Wednesday, September 21, 2011

Pottermore Book 1 - Chapter 1-3

HARRY POTTER AND THE PHILOSOPHER’S STONE 


CHAPTER 1: The Boy who Lived 


Story: Mr and Mrs Dursley, of number four, Privet Drive, were proud to say that they were perfectly normal, thank you very much. They were the last people you’d expect to be involved in anything strange or mysterious, because they just didn’t hold with such nonsense... 


(At every chapter you will notice pictures, these are called moments of the chapter where you could explore the picture/place for new items or new writings by J.K. Rowling) 




Moment 1: NUMBER FOUR, PRIVET DRIVE 


Story: When Mr and Mrs Dursley woke up on the dull, grey Tuesday our story starts, there was nothing about the cloudy sky outside to suggest that strange and mysterious things would soon be happening all over the country... 
Read About: Number Four Privet Drive What to Get: Click on Privet Drive sign to unlock writing of Number Four, Privet Drive to unlock Number Four Private Drive writing.



Moment 2: SOMETHING PECULIAR IS HAPPENING 


Story: A man appeared on the corner the cat had been watching, appeared so suddenly and silently you’d have thought he’d just popped out of the ground. The cat’s tail twitched and its eyes narrowed... 
Read About: Albus Dumbledore; Number Four Privet Drive; Measurements(lock), Put-Outer; Owls. 
What to Get: Click on the Light Post to unlock Measurements 




Moment 3: HARRY IS DELIVERED


Message: Your owl will bring you messages 
Perched at the top of your Gateway, your owl will bring you Pottermore updates such as news and friend requests. Once you’ve checked your messages, you can return to the Moment you were in by clicking the storyline bar at the bottom of your page.” 


Story: A low rumbling sound had broken the silence around them. It grew steadily louder as they looked up and down the street for some sign of a headlight; it swelled to a roar as they both looked up at the sky – and a huge motorbike fell out of the air and landed on the road in front of them... 
Read About: Harry Potter, Hagrid, Albus Dumbledore, Professor McGonagall, Sirius Black (yes surprisingly he was noted in this chapter :D), Voldemort; Number Four Privet Drive; Flying Motorbike. 




END OF CHAPTER 1 
Story: He couldn’t know that at this very moment, people meeting in secret all over the country were holding up their glasses and saying in hushed voices: ‘To Harry Potter – the boy who lived!’ 
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CHAPTER 2: THE VANISHING GLASS

Story: Nearly ten years had passed since the Dursleys had woken up to find their nephew on the front step...


Moment 1: The Cupboard under the Stairs

Message: “Start collecting…
You never know what is hiding in a Moment so have a good look around for items to collect and add to your Trunk. Remember, whenever you leave a Moment, you can click the storyline bar to get back to where you were.”

Story: Harry was used to spiders, because the cupboard under the stairs was full of them, and that was where he slept...
Read About: Dudley Dursley, Harry Potter, Mrs. Figg, Vernon and Petunia Dursley(lock); Number Four Privet Drive, The Cupboard under the Stairs
What to Get:      2nd zoom, Click the Picture Frame at the table beside the Cupboard door.
Collect the Alarm Clock inside the Cupboard to Collect the Item

Moment 2: The Trip to the Zoo
Story: The snake suddenly opened its beady eyes. Slowly, very slowly, it raised its head until its eyes were on a level with Harry’s...
Read About: Dudley Dursley, Harry Potter, Piers Polkiss, Vernon and Petunia Dursley; Number Four Privet Drive, The Cupboard under the Stairs, The Zoo
What to Get: None
Note: Nothing much to do here except look at the 3rd zoom that you will get and you will see the snake where Harry talk to in the book/movie. Try moving your mouse left and right at the snake, and it will move its head swirly up and downJ. Beside it as well, you could click the Name Label beside it’s cage of what kind of snake it is, a BOA Constrictor.

END OF CHAPTER 2
Story: Everybody knew that Dudley’s gang hated that odd Harry Potter in his baggy old clothes and broken glasses, and nobody liked to disagree with Dudley’s gang.
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CHAPTER 3: THE LETTERS FROM NO ONE
Story: The escape of the Brazilian boa constrictor earned Harry his longest-ever punishment...

Moment 1: HARRY RECEIVES A MYSTERIOUS LETTER
Story: Harry picked it up and stared at it, his heart twanging like a giant elastic band. No one, ever, in his whole life, had written to him. Who would?...
Read About: Dudley Dursley, Harry Potter, Vernon and Petunia Dursley; Number Four Privet Drive, The Cupboard under the Stairs, The Smallest Bedroom
What to Do:        Collect the Salt and Pepper on the table.
                                2nd zoom, Collect the postcard on the refrigerator door.
                                3rd zoom, Collect the Hammer.

Moment 2: THE HUT ON THE ROCK

Message: “Have you checked your profile?
Everyone in Pottermore has a profile. It is your own personal page, which will grow and evolve as you move through Pottermore. You can find it by clicking the crest shield below the Pottermore logo.”

Story: Exactly what he was looking for, none of them knew.
Read About: Dudley Dursley, Harry Potter, Vernon and Petunia Dursley; Hut on the Rock
What to Do:        Collect Seashells, bottom of the picture
                                3rd zoom, Collect Seaweed, bottom of the rock

END OF CHAPTER 3
Story: Someone was outside, knocking to come in.
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