Pottermore: The Competiton Begins!

Earlier in the Summer, JK Rowling announced a new website called Pottermore, intended to be a place for fans to relive the excitement of the books by reading through the seven novels. It's nothing as mundane as it sounds though, because there will be a wealth of interactive content in each chapter and Rowling herself will even publish exclusive new insights into the world of Harry Potter online for the very first time. The site is set to open to the public this Autumn, but before that you now have the chance to gain early access. There is currently a competition running each day until this Saturday (August 6th), whereby one million fans will be able to register for a beta version of the site, giving feedback to prepare Pottermore for its worldwide unveiling. Each day, a 'clue', or rather a question relating to the specific book (so tomorrow is the third day, and thus there'll be a question on The Prisoner of Askaban), and when the entrants have worked out the answer, they simply write it at the end of the URL 'http://quill.pottermore.com' with a /. For example, if the question was how many Harry Potter books are there, since there are seven you would enter into the URL bar at the top of your internet browser: 'http://quill.pottermore.com/7' and be directed to a registration page if you are correct and fast enough (as spaces each day are limited). Depending on how early you may win, your access to the beta may not come for another few weeks due to the overwhelming demand the competition has had. However, you will definitely get to access it before the rest of the world! I'm trying to bag a world exclusive first look at the site using all my fandom knowledge of the series, so keep an eye on the blog in the next month for confirmation as to whether I've managed to get us said preview or not. Good luck to everyone who enters! For the rest of us/you/the world, Pottermore opens this October worldwide.