J.K. Rowling's Official Site

i keep checking back just to see if she's updated it yet!!!

i keep checking back just to see if she's updated it yet!!!

I'd say a lot of people are doing the same! I'd say it'll probably be updated once a month anyway, seeing as there's a "Wizard of the Month".

Hey

After reading your post I decided to go look at the clouds. I can`t seem to see the dark mark or dog but I however see lots of faces. Maybe it`s just my mind playing tricks.Same here... personally I see one big face, with a very shocked expression, just when the birds appear...

^ really? i've been staring at that door for ages and i dont see anything in the clouds...

I've looked at in once and it's very, very impressive. I'm not sure how much updating will be done by her. I think she's probably got a very dedicated team of webmasters doing the backbone of work. Still, it's impressive that an author is willing to get closer to her fans the way she has done :)

It's not so much that people are taking credit, it's just that they aren't giving credit. :) Not to worry.

Thanks for posting that information jimmybondo87! I'm sure a lot of people will sleep well tonight knowing that they've found all that there is to discover...for now. :)

Perhaps someone who has some background in Latin could give us a rough translation of what jimmy posted? I'm afraid the translation springthing posted isn't making much sense (darned auto-translators. ;)).

Thanks for the screenshot, zigwiwi!If that latin in the book says what I think it says:
Lorem Ipsum Delor sit amet consectetuer adipiscing elit sed diam nonummy nibh eulsmod Tincidunt ut Lacreet dothetti Lorem Ipsum Delor sit amet consectetuer adipiscing elit sed diam nonummy nibh eulsmod Tincidunt ut Lacreet dothetti Lorem Ipsum Delor sit amet consectetuer adipiscing elit sed diam nonummy nibh eulsmod Tincidunt ut Lacreet dothetti

Then anyone familiar with the older versions of Microsoft Office will know that this text is 'Blank page fill', often seen in older versions of Powerpoint and Publisher. I have NO IDEA what it means but it is random pagefill. I heard someone say once that more or less it means 'This is page fill, put your desired content here' in a nutshell. To be honest, I don't even think it is Latin because the university of Notre Dame online Latin traslator didn't recognise any of the words I input and it is fairly good usually.

By the way, the woman on the phone says:
"Hello?"
"Is anyone there?"
then hangs up.

To be honest, I don't even think it is Latin because the university of Notre Dame online Latin traslator didn't recognise any of the words I input and it is fairly good usually.

By the way, the woman on the phone says:
"Hello?"
"Is anyone there?"
then hangs up.


it is latin just bad latin, full translation of the whole chapter and not just what is on the pages

http://www.cosforums.com/showpost.php?p=921634&postcount=180

I'm probably imagining things but I see the Edward Munch "Scream" face in the clouds....

I'm glad to see we came to a consenses that its a Doxy anyway

I have a question. In the fan sites/trophy room I put the gold medals in the two boxes on the first shelf without even noticing there was another box on the third shelf and it won't let me take them out. Has anyone tried putting one in the top box, or does it appear later, or is there something else that is supposed to be put in it? Thanks

The medals will only go into the boxes next to where they are. Neither will go into the top box.

Thank you!

MissMichele--I tried putting one of the medels in the top spot first. I doesn't let you, the only boxes you can put the medals in is the bottom two.
As for the clouds I saw a face in them also that looked like Munch's painting so you are not experiancing eye strain!

She has a really cool site. I love how the sky outside the window gets darker throughout the day. I hope she updates it soon.

I can't stand this i need to get through that door, it has to have something to do with patience, i mean she does say that patience is the key!

I'm probably imagining things but I see the Edward Munch "Scream" face in the clouds....
yea i was thinking that too earlier in the day, the face bears a shocking resemblence....!

how do you open the stupid door ughh!! i need help finding the spider also

how do you open the stupid door ughh!! i need help finding the spider also

The spider is found on the main pg. It just occasionally runs across the page.

hey was just looking on "newsround" to see if they had anything new on PoA, and well theyve got a whole news article dedicated to the site, thought u'd enjoy!
http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/uk/newsid_3733000/3733863.stm

I finally got Peeves to show up both on the main page and the room with the locked door.

Welcome to everyone, here is a short list of most of the discovered delights of ~J K ‘s site

Telephone number (the only one that works, so far)
http://www.cosforums.com/showpost.php?p=920567&postcount=46

Transcription of the hand written page
http://www.cosforums.com/showpost.php?p=920573&postcount=47

Extra stuff page
http://www.cosforums.com/showpost.php?p=921544&postcount=151

The hidden room
http://www.cosforums.com/showpost.php?p=921836&postcount=265

Text written on the book in the hidden room
http://www.cosforums.com/showpost.php?p=921595&postcount=163

And what it means in English
http://www.cosforums.com/showpost.php?p=921634&postcount=180

Pictures on the hidden room
http://www.cosforums.com/showpost.php?p=921815&postcount=253

A full list of the location of everything
http://www.cosforums.com/showpost.php?p=922318&postcount=318

The Stars in the window by the locked door
http://www.cosforums.com/showpost.php?p=923020&postcount=369

Some of the information on the notice board
http://www.cosforums.com/showpost.php?p=923081&postcount=373

A second summing up
http://www.cosforums.com/showpost.php?p=922834&postcount=349

Books on the bookshelf
http://www.cosforums.com/showpost.php?p=924291&postcount=462

This is why the ribbons vanish
http://www.cosforums.com/showpost.php?p=926983&postcount=552


I hope this helps if the answer is not here try looking through whole thread first,
before asking questions :tu:

Thanks, MF. :)

I might just close this thread for a while so that people are forced to pay attention to your post!

This thread will reopen soon.

Check out the NEW changes to JK's site. The wizard of the month has changed for June, and there is a new featured fan site!

I can't get the wizard of the month to open without locking up. Anyone else having the same problem?

BTW, I would have posted this in the other thread, but it's STILL locked. Any chance we can get that opened up again so we can discuss the new changes? I suspect there may be more to explore each month. There have been other things I have seen there that hadn't been discussed yet, but I was discouraged from posting because of the locked thread.

Christi

Aww, no recognition for CoS. I'll keep my fingers and toes crossed then. :D

Sadly I can't seem to get Gwenog Jones's page to open up either. Maybe Gwenog was a pioneer in the area of computer malfunction?

Edit: There seems to be a new bit on Hermione in the Characters section, unless I really am going mad I just don't remember it from last time. Was that bit about West Ham football club there last month too?

Hermione and West Ham were both there before. The only thing new I could find is the change in the site of the month. I can't get that wizard thingy to open either.

According to The Lexicon (http://www.hp-lexicon.org), Gwenog Jones is the Captain and Beater of the only all-female national Quidditch team, the Holyhead Harpies. Here's a bit on Ms Jones:

After a game she enjoys relaxing with friends, drinking butterbeer, and listening to The Weird Sisters. It has been said of Jones that "people who disagree with [her] have a nasty habit of turning into woodlice." She herself says that the Harpies "are easily the most exciting team playing," and added that witches make better Quidditch players than wizards. It is doubtful that anyone will disagree with her to her face.

Problem solved!

Yeah, the wizard of the month thing is new. But I can't get that to open up, its stuck, I guess I'm having the same problem. There is the new website award too. I hope there will be more updates soon. I really want to see whats behind that door.

The extra stuff section has alot more information on the characters. I'm using the text only version, so I don't know how to get there the regular way. Here's the link (http://www.jkrowling.com/textonly/extrastuff.cfm?ref=cutscenes). The information on Theodore Nott is really good.

Check out the NEW changes to JK's site. The wizard of the month has changed for June, and there is a new featured fan site!

I can't get the wizard of the month to open without locking up. Anyone else having the same problem?

Its doing the same to me as well. Must be a technical problem.
I absolutely adore JK website. So much interesting information! I hope she drops in on CoS one day, I promise not to thwart her theories!

Oh my!! There's two pictures of the smiths in her bio section!!!!
Yeah! Good for you Rowling!!!!!

I know!!!!!!! I nearly fell out of my chair when I saw those buttons. Although, it really doesn't surprise me now that I think about it... one of the central themes of the Smiths music was the trials and tribulations of growing up, which certainly relates to HP. I think if I ever have the chance to meet her, I just might have to ask her what her favourite Smiths album is, instead of asking some super clever question related to HP.

I wonder if she's picked up the new Mozzer album. ;)

Anyway, back to the website discussion... I have collected everything, save for the darn spider. I've been sitting here for an hour, and I can never catch it when it scuttles over her desk. I'll give it a go tomorrow. Maybe it's just my fatigue that's hindering me, and not a complete lack of eye-hand coordination.

As for the book sitting on the desk in the locked room, perhaps that will be her way of previewing some of Book Six. As someone else pointed out, the Latin on the page now is just the gobbledygook that is used in the publishing industry to represent copy that's yet to be written... we should keep checking that page to see if anything shows up there in the next few days and weeks [hopefully not months]. After all, according to a tidbit on the Leaky Cauldron website, JKR has said recently that her page will be updated again soon.

[Although... we all know her definition of "soon" isn't always what the rest of the world defines as soon.]

By the way, I'm a veryvery new person on these boards. Hope you don't mind me jumping into your discussion.

I got wizard of the month opened and it says
Gwenog Jones
(1968 - present)
Captain and Beater of only all-female national Quidditch Team, the Holyhead Harpies

I can't see the picture though...

and there is a book in the locked room?

:welcome: to the forums invisible girl.
These threads are all open for anyone to join in. Have fun.

:welcome: to the forums invisible girl.
These threads are all open for anyone to join in. Have fun.

Thank you Barbara! :) I used to frequent an HP board where established members weren't as receptive to new people, hence the apprehension.

Still haven't caught the spider. Guh.

And I don't know if anyone else has noticed this, but on the Extra Stuff cork board, there's a pic of JKR's husband near the top, and a business card for her literary agent is tacked on the bottom of the board, obscured by the radio.

and there is a book in the locked room?

Yes, someone hacked the site's coding [or something] and got into the room. There was a post made earlier detailing this, with links to screen caps of the book and whatnot.

Is anyone having trouble viewing the Wizard of the Month today? It wont load on my computer. I love her site though- has anyone opened the door yet?
Did anyone talk to JKRowling when she came on mugglenet forum? wish i had!

I can see Gwenog Jones just fine now. She's an attractive and slightly smug looking captain and Beater for for 'The Holyhead Harpies'.

I presume the site is still in the process of being updated...?

I had to wait until it wa actually June 1 in my time zone to see Gwenog Jones.

Dare I say DADA for Gwenog Jones? Can turn people into woodlice? Probably just wishful thinking.

Hmm...in the room with The Door, I'm seeing stuff in the clouds. Looks like a keyhole, a doorhandle, and a face. It was easier to see at night, but there's still a little outline in the day. Can anyone else see this, or am i just insane? ;)

I haven't seen anything in the clouds so far, and I haven't yet visited the site at night (some people say they've seen constellations). Perhaps I will try it tonight and see if I see faces and whatnot in the clouds. And you could be right- on JKR's site, you never know what could be a clue. :cool:

On the rumours page there are magical ads on the bottom of the page. One of them is for the Quibbler and it says: Fudge forced out of office!

Jo has said that there will be a new MoM. Maybe the Quibbler is not complete rubbish afterall....

JK's site is so much fun! If only it loaded faster :( But I can't wait until I find out what's behind that mystery DND door, I have a feeling Bellatrix might be in there plotting her next move.

Hello everyone im back again, with some new info. First of all it looks as if they have caught on to us about the door because it has now been deleted from the script, there is no way to ge to it now. I guess we will have to wait and see what going to be there. The phone still has no new numbers. It seems that there might be 2 new certificates, but im not positive. I am slowly making my way through some of the new things, but it does not seem like much of an update, except for the removal of the new room and the new wizard of the month.
Jim

Thanks for the update, Jim. Too bad about that darned door, though. :grumble:

I really like the info on the witch of the month. I wonder if Jo has them picked out or if it's somebody else. I'm sure she wrote the info, though.

Hiya Guys! Okay, I got all four of the first round of certificates before I found this here. I think the corridor or hall, or whatever the Unopenable Door is in may be within the Riddle House. Anyone else think so? If you look out the window there's like, a village, or spread of homes on the hills outside. But then, why would Peeves be inside the Riddle House. I think I'm delving to far into this, oh well, I am proud to say that I am obsessive.

so does anyone have a complete list of what is new? besides the thing saying fudge will be kicked out of office and the new wizard and new website of the month...

whats the thing about two new certificates?

The fudge thing is not new. It was always there.

I'm glad to see we came to a consenses that its a Doxy anyway

I don't think it is a Doxy...A Doxy is supposed to be like a Black Fairy with Sharp Venemous Teeth.....looks more like a Bug/Beetle to me. I reckon its meant to be Rita Skeeter(Listen for the Witch Cackle just before ot runs across the screen).

Yes, I think you are having wishful thinking... hee hee.

I don't think that there is anything new besides the monthly calendar. And I daresay that it's not updated by an actual person but automatically updated with a program whenever a new month comes.

I just wish Jo would update the questions! But, I guess once a day is wishful thinking?

I was thinking that it was auto updated. They have been doing some small behind the scenes stuff like jim said. Looks like they are getting ready for a update soon.

has any1 else noticed that on the first page of the biography in the picture of jk rowling, her eyes blink. (kinda creepy too), And there is a keyhole under the handle of the locked door thingy

Hello everyone im back again, with some new info. First of all it looks as if they have caught on to us about the door because it has now been deleted from the script, there is no way to ge to it now. I guess we will have to wait and see what going to be there. The phone still has no new numbers. It seems that there might be 2 new certificates, but im not positive. I am slowly making my way through some of the new things, but it does not seem like much of an update, except for the removal of the new room and the new wizard of the month.
Jim

1. Nice picture of the opened DND door! Has anyone tried enlarging it, to see the objects inside the room in detail? For example: who's the couple in the picture frame on the wall ? Tom Riddle's parents? JKR's grandparents? Is it supposed to be a room in JKR's house? And what's that other thing beside the picture frame, the thing hanging right above the desk. Another picture frame?

2. About the Dark Mark, why did she put one on the scroll for the Immeritus Fan Site? JKR did say that the Dark Mark indicates spoilers for Book 5. Does this mean that for people who have not read Book 5, you're better off not checking out the Immeritus Fan Site award section, because you'll find out that Sirius will die in Book 5? Or is the Dark Mark hinting at something else? Would love to hear everyone's feedback to lessen my confusion :blush:

I'm not sure if this is new or not, but it's the first time I've heard the cell phone ring...

no, it's not new, you must have just let it sit long enough for the first time. If you pick it up, a woman says "hello?" and hangs up... nothing important, really, just another great detail

I wish she would update the F.A.Q I really want the question from the poll to be answered! At least one mystery will be solved

Hmm... anyone notice something strange about the watch...? It changes... I took a screen shot of it... it looks like the watch has multiple hands!

Wow this is one long thread. I gave uo at about page 8, so forgive me for repeating. Can someone post an update at all? Have we found out what the phone does when it rings or how to open the door? Are there any more than the four items for the scrapbook? And has anyone left any of the other pages idle, like the 'extras' or 'trophies' or 'fan sites'? I left extras and I heard something happened, but I was on here at the time so I didn't see it.

When my phone rang I dialled 1471 and that didn't work, so you know.

The watch is tied into your computer's internal clock so that it shows what time it is where ever you are. I also think that the window is tied into the clock so that it shows night and day depending on what it is where you are. Some people say that the watch gets multiple hands after you leave it sitting for a while and Peeves comes in, but I haven't seen this.

Wow this is one long thread. I gave uo at about page 8, so forgive me for repeating. Can someone post an update at all? Have we found out what the phone does when it rings or how to open the door? Are there any more than the four items for the scrapbook? And has anyone left any of the other pages idle, like the 'extras' or 'trophies' or 'fan sites'? I left extras and I heard something happened, but I was on here at the time so I didn't see it.

When my phone rang I dialled 1471 and that didn't work, so you know.


To answer your questions:

The phone doesn't do anything when it rings. If you pick it up, a woman says hello and then hangs up (nothing, really).

Some one hacked the site and saw that there were only 4 items to get at the time.

Any pages that are left idle might be changed by Peeves, like knocking a pencil holder over on the main page and writing on the mirror where the door is.

The door does not open to anything yet. There is a book behind it, but there are pics posted and it's only a place holder for now.

The wizard and witch of the month does seem to be updated monthly.

There have been no new changes besides the monthly thing stated above to the site since it have been put up.

The door opens after something like 2 days, 4 hours, 45 mins. But all you can see is a picture of JK rowling's parents that is also on her biography page, a picture of the view out of the window and a book the at the moment shows some autofill text like that you get in publisher.

wow! so the door eventually opens after that long? I knew that there was a book in there, but I didn't think the door would open until they actually put something behind it.

Unless they changed the code then that is just a rumor.
When I looked at it when the site first went live there was nothing there that would open the door.

Pippab3, did you actually wait for 2 days, 4 hours and 45 minutes? I'm impressed! I just cheated and downloaded the the picture of open DND door on the harry latino web-site. It's now my PC wall-paper. The picture of the view outside the window is very intriguing..... I wonder if it will be a port-key that would allow us to go outside. I hope JKR updates soon!

About the wristwatch on the desk (main page). Yes, it does go crazy after Peeves passes by and knocks over the pens! The face changes color, the hands go round and round, it stops, then that's about it. I guess it's just a reaction to Peeves? At first I thought it was like a Time-turner. I tried clicking on it, but wasn't fast enough. It was back to normal by the time my mouse-pointer reached it.

The door opens after something like 2 days, 4 hours, 45 mins. But all you can see is a picture of JK rowling's parents that is also on her biography page, a picture of the view out of the window and a book the at the moment shows some autofill text like that you get in publisher.

Just curious, where did you hear this from, or did you actually do this yourself?
:huh:

hmm... I thought it was a rumor, too

Can someone tell me why there's that ticking clock sound on the fan links page. . . and yet. . . no clock. . . anywhere. It's driving me insain. Where is it? Where's the clock? Where is it.

Can someone tell me why there's that ticking clock sound on the fan links page. . . and yet. . . no clock. . . anywhere. It's driving me insain. Where is it? Where's the clock? Where is it.

There seems to be no secret behind the ticking noise, or any background noise for that matter. Everything that has been found out (all the secrets thus far) have been posted threw out this thread. So far there are only 4 major secrets that you can crack to get rewards for your scrapbook.

JKR has updated her News and Rumours section of her page. I'm eternally grateful for this inclusion:

"...And incidentally...I wasn't really Squidward that day in the MuggleNet chat room either. That's a Spongebob Squarepants in-joke. I used a different name. So you can stop logging on as Squidward now ;)"

We had to ban people from registering with the username Squidward here at CoS because there were just so many people who thought Squidward was JKR. Some of these Squidwards even provided information in their profiles such as "Real Name: Joanne, Interests: Writing, my son and daughter, Location: Scotland etc". Bah.

Oh happy day, finally we will receive some respite from the Squidwards! :D

I'm also glad that she clarified her Voldy-rag joke. Some people take JKR far too seriously.

jimmybondo7 -- they're onto you, mate! Run for the hills:

"...And if you don't understand what I'm talking about here, you weren't online when a clever Potter fan hacked his way through the door with the "Do No Disturb" sign on it..."

If you hear sirens, pack up your toys and leave immediately...and don't mention CoS. :D

Her undate was great Thumbs up Jo :tu:

I found her comment in The Daily News, on Pink Floyd's inflatable pig very amusing! She say's most of us are too young know what she is talking about, but being a Pink Floyd fan, her comment put a smile on my face. I know what you are talking about Jo. :)

I also love her bit in the Rumors paper about how a "Clever Potter fan hacked his way threw the door with the "Do Not Disturb' sign on it."

Could she be talking about our own jimmybondo87???
It's really nice to know that she is lurking around the HP site's and reading what her fan's have to say.

Hi Jo :welcome:

I'm sure our friend jimmybondo7 wasn't the only clever fan to work out how to get behind the door. :)

He's the ueber-genius of CoS, though and we appreciate his efforts.

yeah i saw that too! but i can't get the wizard of the month open either. i figured they're probably updating it and haven't finished so next time you go on the site and it's not working at all - yay! - they're probably adding stuff!

P.S. i see nothing in the clouds. soz.

I just need t ask how do I get to vote on the questions? I go into FAQ but all I get is "other stuff" "about the books" and "about me" btw they havent been updated... or have they ??

opps der I cant believe I havent found that yet (the FAQ vote part)
soz ppl
xD luv the hacking part ;)

What you need to do is go to the FAQ and click on any one of the envelopes that flutter down on JKR's desk (it really don't matter which). After you do this a piece of paper will appear in the centre of the screen with the FAQ for the envelope you selected. Underneath this piece of paper, on the left-hand side is another piece of paper that gives you options to select from. There's "About Books", "About Me", "Other Stuff", and "FAQ Poll". Click on the "FAQ Poll" and you're in business. :)

I would advise you to click on the Dark Mark before you cast your vote to ensure that we get the best possible question answered. :D

Wow just woke up this morning to this. I wonder if she saw the same thing done on another site. Yet, she confirmed what we were saying about the text in the book. Im a little perturbed, however as people refering to my actions as hacking. Im sorry to say but this was readily available information. Im still trying to figure out if she is annoyed with me or something. Anyways im still working on it and I have plans to maybe make a small website to publish all the findings and thoeries about her site, so that is in the works. I will check the scripts again tonight, if they haven't blocked my ip :p that is. Tell me what you think about the website idea, I know it would take the load of this thread off of Cos. Tata for now
Jim

PS-If it is me who Jo is referring to then maybe she reads Cos...and that means shes a member, but don't worry Jo if you're reading this i won't try and find your name lol.

I'm stunned someone actually got that door open!

i think she was referring to you jim (i think, okay? i'm not saying i'm 100% sure). if it had been someone else, i don't know who he is because in other forums, when i look at it, most of them refers to 'a guy from the cos forums who hacked on the site or sumthin'.

i wouldn't be too sure that she is a member of cos. this forum is readable even if you're not a member. anyway, even if she's not a member, i think she looks at this site. or if she is kinda busy, maybe her 'sources' has told her.

if it was you who 'jo' (can i call her Jo? erm... i think i can, well, anyway..) was referring to, it must feel cool (if i was you, my mouth would reach up to my ears. lol :p ) coz he said a CLEVER Potter fan. hehe :D

on your idea about making a little site on what you've found can be okay. but i don't know, wouldn't it be possible to get you in trouble? (just thinking about the possibility here.. but i'm not against your idea ). :D

Whats all the talk of catching the insects? And what other special content is there? I've only been able to find the preview of her early 1991 of PS/SS....anyone know how to save that to a comp?

aha! I have found the sorting hat drawings!! as well as the midnight duel thing...

I guess this has already been posted but if you dial 6-4-2-2-4 (Or whatever the code to get in the MoMs Visitors entrance is) you get a new secret thingy.

Ok, I have been reading this thread since it started, and everyone and their mother has tried to get the door to open without cheating. No one, including some of the most gifted hackers---(cough, cough) I mean computer geniuses have been able to do it.

Sooooo, today I read that if you leave it on for more than 2 days, it opens? Has anyone else stayed in front of the upopenable door for 2 days straight? I know that Jo said something about patience is the key, or something like that....but somehow I think that this is a misunderstanding about the door opening.

Input anyone?

P.S. A site with JK Rowling hints would be great.

2 days? 2 DAYS? WHAT?! hehe. lol :D haven't heard of that. i wouldn't wait for two days for it to open because of the bills for my internet connection (this one is prepaid. i have to buy an internet card for it). maybe i'll try that if i get to convince my parents to make our internet connction dsl/broadband, whatever you call it. but, why? why? if that's true, why does it hve to be 2 days..?! :D

ps. just curious... erm, where did you see that info? :D

i cant catch the stupid spider *sobs*

Has that pen hanging on the bulletin board in the (Extra Stuff?) section always been there???

yup. as far as i know

ok heres my theory on the door. well on the door there is a Do Not Disturb sign, correct? Well maybe if we "disturb" the occupant enough the door will finally open. On just about every page that you take a Portkey to get to it seems that Peeves "Disturbs it" in some way. Well maybe if you got to every page and wait long anough for Peeves to come on each page (including the one with the door....) maybe the door will open....ill try it and update soon.

Her undate was great Thumbs up Jo :tu:

I found her comment in The Daily News, on Pink Floyd's inflatable pig very amusing! She say's most of us are too young know what she is talking about, but being a Pink Floyd fan, her comment put a smile on my face. I know what you are talking about Jo.

heh heh, this made me smile too. I used to go past battersea power station every day on my commute and always thought of that giant pig. would have been cool having a marge floating from my house :D

i hope she answers that poll soon! heh heh, i bet she's just trying to think of a cryptic enough answer so that she doesn't spoil the plot of book six (especially regarding mark evans!)

Has anyone noticed that on the main page, when the watch's hands fly around and the pencil cup gets knocked down, some of the gum wrappers at the bottom and one near the ‘welcome’ part move? Perhaps this doesn’t mean anything, but maybe later on when the site is updated one or more of the gum wrappers will be part of a new secret.

PS- Sorry if this has been mentioned before.

I wanted to congratulate jimmybondo for getting a heads up by JK on her site. Go to Rumors and the second from the top makes mention of the "gifted Harry Potter fan". :tu:

I heard about the 2 days thingy from someone who called themself 'behind the door', it was a comment to the second mentioning of JKR's website in the mugglenet news archive. The exact time was 2 days, 4 hours, 48 minutes and 17.5 seconds.(Why would someone know it this exactly if they weren't something to do with the site?) To see the comment go here:
http://www.mugglenet.com/fusion3/comments.php?id=1216

I have a feeling this person works for the site as they seemed strange when they added me to their MSN contacts list and talked to me. There MSN Profile is also strange, see:
http://members.msn.com/default.msnw?guids=5okgSw55tE8CMYz!35sEtMAQpHRIexO APgwr7vgE9!wnJKIKV7n2x2BKMDJ8AZMjmv

sorry guys but im pretty sure it doesnt work... when i first came jkrowling.com i looked around and was trying to find easter eggs

i eventually gave up and left it on the dnd page for days and days

...at least this is my recolection

i'm trying again for the sake of trial/error but i believe that if people have searched the files and found nothing of it, it probably doesnt exist (i'd do the same, but unfortunately i am not as technilogically gifted :p )

anyway, as far as i know, it doesnt work

this is not to say "dont try," go ahead (i'm doing it again myself)

and thanks all ya'll for all your help about this, its been fun to be in the discovering experience

yo jb, i think she was talking about you :p
go ahead and raise your head high, she obviously (to me) finds it funny and feels honored that someone would go to the trouble to decipher one of her creations

anyway, if the above wasnt understood, thats fine, i lost myself halfway through

in any case, this is my first post and i'm glad to be here, i may not be very cative at all but you guys (and gals) are all doing fine work

Have people seen the new thing in her rumours or news section about the room. Perhaps that filler text about good v evil has some significance.

2 days? 2 DAYS? WHAT?! hehe. lol haven't heard of that. i wouldn't wait for two days for it to open because of the bills for my internet connection (this one is prepaid. i have to buy an internet card for it). maybe i'll try that if i get to convince my parents to make our internet connction dsl/broadband, whatever you call it. but, why? why? if that's true, why does it hve to be 2 days..?!

ps. just curious... erm, where did you see that info?


I saw this on the very same page as your message.

Don't get me wrong, I do not believe someone actually did this. I am merely questioning the person whom posted it.

Thanks to Masterfroggy, this is what the text says in english-

But I must explain to you how all this mistaken idea of denouncing pleasure and praising pain was born and I will give you a complete account of the system, and expound the actual teachings of the great explorer of the truth, the master-builder of human happiness.

No one rejects, dislikes, or avoids pleasure itself, because it is pleasure, but because those who do not know how to pursue pleasure rationally encounter consequences that are extremely painful.

Nor again is there anyone who loves or pursues or desires to obtain pain of itself, because it is pain, but because occasionally circumstances occur in which toil and pain can procure him some great pleasure.

To take a trivial example, which of us ever undertakes laborious physical exercise, except to obtain some advantage from it? But who has any right to find fault with a man who chooses to enjoy a pleasure that has no annoying consequences, or one who avoids a pain that produces no resultant pleasure?"


(Maybe this is a hint at what is going to happen in the coming books.

Being a former philosophy major that text sounds very familiar. I can't place the actual philosopher that said things along those lines, but it definitely sounds like it has it's origin in a text-book somewhere, especially considering that it was in Latin (?? I think)...

heh heh, this made me smile too. I used to go past battersea power station every day on my commute and always thought of that giant pig. would have been cool having a marge floating from my house :D

i hope she answers that poll soon! heh heh, i bet she's just trying to think of a cryptic enough answer so that she doesn't spoil the plot of book six (especially regarding mark evans!)

I "got" the flying pig reference too, and I wasn't alive when it happened. Maybe she's underestimating the pop culture knowledge of the HP fanbase. ;)

And the floating Aunt Marges would have been an excellent publicity gag!! I'd be thrilled to see one of those things float over my house... but I live in the middle of nowhere so that's unlikely.

I bet she'll update the poll later rather than sooner. The site is becoming more widely known each day, so she may want to give as many people as possible a chance to vote. Patience may be the key, but it's still vexing!

EDIT: that whole post was useless, sorry

keep up the good work all :tu: :tu:

Being a former philosophy major that text sounds very familiar. I can't place the actual philosopher that said things along those lines, but it definitely sounds like it has it's origin in a text-book somewhere, especially considering that it was in Latin (?? I think)...
I think someone said it's by Cicero.

I saw this on the very same page as your message.

Don't get me wrong, I do not believe someone actually did this. I am merely questioning the person whom posted it.

its a rumor, people believe it

and just to clarify... what exactly were you refering to? letting the website sit for 2 days? i did, as i recall, it didnt open for me but im trying again.

:huh:

I think someone said it's by Cicero.

yes, and i wont take credit for this -
it has been mentioned several times in this thread but i dont blame you for not checking, its pretty overhwelming

also, in the rumors section of her website she says its a text placeholder before the creator of the document adds text. its just a standard placeholder (someone before even said it is in microsoft publisher)

i myself do not believe that it has any significance, though i considered it. i dont think she would lie to a thing like that. i can understand the title of the next book, the plot, the next character to die but if it has been confirmed as placeholding text, i dont believe theres any reason to think it has to do with a plot. sure, she can be misleading but i think if she had wanted to conceal it, thats what she would have done rather than lying.

-just my fitty cents :angel:

EDIT: though i dont deny that the latin translated looks oddly coincidental of a plotline backstory for someone... or whatever i mean

Just to clear things up, here is the exact quote from Jo's website:


The text on the book behind the (ahem) impossible-to-open door means something highly significant.

02/06/04
It doesn't; it's simply filler, as many of you knew. (...)


Clearly, the door is not meant to be opened yet, and clearly the text is not significant.

yea, i agree fully

tha was part of what i was trying to say but ya know.... im not good at making coherent sentences so thats why they all came out fragmented and bad
:cool:

First things first:

Apologies if this has been mentioned before, but there's simply too much to go through. I'm a newbie to this thread, but when I was browsing through JKR's website, more specifically, the fan site page, I found something very interesting.

James Potter's Award for Special Services to the School

We know about Riddle's. We know about Harry's and Ron's. But James Potter?

If you look very carefully you can see at the top left of the screen, beneath the "About", an award to someone called "ES POTTER". This obviously refers to James Potter, but to make sure, look at that specific area when loading the page. For a brief second before the "About" comes down, you see the full award. It is indeed James Potter.

Now, this could be any old award. But right next to it is Riddle's award, and while they have different colours (probably because they were given 30 years apart, but with same overall design), the inscription is the same:- "For services to the school".

We know how Riddle got his. But how did James Potter earn his? Something to earmark for the future.

and just to clarify... what exactly were you refering to? letting the website sit for 2 days?

On page 23 of this thread, I read the message below written by Pippab3. Neptune also found something similar on a different site.

Originally Posted by Pippab3
The door opens after something like 2 days, 4 hours, 45 mins. But all you can see is a picture of JK rowling's parents that is also on her biography page, a picture of the view out of the window and a book the at the moment shows some autofill text like that you get in publisher.

I meant that I agree with those whom say that the door is unfinished; waiting 2 days will not open the door.

Just noticed, on the fan sites bit (with all of the trophies), as you go on to it look at the rightmost trophy on the middle row (the one the scroll drops on top of). It definitely says Percy Weasley. So what the hell did Percy get a trophy for?

Also, my opinion on the book in the closed room is this: You know how before Ootp was released an extract from it was released on to the internet? I reckon that eventually that room will open and the book will hold an extract from probably the opening chapter of book 6. It could also be the place where the title of the book is announced?

I wish the questions on the FAQ Poll bit were a little less specific. I'd rather it was something like "Is Mark Evans significant?" to which JKR could answer "maybe..." to keep us all guessing.

That's my 2 pence.

I agree, I think the book would have some kind of small passage from book 6. Maybe it will be placed there right before the release-something that will blow us all away and that makes sure we all go wait outside the bookstore 10 hours before it opens. :)

yea, okay.. i was just wondering


anyway - i thought james got an award for quidditch... remember the first movie when harry sees the award in the trophy case and snape walks up behind them

(excuse me if im mixing scenes, i havent seen it in a while)

harrys gotten like 2387973224 awards so im not surprised to see his name

percy could have gotten it for academics or something, oftentimes schools hand out awards like that

EDIT: this is strictly OT but i'm new here and cant get my avatar... it doesnt have a palce for me to upload it.. what should i do?

I think Percy and James may have gotten their awards for being Head Boy., although I'm not entirely sure.

i think a website for all the hidden parts is a great idea.
i was just wondering if anyone knew who the barman is in OOTP because it says that harry recognised him?

i was just wondering if anyone knew who the barman is in OOTP because it says that harry recognised him?
A lot of people speculate if it could have been Dumbledore's brother. It's being discussed in Aberforth Dumbledore - the Hog's Head barman? (http://www.cosforums.com/showthread.php?t=11650&highlight=Aberforth+barman).

EDIT: this is strictly OT but i'm new here and cant get my avatar... it doesnt have a palce for me to upload it.. what should i do?
You can't get to use an avatar until you get access to Hogsmeade, for which you must be at least a third year. More about that here (http://www.cosforums.com/showthread.php?t=7627).

And now to bring this back to Jo's website, I must say that I got a laugh from her revealing that she hadn't signed in to the chat as "squidward". :lol: I didn't know she had that funny a sense of humour. Or maybe it's just me...

Watching Harry Potter fans spread the news about this site, work out all the riddles in about 10 minutes, collect all the prizes, then proceed to hack the site apart looking for more clues... well, I must say I never dreamed that sitting in front of a computer could be so much fun. I can see that this site is going to be a great source of entertainment and amusement to me.


jimmybondo87, take a bow! And I just love the way she took it in such great humour. Jo Rowling, you rock! :tu:

Rowling's website is a mystery, wrapped in an enigma, blended with a little conundrom sauce and served lukewarm >^o.o^<
I do hope she updates the FAQs soon...I'm dying to find out about Mark Evans or Sirius (Heh, like she'd tell us...)
Here's my thoughts on the trophies:
Awarded to Percy Weasley- for being a bigheaded slimeball
Awarded to James Potter- Also for being a bigheaded slimeball, thank you...

I have just noticed somthing

If you go to locked room u can get the fly, you just have to keep clicking on it especially when it gets to the mirror. The same process was applied to the spider on the main page. You have to click on the spider when it goes on the NEWSPAPER!!!!!!

has any one noticed that when you press the FAQ to get rid of the letters the paperclips stay in a X form. (this may not be signifigant).

-sorry if this has already been said-

I have just noticed somthing

If you go to locked room u can get the fly, you just have to keep clicking on it especially when it gets to the mirror. The same process was applied to the spider on the main page. You have to click on the spider when it goes on the NEWSPAPER!!!!!!

Are you sure? You are supposed to catch the spider on the front page, it is one of four items to collect for a certificate.

But the fly....

Go back to the room and sit there and see if it is really gone. It didn't work for me.

hey in every picture on the walls there are birds of course this probably insignifigant

In the door locked room- through the window u see 2 white lines they must be significant because they were not there before, and the u can cath on the front page because i did it, just wait untill it scuttles on the bottom of the newspaper and clich really quickly.

Hope that helps!!!!!!!

I just thought that maybe those two lights in the window could be the light of the dark mark.

just guessing i supose!

about the trophies i thought they were for head boy and girl (cos there are two different colours) and so then i got really excited cos there was one for harry until my friend pointed out it's probably his special services one. But as far as i could read it seems that the speacial services ones are all sheilds. What could it mean??

P.S. i just went on the website and the butterfly which used to be blue is now green!????

yes, the butterfly changes colors.

ive finally gotta all four of the things!!! muhahahaa....

you can catch that fly on the mirror, then?

has anyone noticed that if you look in to the mirror next to the do not disturb sign the door which is a jar there is a creepy shadow

The butterfly changes depending on the time. During the day it's a butterfly at night it appears to be a moth.

has anyone noticed that if you look in to the mirror next to the do not disturb sign the door which is a jar there is a creepy shadow
yeah...i was wondering about that...

The butterfly changes depending on the time. During the day it's a butterfly at night it appears to be a moth.

I guess that's just Peevs(he comes after a while and writes something on the mirror)

does it matter whether the lights are on or not?

does it matter whether the lights are on or not?

Don't think so.I tried to wait for Peevs in light and dark and makes no difference.

dude, i saw that too... its like someone standing in the other room but you cant quite see who it is... if i turn up my brightness all the way it sorta looks like legs but im not sure


what do you all think?

could be legs...

i see the 2 white lines you were talking about... maybe its supposed to be a rainbow or something... a VERY PALE RAINBOW

heh... i donno, just a thought... im tryin to catch the fly now :P

it looks like out the window its a rainy like day, thats why i suggested the rainbow thing but its really nothing more than a whim

i see the lines, and it does look a bit rain-ish out

hey jim, donno if you still check this and i know people have mentioned all this stuff about her seeing this (by the way, it was very clever) but ya know her site was updated TODAY!... theres no doubt in my mind that it WAS you that she was talking about

congrats for getting a mention

oh right, and jo, if by chance you're still checking this thread,

you're very dedicated to your fans and making people happy, i applaud you :p :tu:

You dont have to get the fly or the butterfly moth thing. It doesn't do anything. They just fly about and bother you.
The new updates in the Rumours and News section are neat. I absolutely love this site! I am so glad she has this! It is really interesting and clever, and we get information straight from the author herself. I find her posts quite amusing too.

There seems to be no secret behind the ticking noise, or any background noise for that matter.

I think there is a secret. The secret of them having had forgotten to put a clock in there.

:)

i thought it was the new inquisitorial squad that could dock pionts, not prefects.

No, apparently, Ron had it wrong and prefects can dock points.

It wasn't Ron in the first place. It was Ernie MacMillan who told Draco prefects couldn't dock points.

that's weird, you'd think that they would explain to the prefects that they could dock points.

Well my message to the Little Literary agency asking for permission to create a website about Jo's website is off. WE will see if I get a reply. OH and by the way, unless someone has another place to host it, it will be on limited bandwith via geocities. An please stop emailing and owling me about the door, I must get ten a day. Read the thread and all questions will be answered.
Jim

I was looking at the French version of JK's website and I noticed one tiny bit that's not in the English version - it's just a few additional words in the Extra Stuff section on Hermione: "...Hermione a eu pous nom de famille 'Puckle', qu'on pourrait traduire par 'Dulutin', mais cela ne lui allait pas du tout..."

Can any French-speakers here enlighten me as to what the highlighted part means? :)

It's quite interesting looking at the website in all the different languages (even if you don't speak them!) - I see that the Holyhead Harpies have a different name in Spanish, for example, though not in French. Hours of fun... :)

with regards to the latin translation someone posted up on here...i'm confused. I always thought the 'lorem ipsum' text was simply a nonsense place filler. i know it is used a lot in the publishing world etc just so there is text on a page, but i was unaware that it actually meant something?

i highly doubt that it is anyone's backstory, as it is the same latin text used for lots of things, not just specifically related to harry potter, but i'd be curious to know where the translation came from. it's been a while since i did latin, but a couple of those words don't look 'real'...

Jimmybondo, if JKR is annoyed with you, congradulations she knows you exist :)!

Its kind of annoying that she wasn't really Squidward...but maybe thats a joke as well (ha ha)? People were running around looking for the logs.

that's weird, you'd think that they would explain to the prefects that they could dock points.

Well, if one were to zone out during the prefects meeting, I'm sure one wouldn't know about being able to dock points. I totally relate to zoning out all the time.

I was looking at the French version of JK's website and I noticed one tiny bit that's not in the English version - it's just a few additional words in the Extra Stuff section on Hermione: "...Hermione a eu pous nom de famille 'Puckle', qu'on pourrait traduire par 'Dulutin', mais cela ne lui allait pas du tout..."

Can any French-speakers here enlighten me as to what the highlighted part means? :)

It's quite interesting looking at the website in all the different languages (even if you don't speak them!) - I see that the Holyhead Harpies have a different name in Spanish, for example, though not in French. Hours of fun... :)


as for the hi-lited part, it translates roughly into "that one could translate to 'Dulutin' ". Basically, I believe that it means you could see Hermione's cat's name, which I'm assuming who "Puckle" is in the French versions, as "Dulutin", which I'm guessing is a French slang. What it means, though, I'm not sure...


QUOTE=Amina]with regards to the latin translation someone posted up on here...i'm confused. I always thought the 'lorem ipsum' text was simply a nonsense place filler. i know it is used a lot in the publishing world etc just so there is text on a page, but i was unaware that it actually meant something?
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It is Latin, and it is a filler. It's a somewhat twisted derivative of an actual Latin work, so some of the words should look real. I don't think anybody can really pinpoint when it started being used as a filler in computer works and why it was twisted the way it was. Probably some drug-induced choice...



And congrats to Jimmybondo for being recognized as the "hacker" on Jo's site!


2 things...

If she could update that, then I thinks she can update the FAQ poll!!

Also, if she updated with answers that basically ask some of the questions we have been talking about here, that means she frequents these boards or others that are similar.

as for the hi-lited part, it translates roughly into "that one could translate to 'Dulutin' ". Basically, I believe that it means you could see Hermione's cat's name, which I'm assuming who "Puckle" is in the French versions, as "Dulutin", which I'm guessing is a French slang. What it means, though, I'm not sure...

Thanks for the translation! :) Puckle was Hermione's original surname, but JK didn't keep it for long, as she thought it was too frivolous. So presumably Dulutin is some "frivolous" French name.

(And Crookshanks seems to be called Pattenrond in French.)

Has anyone tried linking the doorbell chime sound in background with the unopened door?

I just wanted to thank everyone for all the info on the hidden items! I could have spent the next year trying to find it with no luck! And her site is truely amazing!! More authors should take the time to create a website like she has!

Dulutin or Du lutin means Of the imp

has any1 else noticed that on the first page of the biography in the picture of jk rowling, her eyes blink. (kinda creepy too),

Yes, ME! They're like something from a horror movie or something. :rotfl: I can't stay on that page for any length of time as a result!


Dulutin or Du lutin means Of the imp

I read that at first as 'Dublin'. 'Twouldn't be a totally unfair definition, either!

hey, i is a newbie! ok, can someone please tell me where I can vote for a question to ask jkr? i would appreciate it!

I was trying to see if someone already mentioned this but it is hard for me to go back. Forgive me if this has already been mentioned but JK said that someone DID entered the "do not disturb" room. She says it happened just once since the website is on! How could it be possible to open it? I really want to but it is so hard to know it.

hey, i is a newbie! ok, can someone please tell me where I can vote for a question to ask jkr? i would appreciate it!

If you goto the FAQ area( clicking the paper clips) It will drop the letters on the desk. Click anyone of them and it will bring up the pages. One the far left there is a little one that pops out when you hover over it with your cursor. The bottom menu item shows the FAQ Poll.

I was trying to see if someone already mentioned this but it is hard for me to go back. Forgive me if this has already been mentioned but JK said that someone DID entered the "do not disturb" room. She says it happened just once since the website is on! How could it be possible to open it? I really want to but it is so hard to know it.

So far I know of two people that have gotten past the door. Jim and Myself. We cheated though. We decompiled the website and made our own way in. Well atleast I did. I am sure Jim did something similar.

Masterfroggy wrote an excellent summing-up post here (http://www.cosforums.com/showpost.php?p=929940&postcount=628). Please read it before asking any questions, as most questions about the website have been answered already.


I'm feeling generous, so I'll answer these last two, however :)

EDIT: Never mind, ~oSiris~ beat me to it!

Originally Posted by SPARTAN
has any1 else noticed that on the first page of the biography in the picture of jk rowling, her eyes blink. (kinda creepy too),

Yes, ME! They're like something from a horror movie or something. :rotfl: I can't stay on that page for any length of time as a result!
You'd think they just could have used some kind of repeating video clip or something. If maybe they'd had her sit really still. . .

Oh, ok, I thought Jo was talking about Hermione's French surname on the French text, but since I only had that one clip, I thought it might have come out of something talking about Crookshanks, aslo.

I definitely see those two light streaks across the sky (next to closed door) and they weren't there before. interesting...

OK, maybe I'm blind, but I don't see them...

they're really faint, i only see them cos i kinda know what to look for as i saw them the 1st time last night and they're really obvious then.

ah... I shall try tomorrow then when I can focus after some sleep.

I visited the site last night and again this morning. The butterfly has changed! Last night it was a moth, this morning it is a butterfly! Amazing... great site. And about the door, I think we just have to be patient...

The butterfly thing is cool! Some people are also talking about the window now looks stormy. I'm wondering if it's hooked up to the weather where Jo lives to reflect what it's like there.

I just wanted to thank everyone for all the info on the hidden items! I could have spent the next year trying to find it with no luck! And her site is truely amazing!! More authors should take the time to create a website like she has!
Just like to add that sentiment as well. Thanks alot. I got the MoM by myself but I foolishly failded to realise you can drag things (Book and Rubber). So the door, do you know what would be cool if it opened at midnight on the data book 6 is released :eyebrows:

That would be kind of cool, but also not because that means we would have to wait all that time for Book 6 and for whatever they're going to stick behind that door.

Wow, the site has been updated ! Jk said a fan has managed to open the door !!!

If you wait long enough (on the main page) the phone will ring. If you answer the phone, JK's voice says "Hello. Hello? Is anybody there?" and then hangs up.

Wow, the site has been updated ! Jk said a fan has managed to open the door !!!

If you read through the first couple of pages of this thread, you'll find that the fan who "managed to open the door" is a CoS member. Not only did he open the door, he posted pictures of what's inside.

In the room with the DND door, you can see the top of a keyhole now. I know someone's mentioned this already, but do you think we have to wait till the DND sign gradually slides down and falls off the handle or something? 'cause I swear that keyhole wasn't there the last time.

And it's nighttime where I am and I see those two white strips of light in the window. They were there last time. Strange, but somehow they remind me of searchlights. Any ideas? And what about those clouds? Is it just me, or has it become awfully cloudy now. Not to mention the clouds look sorta creepy, as if they're carrying some brownish stuff with them. Argh, whats with the stupid music in the background? And that shadow in the mirror is creeping me out.

Okay, now peeves just came through the room and wrote 'peeves woz here' and that shadow has grown creepier. Its like someone skinny is actually standing there. Looks like a head and shoulders to me.. This site is scary!

There are an awful lot of cobwebs in this house. Jo should clean more often :lol:

There are an awful lot of cobwebs in this house. Jo should clean more often :lol:

lol she's too busy writing book 6.

Anyway, I believe the keyhole was there before, but it's kind of hard to see. But I'm hearing a new sound...(maybe it was there before and I didn't notice). It sounds kind of like something buzzing, but I can't figure out what it is.

in reference to rune's statement of seeing 2 white stripes across the window, i checked that out, and i believe that it is the light shining on the window. if you turn the light off, you'll see the white stripes are gone. i also think the keyhole on the dnd door was always there because i clicked on it about 100 times! lol

I'm having a lot of trouble getting onto the site! I've been there like 5 times before but recently for the past 3 or 4 days I can't get on it! People are saying things about pop up blockers but I don't understand... I don't know if I have that on my comp. ... It's really frustrating! HELP!

I'm having a lot of trouble getting onto the site! I've been there like 5 times before but recently for the past 3 or 4 days I can't get on it! People are saying things about pop up blockers but I don't understand... I don't know if I have that on my comp. ... It's really frustrating! HELP!

I had exactly the same problem as you did- we installed a firewall on our computer. Just hold the control key down when you enter the site and don't let go of the control key until you see the window come up. Hope this helps. :cool:

I'm having a lot of trouble getting onto the site! I've been there like 5 times before but recently for the past 3 or 4 days I can't get on it! People are saying things about pop up blockers but I don't understand... I don't know if I have that on my comp. ... It's really frustrating! HELP!

If you're using Internet Explorer, go to Tools-> Internet Options-> Privacy-> and Settings. Copy and paste or type in the URL for the site in the white box and click add. This will always allow her site to open for you.

Hello everyone, well I've finally read every single page of the thread! I'd like to say thanks to the original people who posted tips for getting the special stuff.
I really love the site, in the evening I find it nice to have it open, even if I'm not on it.The hooting of the owls is lovely. :) (Don't hear many owls round my house anymore, *sniff*)
If I ever become a published author with a worldwide anticiapted epic in the works (heh), I'd like to have such a cool site for the fans too.

~Levina

no no, the stripes are still there if you turn off the lights. look closely.


i doubt that at least 74% of the stuff people have mentioned is actually significant (excluding the rewards of course)

signing out -

Thanks for trying to help but I think I said it wrong... It's not that I have problems connecting to the site... It's that whenever I try to get on it from the link on MuggleNet a blue publishing site with countries and stuff comes up. I know I've been there before but I don't know if I like did something different or whatever... Anyone got any tips? Maybe it's my computer is a piece of ****... Hmm...

Mugglenet links to www.jkrowling.com.
You might want to try www.jkrowling.co.uk . If that doesn't help, you can always try pressing ctrl and refresh at the same time when you're on the page, to load the page again.

So what do people think about the trophies? cos i posted a bit about it a couple of pages before but no-one said anything. Anyway, what i thought is that they were head boy/girl ones and that the SHEILDS were the special services ones (you can just about read them). Then i got really excited cos there's a trophy for harry potter - head boy???

P.S. head boy/girls all fit (lilly, percy etc) but Bellatrix?

I have been monitoring the main page on her site for over a week now. If you leave it on the start up page, the desk, for a while this is what I have noticed each time:

The wind starts blowing, the gum wrappers move, and the watch starts glowing a bluish/green, the hands start going round and the numbers turn into dots. Then there is, what sounds like, Peeves' cackle, then the pen holder is knocked over with a "clunk" sound following. After this, beginning at the lower right hand side of the screen a black fairy-like creature (a doxy, maybe?) flies across the screen and then exits where the cell phone is.

This will not happen again until you leave the desk to go to another part of the site, like the trophy room, or bookshelves. When you go back to the desk, the pen holder is back upright and if you wait again the whole Peeves/doxy thing will happen again.

I have tried numerous times to click on the doxy or the watch, but nothing happens. It's very frustrating! :sigh:

I wonder what it all means. There has got to be some clue involving the watch at least.

What about the Quidditch cup? Harry and the team won the first two years, didn't they? Maybe the trophies are for Quidditch.

Of course, the whole team would probably be listed.......

I think Harry also got a special services award when he defeated Quirril/Voldemort in the first year.

I have never even been able to see any of the pictures, b/c for some reason my computer has trouble loading... but I'm trying again right now and I'll sit and watch for a little while...

OOH OOH OOOH!! Have you tried clicking on the ponytail holder that is near the key??? it takes you to a door... and i'm guessing that the ponytail is a portkey, b/c it says something like that in help...

I tried clicking on the doxy too, and i managed to just about get my cursor on it and it changed from an arrow into a hand so... but i dunno it was so fast it was hard to tell. Has anyone else tried and succeeded in catching it?

Marisa--If this is the first time you have brought up the site with graphics, you will find all sorts of cool portkeys and puzzles. If you need help figuring out anything click on this link, http://www.cosforums.com/showpost.php?p=929940&postcount=628 ,as it will tell you how to solve most anything on the site. Only look if you don't want to be suprised and figure out stuff on your own. Happy hunting!

my thougts on the watch are that it shows what time it is :p

and yes, i hate to "burst your bubble" but i believe we've all seen it, in fact we have multiple pages devoted to trying to figure out how to get the door open, pages 8-9 or so

Yes, I agree that the watch shows the time. But, when it glows blue and acts crazy, there seems to be something to that, don't you think? Maybe it is just another cool detail of her site and nothing else. However, I would like to think otherwise ;)

well id like to think im gonna be the first person to legitimately open the door :P but i doubt that will happen

i bet its just another cool detail... the writing on the walls doesnt have significance... i think its just (as previously stated) another cool detail

Well she's updated her News section and the FAQ bit. And in all, it just shows that you can't take J K too seriously. :p

Marisa--If this is the first time you have brought up the site with graphics, you will find all sorts of cool portkeys and puzzles. If you need help figuring out anything click on this link, http://www.cosforums.com/showpost.php?p=929940&postcount=628 ,as it will tell you how to solve most anything on the site. Only look if you don't want to be suprised and figure out stuff on your own. Happy hunting!

Thank you!!! I've been checking around her site and I have found some stuff... the door does open, it says so on one of her pages where she was excited that someone was actually able to open it. But I'm stumped, and I'd sure like to meet this person LOL

when the watch changes it looks like dumbledore's

No ones really opened the door, just some people (like jimmybondo) hacked into it.

Well I wish somebody would soon and tell us how LOL

:upset: i want to open the door!!! :upset: What rumor did everybody vote for in forum? I voted for the mark evans one, cuz the sirius one could destroy all hope for me :upset: so if any body really wanted that question then :p

:upset: i want to open the door!!! :upset: What rumor did everybody vote for in forum? I voted for the mark evans one, cuz the sirius one could destroy all hope for me :upset: so if any body really wanted that question then :p
Alas, I voted for the Sirius one. I just want the answer to be something akin to: "Not telling!" which would give me SOME hope...
But Mark Evans is in the lead for now. Noone seems to care about Lily and Severus...I can see why though, it's not a very probable theory, is it...?

The FAQ rumour questions are kind of pointless, cos the 3 things, if any of them were really significant they'd be huge bombshells JKR wouldn't want to give away before the 6th books (or 7th mebbe). I reckon any answers we get will either eliminate the question as a possibility (i.e. a straight no) or raise more questions than they answer.

Does anybody else find it extremely ironic that all any of us can think about is a locked door at the end of a corridor? Sound familiar to anyone? Ha, well now I know how Harry felt. Congrats to JimmyBondo on his uber-hacking abilities. I bet he feels special to be recognized by Jo. Bravo.

I still think the place with impossible-to-open door is in the RIddle House. That might sort of explain the creepy shadow coming out of the open door in the mirror.
But i hope that book on the other side of the door gives us more clues to the sixth book.

PADFOOT LIVES! (I hope.)

I made the Mark Evans connection when i read the fifth book, but I discarded it to my mental closet for a while, and you know whats it's like in all of our closets, we find whatever we discarded, months, maybe even years later.

My first post...

Thoughts on the “Extra Stuff” room
Street Cars (the Taxi service mentioned on several of the cards) may be a reference to the 1951 Film “A Street Car Named Desire” (Erised)

If you stay on the Extra Stuff page for a while, a gust of wind (Peeves?) blows one of the Cards off the board and moves the dangling Biro.

The Telephone number of one of the Taxi Cards on the left hand side of the Pin Board starts with 0125 which could be the beginning of 01254 which is the STD Code for Blackburn (a town in the North-West of England) – just an idle thought and I have no idea why there should be a connection with Blackburn.


Thoughts on the Locked Door Room
When you turn off the light switch, the light level on both the Do Not Disturb sign and on the door handle does not change – I suspect that this maybe an error. I suspect that the DND sign and handle have been created on a different plane in the Flash movie ready for the sign to be animated out of the way and the handle to rotate, at some future time in the site’s development. (Maybe, when JKR is ready to open the room, Peeves will brush the sign off the door and the door can then be opened).

Perhaps the room behind the door is JKR’s study (as others have said, the photographs shows her parents) and the Flash script that jimmybondo found refers to this room as “my_room”.

There was some comment earlier in the thread that the Mirror next to the Door was a Mirror of Erised. I think that maybe correct. However, in the Erised image, the light switch is half way along the wall to the right of the door and the wall is too narrow for mirror to have hung there.


Thoughts on the Fan Site Page
I am particularly impressed by the spider’s web next to the “Archive Shield”. Looking closely, this spider has managed to spin curved threads between the radial spokes (Spiders spin straight threads which only look curved from a distance, or on an old web they sag with –not against - gravity).

Thoughts on Coffee Stains
Must be Magical Coffee Stains – every stain is the identical shape with the same two drip marks.
:eyebrows:

You know I wonder if the site Admins knew that we would try to hack. So they made super easy to give us what we wanted and then tightend everything up. hmmm, would be sneaky of them.

unfortunately, when you all say jimmybondo hacked... he really didnt

he said so himself earlier... no matter ya'll (and im not trying to discredit any of you)

its just checking files that are already there

this is how it worked

he started looking at files
he found the images of the flash for when the door opens, the individual images

he used an image editor/animator to put them all together and add the door animation

i believe it wasnt ONLY jimmyb that "hacked" "his" way in... i dont recall right now because i gotta go to dinner and im lazy to check but whoever else helped should get credit too

:rotfl:

I've just read the updated site.

jimmybondo87 gets a mention!(not by name, of course) Much kudos go out to him :D

hey sc, i agree about the erised thing but i definately think its a cool theory

very cool
props to the person who thought of it... very interesting

but remember... erised shows what you desire. last time i checked, when you enter the dnd room, you desire the door to be open... it doesnt necessarily have to have the mirror is my point