds really cool!! I can't wait until we're able to access it!
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07-20-2011, 04:36 AM
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| Imp
Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: India
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Hogwarts RPG Name: Lily potter First Year |
I just cant wait for harry's B'day..........Queen rocks...... |
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07-20-2011, 09:17 AM
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| Abraxan
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Ahh! I cannot waaaaaaaaaait!
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07-20-2011, 09:21 AM
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| Puffskein
Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Czech Republic
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Very interesting! I can't wait.
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07-20-2011, 10:53 AM
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| Kappa
Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: GMT +3
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07-20-2011, 11:47 AM
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| Puffskein
Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: under the sky
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Hogwarts RPG Name: hebe watson grint First Year | very interesting, sounds great
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07-20-2011, 01:16 PM
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| Ashwinder
Join Date: May 2004 Location: USA
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Fascinating.
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07-20-2011, 02:37 PM
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|  DERP & DIMC Mackled Malaclaw
Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Amestris (GMT+8)
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Hogwarts RPG Name: Harri Ainsworth Second Year x12
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I've already read about this on twitter .. And reading it again makes the excitement double !!
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07-20-2011, 03:57 PM
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| Bundimun
Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: California, US
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This is so exciting. I'm still a bit confused by how it works too.
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07-20-2011, 05:05 PM
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| Mooncalf
Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Underwater (:
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Hogwarts RPG Name: Charles Fitzgerald Fifth Year | Heart keeper ♥ l Rawrrr ll domestïc equïne ll cherryy''
Hmm, this is very interesting! I wonder how it'll turn out to be.
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07-20-2011, 07:38 PM
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| Flobberworm
Join Date: Jul 2011
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I'm really excited for this. It's a great idea to keep the HP world going.
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07-20-2011, 08:12 PM
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| Imp
Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Hogwarts
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Second Year | Interesting! I'm really excited about Pottermore.
I'm still a bit confused by how it's gonna be though. 
Well, i guess we'll have to wait and see what happens on July 31st!
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07-21-2011, 12:12 AM
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| Horklump
Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Germany, soon NI
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Sooo looking forward to this! Kinda confused tho o.O What will it look like? When will I be able to access it? Which house will I be sorted in... So many questions xDDD
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