So Pottermore is officially open to the public. As a huge Harry Potter fan (I like/know more about Harry Potter than you do), I had to join the site! It’s an interactive look inside (Queen) J.K. Rowling’s mind when she was writing the Harry Potter Series. You find out how she developed names, spells, and what the fuck was going through her head when she thought the time turner in the third book actually made sense! Wouldn’t a wizard have just used it to go back in time and kill baby Voldemort before he could do any damage? Yeah, they would have to turn it a thousand times, but then handsome young wizards like Cedric Diggory could have been saved! I digress…
With finals week coming up, it was the perfect time for me to really get into Pottermore. I was clicking along, having a great time. Hagrid and I went to Diagon Alley and I got myself a nice 12 ¼ inch Laurel wood wand with a Phoenix Feather core from Ollivander’s. It reminded me of Marshall St. so I had to stop playing for a little and order some Jimmy John’s. Then I bought all of my required books from Flourish and Blotts since Follett’s is closed. My Hogwarts letter even said I could get a pet, so I bought an owl and named him Downey after Robert Downey Jr. of course!
Everything was going so well, until the sorting ceremony. If anyone knows me, I’m obviously in the Slytherin house. It’s just who I am, and I’m proud! I even have a “Slytherin Quidditch” t-shirt! Anyway, I sit down and Professor McGonagall places the hat on my head and I am told that I’ve been put in the Ravenclaw House! I was legitimately going to avada kedavra myself right on the spot, I was so upset! I mean, at least I didn’t get Hufflepuff…
It took some time, but I’ve learned to embrace my Ravenclaw-ness. I am on Pottermore almost all the time. I have to finish all 7 books and defeat Voldemort. I mean what’s more important, vanquishing the Dark Lord or doing well on my finals?
