#pottermore beta

[grrrbarrowman]

Times it was awesome to be on Tumblr

2012 (”IT’S THE END OF THE WORLD. AUSSIES, REPORT ON HOW THE APOCALYPSE LOOKS”)

Darren Criss sex riots

Launch of Pottermore BETA, where you had to solve riddles to get in and basically all of Tumblr got a shitload of accounts and sent themselves potion ingredients and ruled the fuckin’ school

The couple of hours after Sherlock episodes would come out and there would be radio silence... and then AN EXPLOSION OF GIFS

Some may call it Dashcon aftermath. I call it the DashCon afterparty.

ALL THE BALLPIT MEMES.

xkit

there being an xkit fandom for a brief few moments

those brief few sweet, sweet moments of xkit fandom

the year-long slide of glee fandom from ecstasy into bitter self-awareness

Dalton fandom. GOD BLESS.

[rowling]

Reblog if you were one of the original BETA Pottermore Testers.

[dumbasschronicles]

what if maintenance is like when pottermore beta (yeah I was a beta tester suck it) closed down all the time to make the servers better and when we get back on it looks like nothing happened but actually it's faster and the GIFs don't freeze 

[sawdustonthefloor]

Confessions of A Pottermore Beta User Pt.2

So there I am, my hands almost shaking with panic and excitement, waiting for the purple screen of the site to appear...and yes! Registration is open! I do not blink twice before I click to sign up, my fingers running hastily over the keyboard lest someone beats me to the punch and all one million places get filled before I manage to go through with it!

Then the clue: 'The chapter in which Professor McGonagall cancels the Quidditch match' multiplied by 42 (in retrospect, I wish I have taken screenshots at the time but I was way too engulfed in the whole thing to let anything side-track me)

So quick, run up to my room and then down the stairs already leafing through the book. A moment of a confusion when I don't find the moment in the chapter I thought, then - phew! - got it! Enter link, it works! Found the quill - woohoo!

Checking my email, clicking immediately on the validation link...and now I just have to wait.

Later, when I'm going through some forums and twitter reactions, I find out that the registration time was limited each day, and that apparently I happened to check the site just at the exact time the second clue was open (12:00 noon CET). That puts me at ease - I must get in then!

[It's been months after that when going through my emails, I actually read that first validation email telling me that entry is not guaranteed and it's all on First-Come-First-Served basis. Oh my! Have I paid attention then, I was surely going to sleep with my computer for the following five days, awaiting each clue]

As it is, I am waiting blissfully for further news from Pottermore.

[mountains-crumble]

Still haven't gotten started on Pottermore chapter 2. I think I'll get on that now.

[wenamedthedogkylo]

Okay........ the weirdest fucking thing just happened to me.

I saw somewhere that someone from the Pottermore BETA had gone, made another account, and then went and saw what they got sorted as just to see what happened. I thought it sounded like a fun idea if nothing else, so I used a virtually useless email I have, signed up, and proceeded.

Fun bit #1: The only change in my wand was the wood. My actual wand is Hawthorn, with a Unicorn Hair core, 14 1/2 inches long and Hard. This wand was Spruce with a Unicorn Hair core, 14 1/2 inches long and also Hard. Looking at the descriptions of the woods and thinking about my life and how it's changed since I got into the BETA, I have to say I like them both. The Hawthorn is definitely my official one, no doubt. But the Spruce added an interesting color... just made me think a bit about how I've grown this school year.

Then came the Sorting Hat and I was like, "Okay, I'm definitely a Ravenclaw but I know I've got some definite Slytherin tendencies in there. I'm practically Slytherclaw... or Raverin, prolly, cause the Ravenclaw's more dominant..." and my brain rambled, but I finally decided I was pretty much set to get either Ravenclaw again, or Slytherin to confirm my suspicions about my Raverin/Slytherclaw tendencies.

Guess what I got?

Gryffindor?!?!?!?!

I'm still staring at the screen wondering how that exactly happened. I don't really think I'm particularly brave, just kind of gutsy and "shove it up yer arse if you don't like it" kind of out there.... but.... yeah, I still don't understand. I mean, in hindsight, I guess some of my choices could be seen as Gryffindor choices, but I most definitely made them with a need for gaining knowledge and hopefully some wisdom in mind. It's funny, though. When I got into the BETA, I was thinking it'd be between Ravenclaw and Gryffindor. And hey, look what happened. Interesting.... I still don't know how I feel about this, but it's 5 am anyway so I'll just go sleep on it.

Nevertheless, I know my heart really is amongst the Eagles. Ravenclaw's where it's at, my homies! Wit beyond measure really is man's greatest treasure. But maybe I'm braver than I'd thought I was. Anyway, good night kiddies.

[mageofmip]

So... what i want to know is...

When are all of us Pottermore BETA users going to be allowed to continue on to book 2?

Or did I just do something wrong and that's why I'm not allowed to explore it yet?

[wintrrsoldierr]

OHMYGOD POTTERMORE HAS SOUND

they listened to us beta lot :')