Will Pottermore be free?
Yes, access to Pottermore will be completely free;
you won’t have to pay to use the site.
The Pottermore Shop will have items in it
that you’ll be able to buy, but choosing to purchase
something – or not – won't affect your progress through
the story as the Shop sits outside of the
online reading experience.
Will Pottermore be available in multiple languages?
Yes. Initially, Pottermore will be available in English, French, German, Italian and Spanish.
We are aiming to introduce more languages in the future – including Japanese and Korean
later this year. You’ll be able to keep track of language availability here on the
Insider.
Can you please explain what you mean by 'online reading experience'?
How much will I, as a Pottermore user, be able to affect the story?
After all, hasn't Harry's story already been told?
The best way to think of Pottermore is as an interactive, illustrated companion to the books.
J.K. Rowling wanted to create a site where her stories could live on and where readers
could explore them in a new way. In addition to discovering new material from J.K. Rowling about Harry’s world, you’ll be able to interact with key story moments
(the Sorting Hat sequence, for example) and upload your own comments,
thoughts and artwork for all the characters, objects and places that you come across.
So Pottermore isn't a massively multiplayer online role-playing game like World of Warcraft, or a social network game like Farmville?
No. While there will be some simple games you can play (you'll be able to brew potions,
for example, Pottermore is very much about the books: being able to experience
Harry’s story in a new way and discover all the additional information
that J.K. Rowling has written.
Isn't there a House Cup that we compete for by earning points?
Yes, there is. As you progress through the story you'll also be able to earn house points
– and once you get to the end of the first book you can carry on earning points
to help your house win the House Cup.
Would you say Pottermore is a social network for fans of Harry Potter?
Not really. Pottermore isn’t trying to compete with sites like Facebook or the Harry Potter forums and fan sites that are already out there. Once you’ve signed up to Pottermore
you’ll be able to find and invite your Facebook friends (if you're over thirteen)
and leave comments in your house common room and the Great Hall,
but Pottermore isn't a social networking site where you can share
personal information or chat in forums.
