5 things to love/hate about the new Pottermore

Pottermore unveiled its new website today. Even though I will so completely miss Pottermore in its “original and best” form, there are many things that I’m loving so far about Pottermore in its newest iteration. 1. Mobile accessibility (but with less to do on the desktop version) Finally, I can access Pottermore on my smartphone and my tablet. But is…

Pottermore As We Know It Is Ending

On August 25th, Pottermore released this announcement: Duel bravely, brew well and help lead your house to glory in the last House Cup, which will be awarded on September 9. Soon after the final House Cup is awarded, prepare for a new journey to begin. As J.K. Rowling’s Wizarding World expands, so too will Pottermore. We’ll…

Pottermore Insider, Commenting Are Gone: More to Come

It’s been a few days—okay, fine, weeks—okay, fine, months (since December)—since I’ve visited Pottermore. Since there hasn’t been any updates since then, there hasn’t been a need. But then I notice this small, almost unnoticeable post on my news feed on Facebook from Pottermore. It was posted yesterday at 5:00 a.m. (my time–CDT). It reads…

Malfoy’s Secrets Re-revealed on Pottermore: Here’s Riddle #11

Did they think we wouldn’t notice? Did they think we would forget? Did they think we wouldn’t care? Today Pottermore released the highly anticipated article about Draco Malfoy. Actually, that sentence should say “re-released”, and did you notice that I didn’t include the word “new” before “article”? That’s right, folks, we’ve seen this article before. Way back…