Secret page on Rowling's Web site
J.K. Rowling's official Web site http://www.jkrowling.com/en/ is full of surprises. One I recently discovered was a page of notes she put together while writing the Prisoner of Azkaban. It includes a list of names she was kicking around for Buckbeack the hippogriff, plus a list of professors and what subjects they would teach. Still no professor for Muggle Studies.
Anyway, to get to the page, click on the hairbrush and then turn on the radio. It will give you instructions on how to get to the bonus page.
It's a little complicated after that. You have to go back to the main page, click on the eraser and then follow the instructions from the hairbrush and radio links.
I am still trying to figure out what Quirrel, Lockhart, Lupin, Pettigrew and Oakden Hobday have in common. Three were Defense against the Dark Arts teachers. Was she thinking Peter Pettigrew would be the next Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher? And who is Oakden Hobday?
Cool stuff to say the least.
Good luck.
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There are more secret pages that you can find on her website. I would suggest you try clicking on all the links on the main page and thoroughly exploring all the pages they lead to.
There is also one HP website that will give you the cheat sheets to get all the easter eggs on her site.
The most intriguing link is the pink erase that leads to the door with the "Do Not Disturb" sign on it. Occasionaly that sign disappears and it's possible to open the door. The last time I did this was a few days ago. Inside, I found a test I could take that was considerably harder than your normal HP trivia quiz.
The time before that, there was a hangman's game in which the answer was the title of the seventh book. Which is how I found out what the title was. :)
Posted by: Montavilla | June 21, 2007 08:17 AM
All good info.
I was able to get in the Do Not Disturb door a few days ago and take the test, but it has since been locked. Still waiting for the results of my WOMBAT, but I have a feeling I didn't do so good.
Posted by: Tim Haddock | June 21, 2007 08:46 AM