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[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

[sionna-raven.livejournal.com]

I haven't taken offence, not from a fellow Slytherin anyway ;). The wand choosing pop-up asks for your own estimation of your height, so I assume wand length at Pottermore is based on that information. It does not ask moral questions. At RL 5.18 feet I am very tiny for an adult woman, so I guess the wand fits me.

I've seen quite a few complaints about the moderation of comments in the Common Room chat. OTOH they allow newly sorted members to complain about their house. I suspect they moderate/delete replies to these whinings, because it's unlikely that nobody reacts to it.