Jul 10, 2014
A reminder to all you Quidditch fans out there – the final of this year’s world cup will have live commentary. Reporters Ginny Weasley and Rita Skeeter will be reporting on the match between Bulgaria and Brazil as it happens, and their comments will appear on Pottermore Insider and the Daily Prophet section of Pottermore. …read more!
Jul 09, 2014
The results of the match between the USA and Japan, which decides third place, are in. Go to the Daily Prophet section of Pottermore to see which team won.The final match, between Bulgaria and Brazil, will be played on July 11th.
Jul 08, 2014
The Diagon Alley expansion at Universal Studios Florida opened to the public today and, as expected, Harry Potter fans flocked to the park to see it: Parkgoers stood in a snaking queue for at least two hours to get into the new Wizarding World of Harry Potter — Diagon Alley. Many then joined yet another …read more!
Jul 08, 2014
UN Women has announced that Emma Watson will be appointed as a Goodwill Ambassador to promote gender equality: “We are thrilled and honoured to work with Emma, whom we believe embodies the values of UN Women,” stated Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director, UN Women. “The engagement of young people is critical for the advancement …read more!
Jul 08, 2014
As she promised at the beginning of Pottermore’s Quidditch World Cup coverage, J.K. Rowling has published a Harry Potter short story. Like most new material from the Potter Universe, this short story has been posted on Pottermore as extra content. However, this time the new content is a short story of Harry as an adult. …read more!
Jul 07, 2014
Ginny Potter will be reporting live from the Patagonian desert for the Quidditch World Cup final match: Brazil versus Bulgaria. The match will take place on July 11th and Ginny will be joined by a “familiar face” in the journalist’s enclosure: It’s Brazil versus Bulgaria for the 2014 Quidditch World Cup final! The hotly anticipated …read more!
Jul 06, 2014
The results of the last semi-final match, Bulgaria versus Japan, can now be read on Pottermore. Go to the Daily Prophet section to see which team will be advancing and which team will be playing the USA for third place.
Jul 05, 2014
The results of the first semi-final match, Brazil versus USA, are in! Go to the Daily Prophet section of Pottermore to see which team will be advancing to the final round.
Jul 03, 2014
Though we know that the first film will open in New York, the “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them” trilogy will be shot at Leavesden Studios in the UK, where all of the “Harry Potter” films were made: J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter spinoff “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them” is to shoot at …read more!
Jul 02, 2014
Ludo Bagman is apparently still up to his old gambling ways, as Pottermore has been updated with new writing from J. K. Rowling concerning Bagman’s take on the betting odds of the current Quidditch World Cup. You can see a quick breakdown of his opinion on the four remaining teams (Brazil, USA, Japan, and Bulgaria) …read more!