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[igpayatinlay]

Anyone who has Pottermore: Do any of you know what the 1531, 4157 counter is, up in Harry's closet bedroom in chapter 2? I keep thinking it's some sort of easter egg, a la dialing 'MAGIC' into the cell phone on Jo's website, but IDK where to use it. I have this suspicion that it's something to do with the last locked charm.

Anyone who doesn't have Pottermore - my extra one that I registered by accident is now activated. Who needs it?

Nevermind my bullet list of things they should tweak, for if they ever do ask for more feedback than the silly beta tester form.

• Duels & Potions obviously need some fixing
• When practicing spells for dueling, there should be a "Keep Practicing" button, alongside the "Return to Dueling" one, so that it takes us back to our textbooks instead of to dueling.
• The site lacks daily visit appeal; once you've gone through the book and brewed a couple potions, there's not much to do. Incorporate some sort of once-daily task to earn knuts/sickles, which can be used to buy more potion ingredients/wizarding supplies, which would in turn increase possible house points.
• Everyone and their mom wants optional sound.
• Purchasable Chocolate Frogs! Make collecting and trading a bigger thing in game.
• Gobstones? Chess?
• Readable pages in books?
• Cauldrons don't actually change the amount of time a potion takes to brew, despite being labeled 'slow' and 'fast'.
• If you own more than one cauldron, you should be able to brew more than one potion.
• Even when you check 'remember me,' it doesn't.
• I can't go re-collect potion ingredients.

Comments

[ganguly.insanejournal.com]

I agree with all of the above!

[igpayatinlay.insanejournal.com]

I think the biggest problem with the site is that unless you wind up loving brewing potions, or are crazed with winning a house cup, or having some sort of standing amongst your house, it's only going to last like, a week per book, for most people. I understand not making it a social networking site, but I think there's opportunities they're missing out on, in regards to long term appeal.