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Pottermore was originally scheduled to become publicly available at the end of October 2011, but the beta period was extended. The Pottermore Shop (which sells Harry Potter eBooks and digital audio books) became available on 27 March 2012. [27] On 8 March 2012, it was reported that Pottermore would open to the public in early April 2012.
In June 2011, Rowling launched a website announcing an upcoming project called Pottermore, [281] where all future Harry Potter projects, and all electronic downloads, would be concentrated. [282] Pottermore opened to the general public on 14 April 2012. [283] Pottermore allows users to be sorted, be chosen by their wand and play various minigames.
This book was released at the same time as two others Hogwarts: An Incomplete and Unreliable Guide and Short Stories from Hogwarts of Power, Politics and Pesky Poltergeists as a part of a series named Pottermore Presents. It was released on 6 September 2016 in several languages at the same time. [6]
The Sorting Hat is an artefact used to sort Hogwarts students into houses. At the beginning of each school year, the Hat is placed on each first-year student's head. The Hat announces whether the student will be assigned to Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw or Slytherin. [32] In the Harry Potter films, the Sorting Hat is voiced by Leslie Phillips.
After Harry expresses his loyalty to Dumbledore, the latter's pet phoenix Fawkes arrives with the Sorting Hat, causing Riddle to summon the basilisk. Fawkes blinds the basilisk, and the Sorting Hat produces the Sword of Gryffindor, with which Harry battles the basilisk. After a struggle, he kills it but is poisoned by one of its fangs.
If, however, the player has a Pottermore account, they can link it to the game, in which case the in-game choices will reflect those they made on the site. In addition to the specific spells covered by each chapter, the player is sometimes given the opportunity to briefly make use of other spells, such as the Oppugno Jinx.
Harry is regarded as a fictional icon and has been described by many critics, readers, and audiences as one of the greatest literary and film characters of all time. He is portrayed by Daniel Radcliffe in all eight Harry Potter films. Harry also appears in the play Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, which has been produced on stage since 2016.
Professor Minerva McGonagall is a fictional character in the Harry Potter series of novels by J. K. Rowling.McGonagall is a professor at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, where she is also the head of Gryffindor House and the deputy headmistress under Albus Dumbledore.