BEEN WAITING FOR THIS ON POTTERMORE!

Yay! My waiting with bated breath and exasperation for the second book on Pottermore, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, is finally over! Now there's another chance for me to be of help to my fellow Ravenclaws as the second Pottermore House Cup takes center stage again.


The bad news, though, is that I haven't been able to visit the site lately. The "Visit Pottermore" button did look very inviting, but I opted not to cave in. Yeah, so weird of me not to check it out then and there when I kept on saying that I wanted to explore the Book 2 already. Let's just say putting off things is my inclination these days. Well, at least I've got something "new" waiting for me.

HAIKU NO. 15

Been trying to get back into the writing groove, but without much success. Ironically, the absence of my writing muse became an inspiration for me to come up with this haiku, which I hope comes anywhere near a "real" one. Ha ha.

A vertical line
nonstop blinking
but going nowhere

I know, I know. I have to go somewhere, anywhere.

AT LONG LAST, I GOT INTO POTTERMORE!

After months of waiting with bated breath and exasperation, Pottermore has finally opened its magic-laden doors for everyone and let me in, along with probably millions more who wish to see their name listed as “magical” next to The Boy Who Lived, and partake in his extraordinary journey.


But because life happened to me just as the public registration on Pottermore was officially unlocked in April, I was only able to sign up less than a month later. I’ve got to say thanks to my cousin for the reminder though, to think that I was the one who told her about the website. Ha ha.

Choosing my username was quite hard. You see, I wasn’t that lucky to be provided with good choices. Eventually, I just settled with what I thought sounded less corny -- QueenMirror9477 (add me up?).

And so there I was, all giddy to explore more of Harry Potter’s world.

Honestly speaking, the experience was overwhelming at first, rendering me slight confusion as to how I should interact with the "Moments" on the computer screen. There were times that I was like "That was it?!" because I had only collected one object. Turned out the key was to repeatedly zoom in and out so as to make "the collectibles" appear before your eyes.

So far, the most significant Pottermore event for me was when I finally met the Sorting Hat, and "officially" ascertained for myself that I indeed belong to where I have always placed myself in: the Ravenclaw House.


For the time being, Pottermore users are limited to exploring the Philosopher's Stone and following its story. As for me, here I am waiting again -- with bated breath and exasperation -- for the Chamber of Secrets to be unlocked. And while doing that, I'd probably just strive harder to add more to the 39 points I currently have. Ha ha.