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News About Companion Books, New Secrets, and More Revealed on JK Rowling.com
JKRowling.comWell it is not quite a huge trick, but there are a few new goodies this Halloween found on our favorite author's website. In addition to the new Wizard of the Month and Door Opening archive we first told you about this morning, there is an update in the news section now on JKRowling.com.Jo writes that she is still intending on writing the "definitive Harry Potter encyclopedia, which will include all the material that never made it into the novels, and that I will give the royalties from this book to charity. I cannot, therefore, approve of "companion books" or "encyclopedias" that seek to pre-empt my definitive Potter reference book for their authors’ own personal gain. The losers in such a situation would be the charities, that I hope, eventually, to benefit." Jo also has given us two new secrets hidden on the site. If you wish to find them on your ownSTOP NOW, otherwise scroll down for more.
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First Clue: In the Rubbish Bin, hold your curser on the Sneakascope until it moves. A ? will be revealed. Then go to the "Extras" section and draw the mark. A handwritten paper from Jo regarding the third year is revealed, and note the very curious names of professors at the top of the page. Second Clue: Take the portkey to Jo's office. On the lightswitch, click the upper right corner, then move your cursor to peel back the wallpaper Door for a new Potion recipe (egg and Lacewing Fly leg). Portkey back to the main desk and wait for ole Peeves to come by and knock over the pens. Poof! an egg appears. Click on it. Portkey over to the "Fansites" area and wait in the Fansites trophy case for a new Lacewing Fly to flit in and land on the FSA cup. Click on it.
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How long are we supposed to wait for Peeves? I’ve been off to make lunch and he still hasn’t knocked over the pens.
I’ve been waiting about 15 minutes for Peeves to come by…um, am I doing something wrong?
Waiting for Peeves to come takes 5 minutes… And now I’m waiting at fan sites…
Thanks for the tip and thanks Jo for the surprises.
How do you guys figure out how to find the clues?????
This is infuriating, maybe my machine is woefully inadequate – i can’t get either to work. Can someone please post the new info. on the appropriate discussion thread. I’m very interested but don’t have the time to persevere with this.
Ta muchly
It takes a while for peeves to show up. just watch and hold your horses. it takes a few minutes for the lace wing fly to appear aswell.
It did not work for me (i.e. Peeves did not appear) at first so I went back via the portkey and made sure to turn the lightswitch back on after peeling back the paper and before portkeying (ooh, I never thought I’d use that as a verb…) back to the main page and awaiting Peeves. Then he showed up. Hope that helps some folks :).
Maybe I’m an idiot, or I just forget but what’s the portkey to Jo’s office? LOL
I got the question mark to appear, and then I couldn’t pick up the pen to write the question mark. :( Also, I dont know which portkey to take to jo’s office.
Could someone please post what the new clues are? some of us don’t have access to computers that let you view this stuff on jkr’s website.
I can see the cut in the wallpaper but it isnt peeling back…
Ya know, its times like this one that really are the best on Leaky and with you other fans. People are trying to help one another, sooner or later the info will be shared so we all can enjoy. No arguments of things irrelevant or petty, no flaming or shouting, just fans sharing and enjoying…
Thank you, fellow Potter-heads!
Can someone please tell me which portkey to take to Jo’s office?
Okay, I can’t get the pen to move…WAAAHHHH!! Help, please!
The Wizard of the Month and time turner archive is AWESOME! Only thing is, I’ve forgotten how to get past the door… oh no!
Schmittay – Jo’s office is the eraser ”?” portkey – or the room of requirement
you have to write with the pen on the lowest/smaller board, just hold it with your mouse, the portkey to the office is the eraser, try this link to access web site
http://www.jkrowling.com/en
you can leave web page open on the main page and just don’t touch anything Peeves will come by…
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oh wowww so you have to wait awhile, like a few minutes for Peeves to come by.