Pottermore-

[mary-j-59.livejournal.com]

Okay - I confess; I joined Pottermore, out of sheer curiosity. I want to know if, by any strange chance, I will sort to Slytherin, and also what sort of wand I get. Still, some things struck me at once (I've spent about 20 minutes exploring the first chapter):

When describing Number 4, Privet Drive, Rowling said that she chose the number four because she disliked that number, finding it hard and unforgiving. I believe those were the exact words! Do you suppose that feeling is limited to the number four, or might it extend to other numbers?

On a more serious note, she based the look and floorplan of the house on that of a house she lived in herself - and got wierded out because, without discussing it with her, the filmmakers got the floorplan exactly right.

And - this is fascinating! - she had to argue with the publishers, who wanted to convert all the British measurements into metric ones. She also said that Wizards can do complex calculations magically. Can they, really? Then why did we never see them doing this?

Oh, dear. Maths.

But I'm very glad that she talked the publishers into keeping the old fashioned measurements. Can you imagine a metric Wizarding World? I can't.

Comments

[hwyla.livejournal.com]

Sirius' wand is 15"? I suppose that means JKR did NOT think he was lacking in character? Geez!

[600ants.livejournal.com]

I believe that 15" was Harry's (?) estimation, somewhere in the books. The number is also mentioned on HP wikia in the article “Sirius Black's wand ”, but not where they found it. (In the future, please remind me to keep my jokes to myself. ;D)

Of course JKR doesn't see anynothing wrong with Sirius's character! Come on, if there ever was brave, noble, loyal, honest, virtuous, handsome and incredibly attractive upstanding individual, it was Sirius Black!!11! With a cool bike.

[oryx_leucoryx]

The only book in which Harry could have seen Sirius' wand was OOTP. The lexicon lists several wands mentioned in the series and there is nothing about Sirius', so perhaps the 15" wand is something added specifically to Pottermore.