Beta Testing Now Open

The Pottermore Insider blog has announced that Pottermore is starting to allow beta testers on the site.

We’re excited to announce that early access to Pottermore has begun, so if you’re one of the million people who found The Magical Quill and registered for early access, please read the rest of this Insider post carefully.

The most important thing to know is that we need to stagger entry to the ‘Beta’ (early) version of Pottermore so we can properly collect all the feedback. To begin with, we’ll be inviting a very small number of people onto the website, so you may not receive your Welcome email straight away.

We’ll be sending those Welcome emails out over the coming weeks and, once yours arrives, you’ll be able to log in and start helping us develop the Pottermore experience.

Read the rest of the post here.

It's been two weeks since I completed the Magical Quill Challenge! I'm just ready to use the site!!!

Teaser Email

I checked my email and saw a message from Pottermore with the subject "Congratulations!" I thought, "Yeah! It's finally here! I am going into Pottermore today!" But I should not have gotten my hopes up. It is still not the official welcome email yet. "We will activate your account between mid-August and the end of September, so keep checking your inbox for our Welcome email."

Sigh.

Rowling Interview

Magical Quill Challenge Ends

The Magical Quill Challenge has ended! This past week has been fun and challenging. The beta invites should be coming soon!

Magical Quill Challenge - Day 2

About 10 a.m. London time (4 a.m. for me) the second clue was posted.

What is the number of the chapter in which Professor McGonagall cancels the Quidditch match between Gryffindor and Hufflepuff? Multiply this number by 42.

This time I made sure to wake up to solve the clue. I did, with the help of The Harry Potter Lexicon. Once I calculated the answer, I added it to the end of http://quill.pottermore.com/ and was directed to the site where the quill would be hidden. It took me about 20 minutes, but I found it.

I entered my information, and now I am waiting for the verification email to come in.

Update: I activated my account. Now I have to wait for yet another email to tell me when I can use my account.

(The answer to today's clue is 588)