Pottermore!!!

[marguerite_26]

Can someone explain to me (in small words because I have not had my coffee yet) what they believe Pottermore is going to be about?

JKR Announces Pottermore

Can I get excited yet or do I need to keep clutching my pearls and hoping this is going to be cool?

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[ariannagray.livejournal.com]

What I think it is going to be: A place for canon compliant fanart, a community for the fans maybe incorporating some kind of game (I read something about the possibility of being sorted, getting a wand...), some new background stories from JKR and, of course, a shop.

Honestly, I just think they are trying to keep the franchise alive, now that the last film is about to hit the cinemas.

Btw. the guys from the-leaky-couldron.org have been tweeting quite a bit about it: https://twitter.com/#!/leaky
And if you check out "2. About Pottermore" you can find a not very specific definition of the website: http://www.pottermore.com/en/terms-and-conditions

[marguerite-26.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the links! awesome. :)

Oh... being sorted... that would be cool. Every attempt I've ever made at being sorted resulted in me being told I was a squib and unsortable!!! OH THE TRAUMA!!

Honestly, I just think they are trying to keep the franchise alive, now that the last film is about to hit the cinemas.
Most certainly!!! But we benefit from it (I hope) as we have a stake in the franchise being alive == fandom being alive.

While fandom is doing ~fine. There is a lot to be said for new info/new stuff to talk about in general giving us a good shot in the arm. (even if it's just to inspire us to write fic about how those new facts ARE SO WRONG.

[ariannagray.livejournal.com]

Squib? Oh Noez! Why would they do that? *huggles*

Ah, I don't mind them doing it at all. I pretty much agree with you on the new stuff being good and stirring things up a little. I just don't think JKR is doing it for philantrophic reasons ;)

Anyways I'll be back in October to check the site out and I'm also kinda looking forward to some backstory and stuff. Maybe there'll be more outings ;D