At 8am GMT on the 31st July the 'Magic Quill' challenge started on the Pottermore website. For seven days one question is posted and to have a chance at being a Beta Tester you had to answer the question, multiply it the answer by a provided number and add it on to the end of another URL.
On the first day, the question was about the first book Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone on the second day it was about the second book Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets and so on until the seventh. Each day the question was easier than the day before.
One million people were able to respond to this an become Beta Testers. They have now been picked and the challenge ended on the 6th August 2011.
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Pottermore does not have a search engine.
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Yes, Pottermore is a completely free experience.There is a shop connected to Pottermore but you are under no obligation to buy anything. This shop sells the books, merchandise and is the only place to buy the e-books .
Pottermore officially opened to everybody in April 2012.
You don't.
In Diagon Alley you go to the pet store and get a toad, owl, or cat. You can only get one.
You were not able to change views on Pottermore. The website was relaunched in September 2015 and users no longer follow moments in the story.
You were given a selection of animals too choose from, which would be your avatar. The selection presented were the only options and you could not change this later. After the September 2015 update, Pottermore no longer had user accounts.
you catch the mouse and release it by the owl.
release it to the owl. then the owl will follow you
if you have the mouse release it where the owl is
Follow the owl out of the lab and feed him the mouse (from the Maid's room). He will follow you. Click the owl, then the fuel rod and he will retrieve it for you.
To get the owl to follow you have to get the mechanical mouse in the servants room ( to lure it out get the cheese from the secret room below the library). Once you get to Merlin (the owl) go to your items list and release the mouse. Merlin will eat the mouse and the owl will follow you.
How many breeds of owls are featured on the Eeylops Owl Emporium sign? Multiply this number by 49.
Food :D.....
You have to feed him the mouse. Merlin the owl will follow you into the passage to the dungeon cell, and you can click on him and then the fuel rod and he will get it for you.