Wizarding World Digital (formerly known as Pottermore) is a unique and free-to-use online experience that serves as a companion to the Wizarding World. This unique experience allows Harry Potter fans to take quizzes, discover more about the films, movies, and theme parks, and explore the inner workings of the wizarding world through exclusive writing by J.K. Rowling. Wizarding World Digital is also the official source for Wizarding World news and the place to go to purchase Harry Potter e-books, audiobooks, and more.
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- Wizarding World Website Rebranded as HarryPotter.com - The franchise has recently undergone a somewhat subtle transformation.
- Harry Potter Fan Club App Quietly Shuts Down - The Harry Potter Fan Club app closed down at the beginning of this month, with an announcement posted to the app only a few days ago.
- “From the Wizarding Archive” Announced, Featuring Freshly Curated Wizarding World Content - “From the Wizarding Archive” will be released in e-book and digital audiobook formats later this year.
Harry Potter Fan Club – Fan Club members have special access to benefits such as events, quizzes and puzzles, and weekly newsletters.
Portrait Maker – Witches and wizards can further customize their Wizarding World Digital profiles with virtual avatars to reflect their likeness and magical style.
Known Patronus Possibilities
There are 142 known Patronus possibilities:
- Aardvark
- Abraxan Winged Horse (very rare)
- Adder
- Albatross
- Badger
- Basset Hound
- Bat (unusual)
- Bay Mare
- Bay Stallion
- Beagle
- Black and White Cat
- Black Bear (unusual)
- Black Mamba
- Black Mare
- Black Stallion
- Black Swan
- Blackbird
- Bloodhound
- Borzoi
- Brown Bear
- Brown Hare
- Brown Owl (unusual)
- Buffalo (unusual)
- Buzzard
- Calico Cat
- Capuchin Monkey
- Caracal
- Cheetah (unusual)
- Chestnut Mare
- Chestnut Stallion
- Chow Dog
- Crow
- Dapple Grey Mare
- Dapple Grey Stallion
- Deerhound
- Doe (unusual)
- Dolphin
- Dragon (very rare)
- Dragonfly
- Dun Mare
- Dun Stallion
- Eagle
- Eagle Owl (unusual)
- Elephant (unusual)
- Erumpent (very rare)
- Falcon
- Field Mouse
- Fire-dwelling Salamander (very rare)
- Fox
- Fox Terrier
- Ginger Cat
- Goshawk
- Granian Winged Horse (very rare)
- Grass Snake
- Great Grey Owl (unusual)
- Grey Squirrel
- Greyhound
- Hedgehog
- Heron (J.K. Rowling’s Patronus)
- Hippogriff (very rare)
- Hummingbird
- Husky
- Hyena (unusual)
- Ibizan Hound
- Impala (unusual)
- Irish Wolfhound
- King Cobra (unusual)
- Kingfisher
- Leopard (unusual)
- Leopardess (unusual)
- Lion (unusual)
- Lioness (unusual)
- Little Owl (unusual)
- Lynx (unusual)
- Magpie
- Manx Cat
- Marsh Harrier
- Mastiff Dog
- Mink
- Mole
- Mongrel Dog
- Mountain Hare
- Nebelung Cat
- Newfoundland
- Nightjar
- Occamy (very rare)
- Ocicat
- Orangutan
- Orca (unusual)
- Oryx (unusual)
- Osprey
- Otter
- Peacock (unusual)
- Pheasant
- Piebald Mare
- Piebald Stallion
- Pine Marten
- Polar Bear (unusual)
- Polecat
- Python (unusual)
- Ragdoll Cat
- Rat
- Rattlesnake
- Raven (unusual)
- Red Squirrel
- Rhinoceros (unusual)
- Robin
- Rottweiler
- Runespoor (very rare)
- Russian Blue Cat
- St. Bernard
- Salmon
- Scops Owl (unusual)
- Seal (unusual)
- Shark (unusual)
- Shrew
- Siberian Cat
- Snowy Owl (unusual)
- Sparrow
- Sparrowhawk
- Sphynx Cat
- Stag (unusual)
- Stoat
- Swallow
- Swift
- Thestral (very rare)
- Tiger (unusual)
- Tigress (unusual)
- Tonkinese Cat
- Tortoiseshell Cat
- Unicorn (very rare)
- Vole
- Vulture (unusual)
- Weasel
- West Highland Terrier
- White Mare
- White Stallion
- White Swan
- Wild Boar
- Wild Rabbit
- Wildcat
- Wolf
- Wood Mouse
Patronus Quiz Questions
Each question of the Patronus quiz consisted of a choice. The user had to make the choice quickly or the quiz would simply move on to the next question. Different users got different questions, so we've listed all the known variations of the questions.
Question 1
- Sun/Wind/Rain
- Leaf/Blade/Thorn
- Shine/Glitter/Glow
- Dream/Discover/Dance
- Seek/Protect/Serve
Question 2
- Make/Improve
- Sweet/Salt
- Blood/Bone
- Bright/Shadow
- Warm/Cold
- Rough/Smooth
Question 3
- Stone/Wood/Earth
- Over/Under/Around
- Think/Feel/Sense
- Play/Prowl/Preen
- Lead/Save/Escape
Question 4
- Free/Safe
- Together/Alone
- Lost/Found
- Who/Why
- Speak/Silent
- Forever/Sometimes
Question 5
- Black/White/Grey
- Watch/Listen/Touch
- Hope/Trust/Love
- Mind/Heart/Spirit
- Comfort/Advice/Impress
Question 6
- Frost/Dew
- Asleep/Awake
- Create/Hunt
- Sharp/Sleek
- High/Deep
- Ripple/Wave
Question 7
- Eternal/Impossible
- Myth/Legend
- Serenity/Glory
- Charm/Jinx
- Enchant/Bewitch
How to Get a Very Rare Patronus
Abraxan Winged Horses, Dragons, Erumpents, Fire-dwelling Salamanders, Granian Winged Horses, Hippogriffs, Occamys, Runespoors, Thestrals, and Unicorns are all considered very rare Patronuses, but it is possible to get one. Here are a few walkthroughs to get some of these very rare Patronuses.
To get a Dragon, you need to choose:
Question 1 — Blade or Dance
Question 2 — Blood or Rough
Question 3 — Around or Earth or Escape or Preen or Sense
Question 4 — Alone or Free or Lost or Silent or Sometimes or Why
Question 5 — Grey or Impress or Spirit or Touch or Trust
Question 6 — Awake or Deep or Frost or Hunt or Ripple or Sharp
Question 7 — Bewitch or Glory or Impossible or Jinx or Legend
To get a Fire-dwelling Salamander, you need to choose:
Question 1 — Blade or Dance
Question 2 — Blood or Rough
Question 3 — Around or Earth or Escape or Preen or Sense
Question 4 — Alone or Free or Lost or Silent or Sometimes or Why
Question 5 — Grey or Impress or Spirit or Touch or Trust
Question 6 — Awake or Deep or Frost or Hunt or Ripple or Sharp
Question 7 — Charm or Enchant or Eternal or Myth or Serenity
To get a Hippogriff, you need to choose:
Question 1 — Discover or Seek
Question 2 — Blood or Rough
Question 3 — Lead or Prowl or Stone or Think or Under
Question 4 — Alone or Free or Lost or Silent or Sometimes or Why
Question 5 — Advice or Black or Hope or Listen or Mind
Question 6 — Awake or Deep or Frost or Hunt or Ripple or Sharp
Question 7 — Bewitch or Glory or Impossible or Jinx or Legend
To get a Thestral, you need to choose:
Question 1 — Discover or Seek
Question 2 — Blood or Rough
Question 3 — Lead or Prowl or Stone or Think or Under
Question 4 — Alone or Free or Lost or Silent or Sometimes or Why
Question 5 — Advice or Black or Hope or Listen or Mind
Question 6 — Awake or Deep or Frost or Hunt or Ripple or Sharp
Question 7 — Charm or Enchant or Eternal or Myth or Serenity
14th–17th-Century History of Magic in North America – The history of magic in North America is tied to Native American magic, what life was like for the first European wizards coming to America, and how the Salem witch trials affected the wizarding community. Due to a serious breach of the International Statute of Secrecy in 1790, American witches and wizards live in complete segregation from No-Majs (the American term for Muggles) under Rappaport's Law. Unlike in Europe, American magical and non-magical people do not marry or secretly coordinate their governments. In 1920s magical America, Ilvermorny School of Witchcraft and Wizardry is a world-renowned institution, four wandmakers with highly individualized talents fulfill the needs of the magical American community, and wizards are not compliant with No-Maj prohibition of that era.
Wizarding Schools – There are 11 major wizarding schools all over the world.
- Beauxbatons Academy of Magic – The predominantly French wizarding school also accepts students from Belgium, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal, and Spain.
- Castelobruxo – The South American school for magic is hidden somewhere deep within the rainforest of Brazil.
- Durmstrang Institute – One of the most secretive magical schools, Durmstrang is thought to be located in the far north of Europe.
- Ilvermorny School of Witchcraft and Wizardry – The school was started by an Irish woman named Isolt, her Muggle husband, James, and her two adopted sons, Chadwick and Webster. It has four Houses: Horned Serpent, Pukwudgie, Thunderbird, and Wampus.
- Mahoutokoro – A Japanese school for magic is located at the peak of the volcanic island of Minami Iwo Jima.
- Uagadou – The largest wizarding school in Africa accepts students from all over the continent.
The Potter Family – The name is derived from an occupation meaning "one who makes pottery."
- Linfred of Stinchcombe – The Potter family descends from Linfred, who was called upon by Muggles for his medicinal services.
- Hardwin – The eldest son of Linfred of Stinchcombe. He was married to Iolanthe Peverell.
- Iolanthe Peverell – She was from Godric's Hollow and also the granddaughter of Ignotus Peverell. Iolanthe went on to inherit the Invisibility Cloak from her grandfather. She married Hardwin, the son of Linfred of Stinchcombe. Hardwin kept the secret of the Invisibility Cloak, and the couple started the tradition of passing down the Cloak through the generations.
- Ralston Potter – He was a member of the Wizengamot from 1612 to 1652.
- Henry "Harry" Potter – He was a member of the Wizengamot from 1913 to 1921 and spoke out on behalf of helping Muggles during World War I.
- Fleamont and Euphemia Potter – Fleamont took the family gold and quadrupled it. He and his wife, Euphemia, were the parents of James Potter but died before meeting their grandson, Harry Potter.
Ghosts – Ghosts are only 3D imprints of a dead witch or wizard and do not possess knowledge of the afterlife. Instead, they live a half-life since they cannot feel physical pleasure and maintain whatever constraints they had when they were living. For example, if a wizard met his end by having his head severed, he takes that with him into the afterlife. Muggles cannot see ghosts.
The Hogwarts Express – Prior to 1692, students were allowed to arrive at Hogwarts by any means they wanted. After the imposition of the International Statute of Secrecy, officials were tasked with finding a universal way to get students to the school. No one knows where the Hogwarts Express originates, but ever since then, it has been the only means of getting to and from Hogwarts.
The Marauder's Map – The magic used to create the Marauder's Map is advanced and includes the Homonculous Charm. It is likely that James, Peter, Remus, and Sirius lost the map through the likes of Argus Filch, who was probably tipped off by Severus Snape. Regardless of how the map was lost, its creators lost interest in it as they grew older and more focused on the rise of Voldemort and the Order of the Phoenix.
The existence of the map proved to be a thorn in the side of the author since it allowed Harry to have too much information. Rowling regretted not having Harry leave the map in the office of who was thought to be Mad-Eye Moody. Still, she liked that Harry was able to use the map to see Ginny's movements during Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.
The Sorting Hat – The Sorting Hat processes thoughts from the four founders, is skilled in Legilimency, and can respond to the thoughts of the people who wear it. The Sorting Hat will not admit that it has been wrong in where it has placed a student and has a near-perfect record for placement in all its years of existence.
Wand Cores – These are the properties and descriptions of the three main wand cores.
- Dragon Heartstring – These types of wands learn quickly and are full of power. Unfortunately, dragon heartstring wands are the easiest to turn to the Dark Arts.
- Phoenix Feather – Phoenix feather wands are picky when it comes to finding an owner. Still, the phoenix feather wand produces the greatest range of magic compared to the others.
- Unicorn Hair – Wands with a unicorn hair core tend to be the most difficult to turn to the Dark Arks. Furthermore, they produce the most consistent magic while remaining extremely loyal to their owners. One drawback is that these wands tend to be less powerful than other types of wands.
Early Pottermore
The original Pottermore website, first released to the public in 2012, was an interactive exploration through the seven Harry Potter books. There was a Gateway when one logged on to the site that allowed the user to visit many different places in the wizarding world. This version of the site included a Sorting Ceremony and wand selection along with interactive elements like dueling, potion-making, and a biannual House Cup.
Pottermore Reimagined
On September 22, 2015, Pottermore took down the original site and launched a completely reworked experience. According to Pottermore’s FAQ, these changes were made in an attempt to encompass the new facets of J.K. Rowling’s ever-expanding wizarding world. In the redesign, all chapter Moments were removed as well as interactive elements. This new site allowed users to log in to Pottermore with an email address rather than their auto-generated username from the original one. Pottermore, however, was sure to include a way for users to recover their old account information if they wanted to. This new site included a lot of new writing by J.K. Rowling and a highly anticipated Patronus quiz, which was released exactly one year after the reimagined site launched.
Wizarding World Digital
In May 2019, Pottermore became Wizarding World Digital, a new website organized by Pottermore and Warner Bros. The biggest addition to the new site is the Wizarding Passport, which includes your Hogwarts House, wand, and Patronus. The website is organized in a fairly similar manner as the previous Pottermore site and still includes sections like "Quizzes," "News & Features," and "J.K. Rowling Archive." However, it also includes some new areas, such as "Discover," a section that outlines all official Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts books, movies, locations (e.g., theme parks), and games. Another change to Wizarding World Digital is the introduction of an app and shortly thereafter the introduction of a new Sorting Ceremony where the app uses virtual reality technology to put the Sorting Hat on the user's head.
Gateway
The Pottermore Gateway was the home page that showed where you and your friends were in the story, as well as which books were open to the public. It featured your House crest, personal House points, total points your House had earned, and your unique Potterized username. You had access to Diagon Alley to purchase items, Gringotts to keep tabs on your money, the Great Hall to keep track of the House Cup, and the common room to interact with other users in your House. You could also practice spells and brew potions, look at the collectibles you had in your trunk, look at the profiles of your friends, and access your favorites. Your owl was also perched on top of the gateway, and the background was colored according to your House (or the Pottermore purple if you hadn't been sorted yet). The gateway was removed on July 31, 2013, making way for a new home page for members of Pottermore.
The gateway was replaced by a map of Hogwarts and the surrounding magical community. As seen above, the map included not just the school but also other magical places associated with the books, which could be visited. This included the Great Hall, your House common room, Dueling Club, Potions class, History of Magic, Gringotts, Potage's Cauldron Shop, Apothecary, Flourish & Blotts, and Daily Prophet.
Chapter Moments
Pottermore released many illustrated, interactive Moments throughout the seven Harry Potter books. Each Moment captured a scene from a particular chapter and allowed the reader to zoom in to specific details, collect items, and read about the story. Some Moments featured quizzes or games such as the Sorting quiz and de-gnoming the Weasley garden. Certain key Moments also revealed exclusive, previously unseen content from J.K. Rowling.
Here is a comprehensive list of every Moment, chapter by chapter, including where new information was released along the way:
Sorcerer's Stone
Chapter 1 - "The Boy Who Lived"
- Number Four, Privet Drive (New content from J.K. Rowling: "Number Four, Privet Drive")
- Something Peculiar Is Happening (New content from J.K. Rowling: "Measurements")
- Harry Is Delivered
Chapter 2 - "The Vanishing Glass"
- The Cupboard Under the Stairs (New content from J.K. Rowling: "Vernon & Petunia Dursley")
- The Trip to the Zoo
Chapter 3 - "The Letters from No One"
- Harry Receives a Mysterious Letter
- The Hut on the Rock
Chapter 4 - "The Keeper of the Keys"
- Hagrid Arrives (New content from J.K. Rowling: "Ghost Plots")
- Harry Receives His Letter at Last
Chapter 5 - "Diagon Alley"
- Arriving at Diagon Alley (New content from J.K. Rowling: "Clothing")
- Harry and Hagrid Visit Gringotts
- Ollivanders (New content from J.K. Rowling: "Mr. Ollivander"; "Wand Cores"; "Wand Lengths & Flexibility"; "Wand Woods")
Chapter 6 - "The Journey from Platform Nine and Three-Quarters"
- The Hogwarts Express (New content from J.K. Rowling: "Platform Nine and Three-Quarters"; "The Hogwarts Express"; "Toads")
- The Journey to Hogwarts
Chapter 7 - "The Sorting Hat"
- The Entrance Hall (New content from J.K. Rowling: "Professor McGonagall")
- The Sorting Ceremony (New content from J.K. Rowling: "Hatstall"; "The Sorting Hat")
Chapter 8 - "The Potions Master"
- Harry’s Early Days at Hogwarts
- Harry’s First Potions Lesson
- Hagrid’s Wooden House
Chapter 9 - "The Midnight Duel"
- Flying Lesson
- The Trophy Room (New content from J.K. Rowling: "Familiars")
- The Forbidden Corridor
Chapter 10 - "Hallowe’en"
- Harry’s Special Delivery
- Charms Class (New content from J.K. Rowling: "Hogwarts School Subjects")
- The Mountain Troll
Chapter 11 - "Quidditch"
- Charms Homework (New content from J.K. Rowling: "The Original Forty")
- The Golden Snitch
Chapter 12 - "The Mirror of Erised"
- The Library (New content from J.K. Rowling: "Curses and Counter Curses by Professor Vindictus Viridian")
- Christmas at Hogwarts
- The Disused Classroom (New content from J.K. Rowling: "The Mirror of Erised")
Chapter 13 - "Nicolas Flamel"
- Nicolas Flamel Is Finally Revealed (New content from J.K. Rowling: "Nicolas Flamel")
- The Hooded Figure
Chapter 14 - "Norbert the Norwegian Ridgeback"
- Hagrid’s Secret (New content from J.K. Rowling: "The Standard Book of Spells, Grade 1")
- The Egg in the Fire
- A Plan for Norbert the Baby Dragon
Chapter 15 - "The Forbidden Forest"
- Harry Becomes an Outcast (New content from J.K. Rowling: "One Thousand Magical Herbs and Fungi by Phyllida Spore"; "The Dark Forces: A Guide to Self-Protection by Quentin Trimble"; "A Beginners Guide to Transfiguration by Emeric Switch")
- Into the Forbidden Forest
Chapter 16 - "Through the Trapdoor"
- The Winged Keys
- The Chessboard Chamber
- The Potion Puzzle
Chapter 17 - "The Man with Two Faces"
- The Philospher’s Stone (New content from J.K. Rowling: "The Philospher’s Stone"; "Professor Quirrell")
- The Hospital Wing
- The End of Year Feast
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Chamber of Secrets
Chapter 1 - "The Worst Birthday"
- The Magic Word
- Two Enormous Green Eyes
Chapter 2 - "Dobby’s Warning"
- Dobby the House-Elf
- Aunt Petunia’s Pudding
Chapter 3 - "The Burrow"
- Harry’s Escape (New content from J.K. Rowling: "Technology")
- The Weasleys’
- De-Gnoming the Garden
Chapter 4 - "At Flourish and Blotts"
- Floo Powder (New content from J.K. Rowling: "Floo Powder"; "Celestina Warbeck")
- Borgin and Burkes
- Lucius Malfoy (New content from J.K. Rowling: "The Malfoy Family")
Chapter 5 - "The Whomping Willow"
- Flying to Hogwarts (New content from J.K. Rowling: "King’s Cross Station")
- Crash Landing
- Snape’s Office
Chapter 6 - "Gilderoy Lockhart"
- Ron Receives a Howler
- Herbology
- Cornish Pixies
Chapter 7 - "Mudbloods and Murmurs"
- Quidditch Practice (New content from J.K. Rowling: "Purebloods")
- Lockhart’s Office
Chapter 8 - "The Deathday Party"
- Nearly Headless Nick’s Party (New content from J.K. Rowling: "Peeves")
- Enemies of the Heir, Beware
Chapter 9 - "The Writing on the Wall"
- The Legend of the Chamber of Secrets (New content from J.K. Rowling: "Hogwarts Ghosts")
- Moaning Myrtle’s Bathroom
Chapter 10 - "The Rogue Bludger"
- Moste Potente Potions
- Harry’s Broken Arm (New content from J.K. Rowling: "Draco Malfoy")
- Colin Is Petrified
Chapter 11 - "The Dueling Club"
- The Diversion
- Harry and Draco’s Duel
Chapter 12 - "The Polyjuice Potion"
- Dumbledore’s Office
- The Potion Is Ready (New content from J.K. Rowling: "Polyjuice Potion")
- The Slytherin Common Room
Chapter 13 - "The Very Secret Diary"
- Tom Riddle’s Diary
- Valentine’s Day (New content from J.K. Rowling: "Gilderoy Lockhart")
- Into the Diary
Chapter 14 - "Cornelius Fudge"
- Another Attack (New content from J.K. Rowling: "Ghosts")
- Dumbledore Is Suspended
Chapter 15 - "Aragog"
- Follow the Spiders
- Rescued from the Forest
Chapter 16 - "The Chamber of Secrets"
- Hermione’s Clue
- The Entrance to the Chamber
- Two Entwined Serpents (New content from J.K. Rowling: "The Chamber of Secrets")
Chapter 17 - "The Heir of Slytherin"
- Tom Riddle
- The Basilisk
- Harry Destroys the Diary
Chapter 18 - "Dobby’s Reward"
- Dumbledore Returns (New content from J.K. Rowling: "The Sword of Gryffindor")
- A Free Elf
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Prisoner of Azkaban
Chapter 1 - "Owl Post"
- Harry’s Birthday
Chapter 2 - "Aunt Marge’s Big Mistake"
- Aunt Marge (New content from J.K. Rowling: "Marge Dursley")
Chapter 3 - "The Knight Bus"
- Magnolia Crescent
- Inside the Knight Bus (New content from J.K. Rowling: "The Knight Bus")
Chapter 4 - "The Leaky Cauldron"
- Monster Book of Monsters
- The Magical Menagerie
Chapter 5 - "The Dementor"
- Professor R.J. Lupin
Chapter 6 - "Talons and Tea Leaves"
- Sir Cadogan (New content from J.K. Rowling: "Sir Cadogan")
- Divination
- Hagrid’s First Lesson (New content from J.K. Rowling: "Professor Kettleburn")
Chapter 7 - "The Boggart in the Wardrobe"
- Riddikulus (New content from J.K. Rowling: "Boggart")
Chapter 8 - "Flight of the Fat Lady"
- The Hallowe’en Feast
- The Slashed Painting (New content from J.K. Rowling: "Hogwarts Portraits")
Chapter 9 - "Grim Defeat"
- Gryffindor Versus Hufflepuff
Chapter 10 - "The Marauder’s Map"
- Dissendium (New content from J.K. Rowling: "The Marauder’s Map")
- Honeydukes
- The Three Broomsticks
Chapter 11 - "The Firebolt"
- The Firebolt Is Confiscated (New content from J.K. Rowling: "Gobstones")
Chapter 12 - "The Patronus"
- Expecto Patronum (New content from J.K. Rowling: "Dementors and Chocolate")
Chapter 13 - "Gryffindor Versus Ravenclaw"
- Ron Tries Out the Firebolt (New content from J.K. Rowling: "Firebolt")
- A Rude Awakening
Chapter 14 - "Snape’s Grudge"
- Buckbeak’s Appeal
- The Shrieking Shack
- A Spare Bit of Parchment
Chapter 15 - "The Quidditch Final"
- Gryffindor Wins the Cup
Chapter 16 - "Professor Trelawney’s Prediction"
- Exam Time
- The Committee
Chapter 17 - "Cat, Rat, and Dog"
- The Shadow of the Whomping Willow
- The Man in the Shadows (New content from J.K. Rowling: "Secret-Keeper")
Chapter 18 - "Moony, Wormtail, Padfoot, and Prongs"
- Lupin’s Tale
Chapter 19 - "The Servant of Lord Voldemort"
- Peter’s Transformation
Chapter 20 - "The Dementor's Kiss"
- Full Moon (New content from J.K. Rowling: "Werewolves")
- The Lake Shore
Chapter 21 - "Hermione's Secret"
- Time-Turner (New content from J.K. Rowling: "Time-Turner")
- Buckbeak’s Rescue
- Prongs (New content from J.K. Rowling: "Patronus Charm")
- Sirius and Buckbeak Escape
Chapter 22 - "Owl Post Again"
- Professor Lupin’s Office (New content from J.K. Rowling: "Remus Lupin")
- Back to London
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Goblet of Fire
Chapter 1 - "The Riddle House"
- The House on the Hill
Chapter 3 - "The Invitation"
- The Tiny Owl
Chapter 4 - "Back to the Burrow"
- The Weasleys Arrive (New content from J.K. Rowling: "The Floo Network")
Chapter 5 - "Weasleys’ Wizard Wheezes"
- Bill and Charlie Weasley
Chapter 6 - "The Portkey"
- The Misty Moor (New content from J.K. Rowling: "Portkeys")
Chapter 7 - "Bagman and Crouch"
- The Campsite (New content from J.K. Rowling: "Colours"; "History of the Quidditch World Cup")
Chapter 8 - "The Quidditch World Cup"
- The Golden Stadium (New content from J.K. Rowling: "Quidditch World Cup (1990-2014)"; "Scottish Rugby")
Chapter 9 - "The Dark Mark"
- Morsmordre
Chapter 10 - "Mayhem at the Ministry"
- Dress Robes
Chapter 11 - "Aboard the Hogwarts Express"
- A Hundred Horseless Carriages
Chapter 12 - "The Triwizard Tournament"
- A Late Arrival
Chapter 13 - "Mad-Eye Moody"
- A Pure White Ferret
Chapter 14 - "The Unforgivable Curses"
- Professor Moody
- A Letter From Sirius
Chapter 15 - "Beauxbatons and Durmstrang"
- The Carriage (New content from J.K. Rowling: "Beauxbatons Academy of Magic")
- The Ship (New content from J.K. Rowling: "Durmstrang Institute")
Chapter 16 - "The Goblet of Fire"
- The Unexpected Champion
Chapter 17 - "The Four Champions"
- Four Triwizard Champions
Chapter 18 - "The Weighing of the Wands"
- Potter Stinks
- Rita Skeeter (New content from J.K. Rowling: "The Daily Prophet")
Chapter 19 - "The Hungarian Horntail"
- Four Dragons
Chapter 20 - "The First Task"
- Facing the Dragon
Chapter 21 - "The House-Elf Liberation Front"
- Hibernating Skrewts
- Hogwarts Kitchens
Chapter 23 - "The Yule Ball"
- Dancing at the Yule Ball
Chapter 24 - "Rita Skeeter’s Scoop"
- Professor Grubbly-Plank
- Bagman and the Goblins
Chapter 25 - "The Egg and the Eye"
- The Prefects’ Bathroom
Chapter 26 - "The Second Task"
- Merpeople (New content from J.K. Rowling: "The Great Lake")
Chapter 27 - "Padfoot Returns"
- Padfoot in the Cave
Chapter 28 - "The Madness of Mr. Crouch"
- Hate Mail (New content from J.K. Rowling: "Owls")
Chapter 30 - "The Pensieve"
- The Council of Magical Law (New content from J.K. Rowling: "Pensieve")
Chapter 31 - "The Third Task"
- The Maze
Chapter 32 - "Flesh, Blood, and Bone"
- Voldemort Rises Again
Chapter 34 - "Priori Incantatem"
- The Golden Thread
Chapter 35 - "Veritaserum"
- Two Professor Moodys
Chapter 36 - "The Parting of the Ways"
- Snape’s Dark Mark (New content from J.K. Rowling: "Illness and Disability")
Chapter 37 - "The Beginning"
- The Leaving Feast
- King’s Cross
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Order of the Phoenix
Chapter 1 - "Dudley Demented"
- Mrs. Figg
Chapter 4 - "Number Twelve, Grimmauld Place"
- Grimmauld Place
Chapter 6 - "The Noble and Most Ancient House of Black"
- Doxycide
Chapter 7 - "The Ministry of Magic"
- The Atrium (New content from J.K. Rowling: "Ministers for Magic")
Chapter 10 - "Luna Lovegood"
- The Carriages (New content from J.K. Rowling: "Thestrals")
Chapter 13 - "Detention with Dolores"
- Dolores Jane Umbridge (New content from J.K. Rowling: "Dolores Umbridge")
Chapter 23 - "Christmas on the Closed Ward"
- The Closed Ward
Chapter 26 - "Seen and Unforeseen"
- Trelawney Is Sacked (New content from J.K. Rowling: "Sybill Trelawney")
Chapter 27 - "The Centaur and the Sneak"
- Patronuses in the Room of Requirement
- Dumbledore’s Escape
Chapter 34 - "The Department of Mysteries"
- Row Ninety-Seven (New content from J.K. Rowling: "Naming Seers")
Chapter 35 - "Beyond the Veil"
- The Tattered Veil (New content from J.K. Rowling: "Azkaban")
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Half-Blood Prince
Chapter 2 - "Spinner’s End"
- Cokeworth (New content from J.K. Rowling: "Cokeworth")
Chapter 6 - "Draco’s Detour"
- Ninety-three, Diagon Alley (New content from J.K. Rowling: "Florean Fortescue"; "The Leaky Cauldron")
Chapter 9 - "The Half-Blood Prince"
- Felix Felicis (New content from J.K. Rowling: "Cauldrons"; "Potions")
Chapter 12 - "Silver and Opals"
- Katie Bell Is Cursed
Chapter 13 - "The Secret Riddle"
- The Orphanage
Chapter 15 - "The Unbreakable Vow"
- Slughorn’s Party (New content from J.K. Rowling: "Vampires")
Chapter 18 - "Birthday Surprises"
- Splinched
Chapter 20 - "Lord Voldemort’s Request"
- Hepzibah Smith
Chapter 24 - "Sectumsempra"
- The Room of Hidden Things
Chapter 26 - "The Cave"
- Inside the Cave (New content from J.K. Rowling: "Inferi")
Chapter 27 - "The Lightning-Struck Tower"
- Avada Kedavra (New content from J.K. Rowling: "Draco Malfoy")
Chapter 30 - "The White Tomb"
- The Funeral (New content from J.K. Rowling: "Order of Merlin")
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Deathly Hallows
Chapter 4 - "The Seven Potters"
- The Decoy Harrys (New content from J.K. Rowling: "Vernon & Petunia Dursley")
Chapter 8 - "The Wedding"
- The Ministry Has Fallen
Chapter 13 - "The Muggle-Born Registration Commission"
- Retrieving the Locket
Chapter 14 - "The Thief"
- Splinched (New content from J.K. Rowling: "Extension Charms")
Chapter 16 - "Godric’s Hollow"
- The Graveyard
Chapter 19 - "The Silver Doe"
- The Frozen Pool (New content from J.K. Rowling: "The Sword of Gryffindor")
Chapter 21 - "The Tale of the Three Brothers"
- Beedle the Bard
Chapter 23 - "Malfoy Manor"
- Dobby to the Rescue
Chapter 24 - "The Wandmaker"
- Here Lies Dobby
Chapter 26 - "Gringotts"
- Dragon Flight (New content from J.K. Rowling: "Alchemy")
Chapter 32 - "The Elder Wand"
- Nagini Attacks
Chapter 34 - "The Forest Again"
- The Resurrection Stone
Chapter 36 - "The Flaw in the Plan"
- Kill the Snake (New content from J.K. Rowling: "Hatstall")
- The Final Battle
Brewing Potions
You could brew potions in three different cauldrons made of pewter (15 Galleons), brass (21 Galleons), and copper (25 Galleons). Each cauldron made potions at different speeds, pewter being the slowest and copper the fastest. With ingredients bought at Diagon Alley and collected in Chapter Moments, users could make different potions, each of which rewarded House points if completed correctly. The potion could fail by adding the wrong amount of an ingredient, leaving it to brew for too long, not setting the right temperatures, crushing things incorrectly, or causing the cauldron to explode. The following potions were available to brew (some were unlocked later in the story):
- Antidote for Common Poisons
- Beautification Potion (made in two parts)
- Cure for Boils
- Doxycide (made in two parts)
- Forgetfulness Potion
- Herbicide
- Polyjuice Potion (made in two parts)
- Shrinking Solution (made in two parts)
- Sleeping Draught
- Swelling Solution
- Wideye or Awakening Potion
Spells and Dueling
You could practice spells and later use them in Wizard Dueling against other users. Each user could choose a spell to use against their opponent, and the winner was determined based on the rating of the spells casted. Users could practice against members of the same House or challenge a member of another House in a proper Wizarding Duel. The winner of a Wizard Duel was awarded 5 House points. The spells available for use in Wizarding Duels were:
- Curse of Bogies (Mucus Ad Nauseam)
- Dancing Feet Spell (Tarantallegra)
- Disarming Charm (Expelliarmus)
- Fire-Making Spell (Incendio)
- Freezing Charm (Immobulus)
- Full Body-Bind Curse (Petrificus Totalus)
- Jelly-Legs Curse (Locomotor Wibbly)
- Knockback Jinx (Flipendo)
- Leg-Locker Curse (Locomotor Mortis)
- Levitation Charm (Wingardium Leviosa)
- Pimple Jinx (Furnunculus)
- Smokescreen Spell (Fumos)
- Stickfast Hex (Colloshoo)
- Tickling Charm (Rictumsempra)
- Tickling Hex (Titillando)
- Tongue-Tying Spell (Mimble Wimble)
House Points and Cup
Just like at Hogwarts, your House could earn points for achievements. There was no evidence that you could lose points for your House for breaking rules, though it said that it was possible. You could earn points by winning a Wizard Duel against another House, successfully brewing potions, and finding items in Moments (Galleons did not count). Thee House Cup was awarded periodically to the House with the most House points.
The inaugural Pottermore House Cup was awarded on July 5, 2012, to Slytherin with 74,290,864 points. In second place, Gryffindor with 74,069,919 points. In third place, Ravenclaw with 71,815,917 points. In last place, Hufflepuff with 62,596,368 points. Slytherin was rewarded the ability to explore the first four chapters of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. Only students already in Slytherin at the time of the House Cup was awarded the bonus, so that users couldn't register an account that they would try to make Slytherin in order to gain access. The other houses were able to start exploring only one day later.
The second Pottermore House Cup was awarded on November 21, 2012, to Gryffindor with 48,538,348 points. In second place, Slytherin with 48,495,275 points. In third place, Hufflepuff with 48,438,276 points. In last place, Ravenclaw with 45,455,773 points. For winning, Gryffindor was able to download artwork for their common room as wallpapers and screensavers for their electronic devices.
The third Pottermore House Cup was awarded on April 25, 2013, to Slytherin with 26,990,924 points. In second place, Ravenclaw with 26,916,194 points. In third place, Gryffindor with 26,740,444 points. In last place, Hufflepuff with 26,715,401 points. For winning, Slytherin was granted early access to the Montrose Magpies Quidditch badge.
The fourth Pottermore House Cup was awarded on September 12, 2013, to Hufflepuff with 24,915,860 points. In second place, Slytherin with 24,865,387 points. In third place, Gryffindor with 24,610,105 points. In last place, Ravenclaw with 24,567,337 points. For winning, Hufflepuff was granted access to the first installment of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire 24 hours early. Those members of Hufflepuff who were granted early access received a special Owl notification to advise when early access would begin.
The fifth Pottermore House Cup was awarded on March 30, 2014, to Ravenclaw with 28,048,578 points. In second place, Slytherin with 27,795,479 points. In third place, Hufflepuff with 27,350,412 points. In last place, Gryffindor with 27,299,570 points. For winning, Ravenclaw had 24 hours early access to the final installment of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire as well as a downloadable background image created for them.
The sixth Pottermore House Cup was awarded on September 26, 2014, to Ravenclaw with 32,371,299 points. In second place, Gryffindor with 32,279,991 points. In third place, Hufflepuff with 32,259,036 points. In last place, Slytherin with 31,926,625 points. For winning, a downloadable background image was created from the usernames of the top 5,000 Ravenclaws who contributed to their house points total.
The seventh Pottermore House Cup was awarded on May 22, 2015, to Slytherin with 52,652,850 points. In second place, Hufflepuff with 50,109,456 points. In third place, Ravenclaw with 49,775,819 points. In last place, Gryffindor with 49,335,378 points. In celebration of Slytherin's win, a list of "Famous Slytherins Through the Ages" was released.
The eighth and final Pottermore House Cup was awarded on September 9, 2015, to Hufflepuff with 26,796,774 points. In second place, Slytherin with 26,564,159 points. In third place, Ravenclaw with 23,712,525 points. In last place, Gryffindor with 23,269,414 points. In celebration of Hufflepuff's win, a list of "Famous Hufflepuffs Through the Ages" was released.
Timeline
Pottermore added a timeline of famous witches and wizards to the site in June 2015. It includes some of the witches and wizards who have been featured on Chocolate Frog cards as well as some more recent ones, including Gwenog Jones and Myron Wagtail.
The witches and wizards on the timeline are:
- Mopsus
- Circe
- Herpo the Foul
- Andros the Invisible
- Queen Maeve
- Salazar Slytherin
- Godric Gryffindor
- Helga Hufflepuff
- Rowena Ravenclaw
- Hengist of Woodcroft
- Merlin
- Morgan le Fay
- Cliodna
- Merwyn the Malicious
- Uric the Oddball
- Wendelin the Weird
- Ethelred the Ever-Ready
- Gregory the Smarmy
- Fulbert the Fearful
- Wilfred Elphick
- Bridget Wenlock
- Ignatia Wildsmith
- Cyprian Youdle
- Chauncey Oldridge
- Gifford Ollerton
- Alberta Toothill
- Burdock Muldoon
- Quong Po
- Yardley Platt
- Felix Summerbee
- Daisy Dodderidge
- Cornelius Agrippa
- Bowman Wright
- Paracelsus
- Montague Knightley
- Musidora Barkwith
- Gunhilda of Gorsemoore
- Mungo Bonham
- Mnemone Radford
- Balfour Blane
- Archibald Alderton
- Almerick Sawbridge
- Elfrida Clagg
- Dymphna Furmage
- Thaddeus Thurkell
- Havelock Sweeting
- Elladora Ketteridge
- Honoria Nutcombe
- Lord Stoddard Withers
- Glanmore Peakes
- Edgar Stroulger
- Flavius Belby
- Gondoline Oliphant
- Glover Hipworth
- Beaumont Majoribanks
- Xavier Rastrick
- Gulliver Pokeby
- Artemisia Lufkin
- Grogan Stump
- Beatrix Bloxam
- Crispin Cronk
- Alberic Grunnion
- Dorcas Wellbeloved
- Laverne de Montmorency
- Leopoldina Smethwyck
- Mirabella Plunkett
- Oswald Beamish
- Justus Pilliwickle
- Idris Oakby
- Sacharissa Tugwood
- Harvey Ridgebit
- Hesper Starkey
- Albus Dumbledore
- Norvel Twonk
- Fifi LaFolle
- Roderick Plumpton
- Cassandra Vablatsky
- Magenta Comstock
- Newt Scamander
- Adalbert Waffling
- Perpetua Fancourt
- Tilly Toke
- Roland Kegg
- Joscelind Wadock
- Derwent Shimpling
- Jocunda Sykes
- Celestina Warbeck
- Blenheim Stalk
- Carlotta Pinkstone
- Erica Stainwright
- Bertie Bott
- Hambledon Quince
- Fabius Watkins
- Devlin Whitehorn
- Laurentia Fletwock
- Tarquin McTavish
- Tilden Toots
- Gaspard Shingleton
- Greta Catchlove
- Daisy Hookum
- Lorcan d'Eath
- Glenda Chittlock
- Dunbar Oglethorpe
- Gwenog Jones
- Myron Wagtail
- Kirley Duke
- Donaghan Tremlett
- Herman Wintringham
- Heathcote Barbary
- Gideon Crumb
- Orsino Thruston
- Merton Graves
- Harry Potter
Pottermore Insider
Pottermore Insider was a blog available to all Internet users. It provided the latest updates on news related to the site, including technical issues. It also featured behind-the-scenes looks at the design process, such as for the Pottermore House crests. It featured selected fan art, beginning with the first chapter of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone and continuing in sequence.
PlayStation Home
Pottermore was also available in platform gaming for the PlayStation Home until the closing of PlayStation Home in April of 2015. PlayStation Home was free to use for anyone with a Sony PlayStation console through the console's Internet connection.
In the first installment, users had the ability to roam around two environments from the Harry Potter series: Diagon Alley and the Hogwarts Express. Clothing and items to adorn your avatar were available for purchase. You could also play interactive games with other online participants, including Book Herding, Card Trading, Pottermore Quiz, and Wizard Dueling.
In the second installment, the House Common Rooms were introduced (all four Houses were made, but everyone was restricted to their own House Common Room), the Great Hall, Charms Class (this area is more of a game rather than an environment, although it's listed as a separate area), and the Hogsmeade houses, the last of which have to be purchased separately outside of the main Pottermore hub.
The third installment introduced the Chess Chamber, the Forbidden Forest, and the Library. The Forbidden Forest had an extremely limited scope compared to all of the other available areas.
The fourth installment was the Dark Wizard's Mansion, which players could purchase for their use. Those wishing to work their magic on the Dark Side could purchase Death Eater robes and masks as well.
Pottermore Shop
The Pottermore Shop, featuring the Harry Potter e-books and digital audiobooks, opened on March 27, 2012, before the grand opening of the site in US and UK English. The Pottermore Shop started offering the e-books in French, German, Italian, and Spanish on April 24, 2012; in Japanese on July 31, 2012; and in Danish, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese, and Swedish on August 7, 2013. Other languages include Arabic, Czech, Finnish, Greek, Hungarian, Indonesian, Korean, Norwegian, Slovak, Slovenian, and Turkish. The books are published in EPUB format and are compatible with the vast majority of computers and devices. They are also available in Amazon Kindle formats. The digital audiobooks are available in Arabic, Bulgarian, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Icelandic, Italian, Japanese, Norwegian, Polish, Spanish, Swedish, and Turkish. They can be purchased from any country in the world.
The website was launched to one million beta testers between July 31 and August 6, 2011. There was a "Magical Quill" challenge, which was a competition in which fans had to solve a clue revealed on the main site, add the answer to the end of a special web address, and then locate the Quill on the site they are taken to. Once they grabbed the Quill, they were taken to the registration page for Pottermore. However, this clue could appear at any time in the day. About 143,000 people were given access each day. After each day's quota was filled, the clue was removed and replaced with a message indicating that registration had closed for the day. People who found the Quill received an email with a validation link that they needed to click within 48 hours, and not all testers received this email, which would grant them access, at the same time. Some people seeking to register had to wait weeks due to the high volume of people wanting the same thing.
Pottermore is now open to the public and anyone can register. The site was originally supposed to open to everyone in October 2011. However, they extended the beta testing period, saying that it was because they wanted to "make Pottermore the best experience it can be before it opens to everyone." No new date for its grand opening was announced for several months. On April 14, 2011, it was finally opened to everyone. They are still developing the site, however, and fixing bugs.
The Magical Quill Challenge Clues: Each day corresponded to one of the books, in order of publication.
July 31, 2011
Time released: 9:00 AM BST
Clue: How many owls are on the Eeylops Owl Emporium sign? Multiply by 49.
Answer: 245
Page used: Sony's US homepage
August 1, 2011
Time released: 10:00 AM BST
Clue: What is the number of the chapter in which Professor McGonagall cancels the Quidditch match between Gryffindor and Hufflepuff? Multiply this number by 42.
Answer: 588
Page used: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2 site, hidden in the photos of the film.
August 2, 2011
Time released: 11:00 AM BST
Clue: In the Gryffindor versus Slytherin Quidditch match in Harry's third year, how many points ahead is Gryffindor before Harry catches the Golden Snitch? Multiply this number by 35.
Answer: 2100
Page used: Online article on The Guardian's website.
August 3, 2011
Time released: 3:30 PM BST
Clue: How many students take part in the Triwizard Tournament during Harry's fourth year? Multiply this number by 28.
Answer: 112
Page used: Sony's Harry Potter page, later skipped due to issues.
August 4, 2011
Time released: 6:00 PM BST
Clue: What is the house number of the headquarters for the Order of the Phoenix in Grimmauld Place? Multiply this number by 21.
Answer: 252
Page used: Scholastic's Harry Potter page, in an ad space at the top of the page.
August 5, 2011
Time released: 2:00 PM BST
Clue: How many chapters are there in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince? Multiply this number by 14.
Answer: 420
Page used: The Wizarding World of Harry Potter's website.
August 6, 2011
Time released: 1:00 AM BST
Clue: How many Deathly Hallows are there? Multiply this number by 7.
Answer: 21
Page used: Warner Bros.'s Parseltongue Translator
Pottermore was in the developmental stage for two years since its incorporation in April 2009. On June 15, 2011, various Harry Potter fansites including MuggleNet began releasing coordinates that led to letters on a website created by Rowling, which used Google Maps to reveal hidden letters that would spell out the title of her secret announcement (E-T-O-T-O-P-E-R-R-M, which people speculated meant MORE POTTER as in another book). Pottermore.com was launched with a "coming soon" message and Rowling's signature. An official Twitter account was also created. Owls gathered on multiple Harry Potter websites. A new YouTube account titled "JKRowlingAnnounces" was revealed to show a countdown with congregating owls. Rowling revealed some details about the site in a YouTube video on June 23, 2011. She also said that it would be open for everyone in October 2011, which turned out not to be true. It was delayed until April 2012.
Pottermore will be the place where fans of any age can share, participate in, and rediscover the stories. It will also be the exclusive place to purchase digital audiobooks and, for the first time, e-books of the Harry Potter series.
Shortly after the announcement of Pottermore, J.K. Rowling held a private press conference. You can read the entire transcript of the event here.
