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I'll be detailing my magical journey in Pottermore on this site. Come visit if you're curious about Pottermore. You can also answer polls which will be changed each week.Ā
UPDATE: RAVENCLAW and SLYTHERIN ARE TIED!!! Go Slytherin! Brew, brew, and brew!
UPDATE: STUDENTS LEAVING
Ok, I need to add a fourth reason (which I won't call a theory because I think it has been happening) to why the student numbers have decreased. Thank you to iceflight64 for reminding me. So what's the other reason?
Well students leave Hogwarts because they were sorted into a House they did not want. While I have my own opinions on this matter, I will keep them private...FOR NOW. ^_~
UPDATE: STUDENTS LOST OR EXPELLED?
Since entering Pottermore, I was able to finish the first book within 24 hours, and I was able to collect all of the hidden objects within two days. Now whatās left to do are to earn points for my house (Go SLYTHERIN!) and to try to think of ways to improve the site before it opens to everyone.
Ā While I have many suggestions on the site, which Iāll mention on a different post, some of my other Pottermore Family noticed that the student population posted in the Great Hall has decreased. Since I just entered Pottermore Sunday morning and was too eager to get started, I did not notice this at all.
Ā So last night, I took a screenshot of the numbers in the Great Hall to keep track of the points and number of students. I posted it earlier, but here it is again:
Ā These numbers were as of Monday, September 5, 10:30pm in the Philippines (September 5, 10:30am in the U.S.A)
Then this morning, Tuesday, September 6, at 10:15am in the Philippines (September 5, 10:15pm in the U.S.A.), I checked the numbers again and found this:
Ā Notice that the student population has decreased from 144,224 to 144,210. So far, no explanation has been given by Pottermore so there are several theories about this. Once again, these are theories some of us in the Pottermore Family have, so they may be true or may not. As hardcore Potterheads, we just want to try and make our own guesses.
Ā The theories:
Ā 1.Ā Ā After SeekerRose184, pointed out to Pottermore and to the rest of us that there have been cheaters roaming around Hogwarts, one theory is that Pottermore might have been able to identify these individuals and have āexpelledā them. (For more information about this issue, please visit:Ā http://seekerrose.wordpress.com/)
Ā 2.Ā Ā Another common theory amongst us is speculation that Pottermore may be trying to use different servers to accommodate the growing number of students in Hogwarts. We are guessing that one effect may be that we are all going to ādifferent Hogwartsā, and thus, we have different student populations, scores, etc.
Ā 3.Ā Ā And lastly, since the site has been experiencing glitches, we cannot deny that there is a possibility that this is just another glitch in the site.
Ā Once again, I stress that these are merely THEORIES that may be true or not. We are all waiting to hear any updates from Pottermore, and I hope they explain whatās happening so at least we have a clear understanding of whatās going on in Hogwarts.
So keep your eyes and ears open while exploring Pottermore. Who knows what new information we may stumble upon.Ā
UPDATE: House Points as of Sept. 5...Go Slytherins!
UPDATE: PETS, WANDS, SORTING!
If youāve read my earlier post, you know that I got my owl in the wee hours of the morning here, Sunday at 12:30am to be exact. So while I was planning to sing my last song, watch one last movie and call it a night by 1:30am, I couldnāt do that anymore because, wellā¦DUH! I GOT THE FREAKING WELCOME EMAIL AFTER A MONTH OF WAITING!
Ā Ā So naturally, I just had to sign in and try the site out. And of course, I wanted to get my pet, my wand, and get sorted.
Ā Ā So I spent almost the next two hours going through the chapters and I finally got all three. And here they are:
Ā Ā My pet is an owl, a Tawny owl to be exact. I always wanted an owl.
Ā Ā My wand isĀ Alder with Dragon Core, Eleven and Three Quarter inches, Slighty Springy.Ā I wish I could make a real one that looks just like it.
Ā Ā And finally, I was sorted into SLYTHERIN. I always though I was going to end up in Ravenclaw or Hufflepuff, but Iām happy where I am now. I especially love it because it proved to be unpredictable in my case.
UPDATE: OWL LANDING CONFIRMED!!!
I woke up this Saturday thinking that it would be a normal and uneventful day, as it has been the past month. Having been disappointed the night before, I tried to not think about Pottermore, and most especially, my owl (a.k.a. welcome email). I spent most of the day doing a marathon of one of my favorite TV shows, FRIENDS. Once in a while I would check on my twitter, just to see how the rest of the Pottermore Family were doing.
Ā Ā As night time fast approached, I it was time for some karaoke. I have found that in this past month of hoping, waiting, and disappointment, singing has helped make it more bearable.Ā
Ā Ā So there I was, innocently waiting for my mom to finish her song so that I could finally sing Spice Girl's "Goodbye", when I decided to randomly refresh my inbox since I couldn't see any of my mentions on twitter.Ā
Ā Ā 2 new messages, 1 in my Yahoo! mailbox, the other in Gmail.Ā
Ā Ā So I check on my Gmail inbox and find this:Ā
Ā Ā Confusion,Ā since I first thought someone from twitter or tumblr (the only mail Iād received from my Pottermore dedicated email account) had sent me something related to Pottermore as they were the only messages I had been getting for the past month.
Ā Ā Shock, as I realized that Pottermore wasnāt the subject, but rather the SENDER.
Ā Ā So with a shaky hand I open the message and behold:
Ā Ā Pure happiness and excitement,Ā as I finally understood what this meant. Yes, MY OWL HAD FINALLY FOUND ME. The Pottermore gods heard all my prayers, pleas, complains, and more pleas, and finally decided to end my suffering by sending me my owl.
Ā Ā And so, in a matter of just 5 minutes, I had gone from patiently waiting form my turn at the karaoke, to giggling and screaming beside my mother, who was trying to sing through the last few lines of her song. I couldnāt even type properly as I tried to send the good news through twitter.
Ā I had to calm down before trying to sign in on Pottermore, which was achieved, once again, by singing a few songs first. After that, I left my mom to her singing, thanked my Pottermore Family who were happy for me, and finallyā¦SIGNED ON TO POTTERMORE.
My Pottermore owl,when it finally does get to me. LOL ^_~
No Owl Party Song 10: Steven Curtis Chapmanās I Will Be Here (Lyrics by: Willow Night)
Ā Tomorrow morning when we wake up
And our owls are still not here
We will still wait
If in the night, we lose some hope
Go online, and have no fear,
Cause we will be here
Ā We will be here
When you feel like itās not coming
When you need to speak your mind
We will listen
And we will be here
When the jokes all turn to true fears
Through the waiting, hoping and losing
Weāll be together
We will be here
Ā Tomorrow morning when we wake up
And the next wave is not here
We will be here
Just as sure as weāre Potterheads
Our emails must be on their way
So we will be here
Ā We will be here
To complain to one another
When our inbox still remains owl-less
We will cry too
And we will be here
To watch each wave thatās passing
And tell each other our owls are coming
We will be here
Ā We will be true to the promise we have made
To remain Potterheads for all our lives
Ā Tomorrow morning, when we wake up
And our owls are still not here
We will be here
Oh, we will be here.
No Owl Party Song 9: Matchbox 20ās Unwell (Lyrics by: Willow Night)
Ā All day
Staring at my laptop
Making friends with people on twitter
All night
Having people telling me
That I will soon get in
Because tomorrow might have my owl coming
Ā Hold on
Iām feeling like Iām headed for a
Breakdown
I just know why
Ā Iām not crazy, Iām just a little owl-less
I know, right now you can tell
Itās been awhile and maybe then itāll be
The wave just meant for me
Iām not crazy, Iām just a little hopeless
I know, right now you donāt care
But soon enough youāre gonna think of me
And send me my own owl soon
Ā Talking to myself in public
Stealing glances at my mail
I know, I know theyāll soon be emailing me
I can hear them clicking
But it makes me think there must be something wrong with me
Out of all the people waiting
Somehow, theyāve lost my owl
Ā Iām not crazy, Iām just a little owl-less
I know, right now you can tell
Itās been awhile and maybe then itāll be
The wave just meant for me
Iām not crazy, Iām just a little hopeless
I know, right now you donāt care
But soon enough youāre gonna think of me
And send me my own owl
Ā Iāve been stalking my inbox
Pretty soon my owl will come here
Yeah, they seem to take their time
Ā Iām not crazy, Iām just a little owl-less
I know, right now you can tell
Itās been awhile and maybe then itāll be
The wave just meant for me
Iām not crazy, Iām just a little impaired
I know, right now you donāt care
But soon enough youāre gonna think of me
And send me my own owl
Hey, send me my own owl
Send me my own owl, yeah
Well Iām just a little owl-less
Send me my own owl
Send me my own owl
To all Potterheads
What proof do you have that you are a true Potterhead?
Ā 1.Ā Ā Ā I have read all seven Harry Potter books in order at least six times.
Ā 2.Ā Ā Ā While waiting for the fifth book to be released, I tried to memorize the Sorting Hats rhyme from the first book, andā¦
Ā 3.Ā Ā Ā I also tried to memorize the book itself. (Only succeed in memorizing the first paragraph because I couldnāt help but to read on)
Ā 4.Ā Ā Ā I watched all eight Harry Potter movies on the day of their release in the theaters so that I can have my own unbiased opinion, andā¦
Ā 5.Ā Ā Ā ā¦I watched each one at least twice in the theater. (Not including DVDs since Iāve watched them countless times already.)
Ā 6.Ā Ā Ā For the first movie, I had my mom line up at 8am to buy tickets for me and my friends, when the theater only opened their ticket booths at 12 noon. (She was pretty mad at me for this.)
Ā 7.Ā Ā Ā For the seventh movie, I skipped work so I could line up at the theater at 10am to buy tickets for the last full show at 11pm.
Ā 8.Ā Ā Ā I asked my mom to buy me the set of Harry Potter books because it was ārequiredā at school.
Ā 9.Ā Ā Ā When the first movie came out, I asked the cinema management if I could buy the movie tarpaulins from them. (They said no because they had to return them to Warner Bros.)
Ā 10. I once had diskettes full of pictures of Harry Potter and its cast. (Yes, CD burners and USBs where not yet readily available at that time.)
Ā 11. When my high school literature teacher asked us to make a paper either defending or arguing against Harry Potter, I took the paper seriously and ended up with a mini-thesis. (I got top marks for it too!)
Ā 12. Ā Every time I read and watch any of the Harry Potter installments, I cry.
Ā 13. While reading Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, I had to stop reading when Sirius died because my eyes were full of tears that wouldnāt stop. I cried myself to sleep that night.
Ā 14. I had to read Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows in my room because I kept on crying at different chapters. (When Ron and Harry fought, when Ron came back, when Dobby died, when Snape showed his memories to Harry, when Fred, Tonks and Lupin died, when Harry saw the ghosts of his loved ones, when Harryās friends were devastated to hear that he was dead, when Mrs. Weasley fought Bellatrix, when the end finally came)
Ā 15. Ā When my younger brothers wanted to try to read the books, I would quiz them first on the book they just read to make sure they understood what happened before lending them the next book. (They tend to just read books without trying to use much of their imagination, which would then make it just useless.)
Ā 16. Ā Whenever I watch the movies, I know exactly what parts they removed or changed from the book.
Ā 17. I cried when the trailer for the last movie came out.
Ā 18. I have video clips of everything related to Harry Potter, J.K. Rowlings speech at Harvard, her interview with Oprah, the trailers of the movies, cast interviews, video of the last day of shooting, etc.
Ā 19. I turned my other friends into Potterheads by lending them all my books.
Ā 20. I stayed up late during the first two days of when Pottermore released the clue for the Magical Quill.
Ā 21. I had my books ready everyday so I could answer the clue, and I knew where in book to find the answers.
Ā 22. Even though I found the Magical Quill on Day 2, I still looked forward to answering the clues on Day 3 to 7 just to see if I knew the answers.
Ā 23. Ā I made a twitter account dedicated to my Pottermore account, and have used twitter more than I ever had before this.
Ā 24. When I first and last two things I do everyday since Pottermore started are to check my twitter time line for any news, and to check my inbox for my welcome email.
Ā 25. I find myself praying that my welcome email will be sent to me whenever I hear a wave is coming.
Ā 26. I have started a tumblr blog (this one) dedicated to all this Harry Potter.
Ā 27. Whenever I listen to a song on my phone, I try to see if I could make it into the next No Owl Party song.
Ā 28. I currently have eight songs dedicated to the No Owl Party, all re-written in dedication to this wait.
Ā 29. Ā I am currently searching for anniversary editions of all the books. So far, Iāve only got one for the first book.
Ā 30. Ā I get excited whenever I get a new email, and get all depressed when I find our itās not from Pottermore.
Ā 31. I got overly excited and jealous when I heard that Universal Studios now has Butterbeer.
Ā 32. Ā On my Christmas wish list this year is a complete DVD set of the Harry Potter movies.
Ā Ā So, those are all the proofs I could think of for now. Iām sure once I get my owl and start Pottermore, Iād have a few things to add again. But what about you?
No Owl Party Song 8: The Beatlesā A Hard Dayās Night (Lyrics by: Willow Night)
Ā Itās been a real hard wait, and Iāve been hoping for so long
Itās been a real hard wait, I should be playing Pottermore
But every time Iām online, I find that others got in
It makes me feel all right.
Ā You know I work all day, but Iām distracted most recently
But itās worth it once I get my owl, itās gonna give me everything
So why on earth should I cry, cause soon Iāll get my own owl
Then things will be just great
Ā Once Iām in everything will be all right
Once Iām in playing with all of my friends, yeah
Itās been a real hard wait, and Iāve been hoping for so long
Itās been a real hard wait, I should be playing Pottermore
But every time Iām online, I find that others got in
It makes me feel all right.
Ā Owww
Ā So why on earth should I cry, cause soon Iāll get my own owl
Then things will be just great
Ā Once Iām in everything will be all right
Once Iām in playing with all of my friends, yeah
Itās been a real hard wait, and Iāve been hoping for so long
Itās been a real hard wait, I should be playing Pottermore
But every time Iām online, I find that others got in
It makes me feel all right.
And it will be all right
And it will be all right
No Owl Party Song 7: New Radicalsā Someday Weāll Know (Lyrics by: Willow Night)
Ā Just five days until September
Canāt stop hoping
I donāt know why
So many people
Who need their owls
Two weeks later
Thereās still just few owls
Ā Whatever happened to your first promise?
Who sends out all of the owls?
Is each wave just less than 10,000?
Did you just forget about my owl?
Ā Someday Iāll know if Iām really magical
Someday Iāll know what house Iāll be in
Someday Iāll get my own welcome email too
Ā Does anybody know the way they decide things?
Or how they choose whose owls to send?
Iām logging on to the website
For the 97th time tonight
Ā Someday Iāll know if Iām really magical
Someday Iāll know what house Iāll be in
Someday Iāll get my own welcome email too
Someday Iāll know what wand and pet I will get
One day Iāll go brew my own potion
Someday youāll know all my comments about you
Ā I guessed the clue right on Day 2
I watched as some got in before me
If I could ask you just one question
When will you send my owl to me?
Ā Someday Iāll know if Iām really magical
Someday Iāll know what house Iāll be in
Someday Iāll get my own welcome email too
Someday Iāll know what wand and pet I will get
One day Iāll go brew my own potion
Someday youāll know all my comments about you
No Owl Party Song 6: Bruno Marsā Marry You (Lyrics by: Willow Night)
Ā Itās a hopeful night
For those waiting for their owl
Pottermore
I really wanna get my owl
Ā Is it by day of the clue
Or is it random?
Who cares, baby
I really wanna get my owl
Ā Well, I know this little website
On the internet we can go
It just wonāt tell
Oh, come on now
Ā Who cares if weāre trashed
Just wanna get our owl so weāll go
Get our own wand
And itās game on
Ā Donāt say no, no, no, no, no
Just say yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Now go, go, go, go, go
Get them ready, coz weāre ready
Ā Cause itās a hopeful night
For those waiting for their owl
Pottermore
I really wanna get my owl
Ā Is it by day of the clue
Or is it random?
Who cares, baby
I really wanna get my owl
Ā Iāll go check my mail
Coz thereās a new wave,
I hope, that my owlās here
Letās just hope, girl
Ā But then I wake up and see
Itās just a dream, thatās cool
Just go get my owl
Coz I want it
Ā Donāt say no, no, no, no, no
Just say yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Now go, go, go, go, go
Get them ready, coz weāre ready
Ā Cause itās a hopeful night
For those waiting for their owl
Pottermore
I really wanna get my owl
Ā Is it by day of the clue
Or is it random?
Who cares, baby
I really wanna get my owl
Ā Just say you will
Send me my owl, right now
Send me my owl, right now, right now
Ā Just say you will
Send me my owl, right now
Send me my owl, right now, right now
Ā Itās a hopeful night
For those waiting for their owl
Pottermore
I really wanna get my owl
Ā Is it by day of the clue
Or is it random?
Who cares, baby
I really wanna get my owl
If you liked my No Owl Party songs,you can now get them online. Just click the title and it'll send you to the site of my songs! Proceeds will be donated to one of J.K.Rowling's charities. ^_^