Pottermore

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Just keep your mouse over the glass and it will disappear. When it glows, it disappeared. Nothing really happens after that.

No, you are picked based on your answers. For example: Q. Black or white? White= Gryffindor/Ravenclaw Black= Hufflepuff/ Slytherin

You can gain access to more spells on Pottermore by buying school books as they become available. You buy the books from Flourish and Blotts in Diagon Alley. You can then use them in duelling.

There are three quizzes you can take on Pottermore. The first is the Sorting Hat quiz, which tells you which house you are in (I'm a Hufflepuff), the Wand quiz, which tells you what wand chooses you (haven't taken), and the Patronus quiz, which tells you what your Patronus is.

There are no cheats on Pottermore. The wand quiz consists of seven questions with a wide range of answer combinations. Answer the questions truthfully and you'll get the wand best for you.

you can double click or use the arrow keys to zoom in or out. if some thing has a purple glow around it you can click on it and when your done with the moment you can go to the next one

To get into the Forbidden Corridor on Pottermore, cast the Unlocking Charm (Alohomora) by either typing in the letters on the screen in the order the spell is read or by clicking on the letters when the line reaches the letter.

The shopping list is on the ground in the alley. Click it to pick it up

The Dancing Feet Spell is currently not usable on Pottermore. However, it most likely corresponds to Tarantallegra, a spell Draco Malfoy uses on Harry in Chapter 11 of Chamber of Secrets.

Pottermore does not have a search engine.

The flutterby bush can adapt its scent once a century. It does this to attract unwary people.

By finding Curses and Counter Curses on the bench in front of the table in Christmas at Hogwarts, Chapter 12 in the Philosopher's (Sorcerer's) Stone. Six other spells are also unlocked: Jelly Legs Curse, Leg Locker Curse, Pimple Jinx, Stickfast Hex, Tickling Hex and Tongue Tying Spell.

The developers often make changes to the site to improve user experience.
On 14th April 2015 Pottermore removed the ability to comment or chat in common rooms. This decision was made as Pottermore could not longer monitor the comments and were concerned about user safety, especially as there is no lower age limit.

Evanna Lynch (Luna Lovegood) and Katie Leung (Cho Chang) are both on Pottermore. Both of them are beta testers.

Also the boys who play james sirius and albus severus are beta testers

The clues appeared at different times to allow people from all over the world who live in timezones other than GMT to take part.

No. If you think about it, Gryffindor and Hufflepuff are very alike - both value good behaviours and something more than achievement (they value bravery, chivalry, loyalty, trust, justice). Slytherin and Ravenclaw are alike, as they both value achievement over proper social behaviours (they value ambition and academic excellence)

This is not to say that Gryffindor students do not have ambitions or that Raveclaw students are disloyal. However as the four houses are vastly different, you can generally only have a hatstall between G and H, or R and S (since these are houses with similar qualities)

Navigate to the correct page, scroll down to the drawings and then press 'add a drawing'. You can then upload the file from your computer.
On the 14th April 2015 Pottermore removed the ability to upload drawings onto Pottermore.

because it only opened up to a select few no hacks have been found yet

Most wands are between nine and fourteen inches, so 14 and a half inches is one of the longer wands. Selling a wand at 15 inches is very rare. Small witches and wizards tend to have longer wands.

The phoenix core is the rarest type. These wands show their own initiative and are the pickiest when it comes to potential owners. Phoenix core wands are the hardest to tame and difficult to win their allegiance.

Pine wood always chooses an independent master who might be considered a loner or mysterious. Pine wands like being used creativity and is most sensitive to non-verbal magic.

Pottermore is British. It is in the GMT timezone.

1531 and 4157 were numbers displayed in one of the moments on the original Pottermore. They were seen in the cupboard under the stairs at the Dursley's home. They were the codes on the electricity meter.

You had to choose the correct bottle which would allow you to move on.

In September 2015, Pottermore was redesigned and relaunched. The original concept of following and interacting with the story changed. Moments such as the potions puzzle no longer exist.

Yes, when you get to the 'Sorting Hat' chapter you are sorted into a house based on the answers you give to the questions. You can then earn house points as you explore the rest of the chapters and through the activities.

No, background information is provided for some characters. Not all.