How long is pottermore going to be in beta

If you want more details on the Beta period and what has changed since then, ElmBlade kept an awesome and detailed blog about the whole experience. I blogged a lot about Pottermore last year. You can browse all my posts here. Are you going to sign up for Pottermore? Or you can add me: SeerCentaur Just to see it with sound and without glitches though. I really loved that part the most, learning all the background stuff, and it was pretty cool that she made available for us for free.

I also wish I had time to read the books along with the Pottermore moments like you are doing! I was also a Pottermore beta user. My username is BatRose I quickly signed up, and waited for the magic email telling me my account was live. After half an hour or so of fruitless refreshing there was still nothing. Twenty four hours later, undeterred, I'm finally ready to join the most elusive part of the Potter World. More than anything, I'm interested to see if anything has changed from my previous foray into the mysterious 'Pottermore Beta'.

My last article on Pottermore published various complaints from members about the site, mainly complaints of a lack of interaction between the members and also that of insufficient content to keep the site interesting. So, looking forward to seeing whether these problems have been addressed, I am once again poised and ready to take that magical click into the world of Pottermore. Thrillingly however, this time is through my personal username the glorious mishmash of QuillGoblet I move past the introductory purple bulletin emblazoned with the motifs; 'Explore', 'Discover', 'Experience' and 'Join In' and am taken to the familiar purple gateway, the seven adorned circles representing each book.

Again, and far more excited than I should be for the second time around, I click on the first circle for 'Chapter 1'. Aesthetically, it is identical to 'Pottermore Beta', same Privet Drive graphics though there is sound now, which compliments the graphics nicely , and the same hidden information.

The difference lies in the comments from other members underneath the "exclusive content", each one being posted less than a minute ago. For the first time it feels that there are other members, and it's not just me exploring the magic alone. However, this sensation is fleeting as I move on to Chapter 2.

Pottermore so far feels like being in a maze, running into another member every so often but quickly losing them again. This, I'm sure, will be remedied as soon as I'm "sorted", and can begin to focus on the interactive aspects, such as getting House Points and dueling. I'm sure millions of fans will agree, the idea of being properly sorted on the official Harry Potter website is thrilling. The sorting takes place in Chapter 7, but I'm in no hurry to get there — there are too many other exciting moments, such as purchasing my pet a tawny owl , and being given a wand beech and phoenix, ten inches, bendy.

Finally I reach the sorting, and taking it more seriously than any other quiz I've done, I answer each question slowly and truthfully. The results are in…and I'm a Gryffindor! After reading my celebratory letter from prefect Percy Weasley one of the greatest sentences I've ever written , I do instantly feel more a part of the community. I can earn House Points, and duel with other witches and wizards. The dueling game was initially in Beta, but was later taken down for editing. On the side of the Gryffindor profile I can see the high house-point scoring members of Gryffindor.

I suspect this is all part of making sure the clues get progressively easier. That's too funny about your buying two books each time they were released. That's an excellent point.

I'd not considered that. Think you will purchase the HP series as eBooks eventually? The book we're all testing is Book 1, with Chamber schedule for Don't know if they'll beta test that one, as well.

They probably should, for our sakes, even if they don't need to. Imagine if this Harry Potter phenomenon continues for another years?

It'll go down in history as the largest entertainment vehicle ever created. LOL I'm looking forward to getting my welcome e-mail, but am waiting patiently?! Will I buy the e-books? Not sure, I will have to see how it goes! I thought they were going to beta test all seven books before October Dominic, Yeah, they're only beta testing Philosopher's Stone, for about 3 months.

I guess they figure that's enough time to sort out any technical issues. Notice to date they've never been available.

Chamber of Secrets is due to be added to Pottermore in I don't know if they'll beta test that book, as well as subsequent books, but if I were them, I definitely would. As a fan, I would very much like to have a beta tester early registration every year, or for each book, whichever time frame they elect to use. From a marketing standpoint, it seems foolish NOT to do so.

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The common hypothesis at the moment is that each clue day will be granted access during a particular week between now and October 1. There are 8 weeks between August 6 when the Magical Quill challenge ended and October 1st; 7 weeks if you start counting from August So we may all be waiting until August 15 to begin receiving the first Owl sorties. I sure hope not.

Note that on Monday, 8 August, the sign-in option was removed from the Pottermore home page. This resulted is a storm of activity, with people speculating that perhaps something was afoot.

We all need to realize that what JK Rowling and the vast team of Pottermore developers and support folks are trying to pull off has never been attempted, and we therefore ought to be sympathetic and patient as they work valiantly to iron-out whatever technical issues they are currently grappling with.

This understanding on our part means that we must be patient and allow them to do their jobs, for it is to the benefit of everyone that they succeed. If you go to the original Pottermore sign-in url, you get this:. Here is a great BBC News interview with more info as well as some sneak peeks! Finally, someone brought this to my attention on Twitter, though I must confess I do not recall who. I shall try to dig it out of the timeline.

Try this:. Go to JKRowling's original website. Click on the pink eraser. Click on the TOP handle of the Timeturner. Notice the date. Now, click on the Timeturner itself. What happens? Note that Pottermore is NOT a video game. It is not like World of Warcraft, a vast virtual reality to explore. Rather, Pottermore is an illustrated, interactive companion to the books. You may read along in an actual copy of the accompanying book, or simply enjoy the Pottermore experience itself.

The above images are samples from Pottermore. Chamber of Secrets is scheduled for ! To see the original images as well as others of JK Rowling,. And please read the following from tweeting. Here are the press release statements with the Pottermore announcement today. As you move through the chapters, you can read and share exclusive writing from J.

Rowling, and, just as Harry joins Hogwarts, so can you. I hope fans and those new to Harry will have as much fun helping to shape Pottermore as I have. Just as I have contributed to the website, everyone else will be able to join in by submitting their own comments, drawings and other content in a safe and friendly environment — Pottermore has been designed as a place to share the stories with your friends as you journey through the site.

This is the response from Insider. 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.

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.

So Pottermore isn't a massively multiplayer online role-playing game like World of Warcraft , or a social network game like Farmville? 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. I neglected to do this and "page not found" errors kept popping up. It was maddening. Upon finding the correct quill, your journey would begin. Hopefully, you found your name signed in the big book of names.

However, I have seen one person who allegedly received this:. Oh, the horror, the horror. Joseph Conrad eat your heart out. Glad that didn't happen to me. And I hope it doesn't happen to you. It was awesome. Jake's the real deal. He ate worms and traversed a gorge and slept in a snow cave. This is supposed to be a classic photo of Jake wearing round Harry Potter-style glasses and a scar on his forehead. The pic sometimes malfunctions. Photographus Repairo! Perhaps during the registration process, the above unfortunate person no, not Jake answered that they had read NONE of the Harry Potter books nor seen ANY of the films; see question 5 below:.

Clearly such a person is not a fan and is totally completely unworthy of spending even one micro-nano-second of time inside Pottermore prior to October if ever! Actually, no; for such a person who perhaps has not yet read the Harry Potter novels , Pottermore can be a perfect opportunity for them to discover the wonder, brilliance, and majesty of the story. Plus, they will be in the unique position of approaching the entire story anew while having the added pleasure of enjoying it in an illustrated, interactive environment.

This could perhaps prove to be an almost enviable position. I made multiple inquiries via Twitter during the height of the madness of each Magical Quill period, and no one seems to have seen this screen.

The consensus is that it would be incalculably cruel to give a person such a message. Were it to be a genuine response, a wrongful death lawsuit would surely follow! Sorry I don't have a screen capture; I was eating Ramen and my laptop was off, because I was delirious from Day 1's Clue.

I did manage to get this screenshot of the landing page from Stephenie Nekohime Thank you, Stephenie! Clue 3. Answer 60 points. I waited about 20 minutes. I saw others folks on Twitter who waited up to one hour. Other folks who got in on Day 2 were still waiting after the Day 3 registration period had closed.

If you solve the clue, you may not see The Magical Quill but instead will be sent directly to the Pottermore early access registration page, where you will be able to register as normal. Posted by Pottermore Ed' at