J.K. Rowling's Official Site v.11

Odd, to start a Society when so few members of the wizarding community are Squibs. :p

Not odd at all! By starting a society, she is helping others find people just like them. Haven't you seen that in real life? Like the MS society, or Alcoholics Anonymous? It's like a support group!

Not odd at all! By starting a society, she is helping others find people just like them. Haven't you seen that in real life? Like the MS society, or Alcoholics Anonymous? It's like a support group!

Yes that is absolutely right. good thinking:clap:

So much to read! Nothing like a door opening to fill a thread, lol. Not gonna complain though!

Not odd at all! By starting a society, she is helping others find people just like them. Haven't you seen that in real life? Like the MS society, or Alcoholics Anonymous? It's like a support group!

Exactly!:)

Yes it has certainly filled up since september when we had our first update of the never asked question. This question has been asked before as I remember when HBP was released and that was asked then. The reply was related to Horcruxes as that time. This new one may relate somehow to Book 7.

New WOMBAT!
Has anyone found out how we take the test out of the drawer?

New WOMBAT!
Has anyone found out how we take the test out of the drawer?

Yes you click on the hour glass on the desk.

Has anyone found out how we take the test out of the drawer?Click on the brown circle between the test booklet on the desk and the quill/inkpot (it's an hour glass). :)

Odd, to start a Society when so few members of the wizarding community are Squibs. :p

Hermione tried to start a society nobody is interested in, not even the persons she is going to help. And this didn`t stop her. As others have said, if nobody starts a society, many important work would undone today. Little things can change the world, you only have to try.

Okay, thanks!

I love how she is proud that HP is a banned book. She is in good company, way to be positive Jo!

I love how she is proud that HP is a banned book. She is in good company, way to be positive Jo!

lol, ya. She has a right to be proud, I mean, if the books werent outrageously huge then they wouldn't be banned:p

Does anyone else feel really guilty for doubting her? :shrug: "Will she ever update? Was the W.O.M.B.A.T. a one time deal? Has she abandoned us?" Sorry Jo, you truly know what you are doing! :blush: My faith will never waiver again.

I must say that I didn't doubt. I always thought she would do some update, but I also thought that she was being busy with family and book 7 and travelling and stuff.

But what I REALLY want to know are the WOMBAT correct answers, to all the editions. Nicole said that there haven't been answers to the first one, so I would REALLY hope that she gives us the correct answers after the last WOMBAT, or after book 7.

Here's a picture of the new Wizard of the Month:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v624/sip44/JKR-IdrisOakbysm.jpg

That's a rather "Slytheriny" acronym for the "Society for the Support of Squibs."

SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS :)

That's a rather "Slytheriny" acronym for the "Society for the Support of Squibs."
Considering the Slytherins descendents' opinion on Squibs, I don't think that the Support of Squibs is part of their major goals. ;) Besides, the Hat says that Slytherins are more concerned about Pure Blood Wizard status. I guess that Squibs are pretty low on their respect skala. Not all of course, but generally.

It sounds more like a Hufflepuff thing:
Said Hufflepuff, "I'll teach the lot
And treat them just the same."

Actually I wonder what the goals of this society are? Better education for Squibs? Help for finding decent Jobs? Special maps and security advises, in order to make it easier for them to walk around wizarding world? Integration programs in muggle world?

I'm not sure what's so Hufflepuff about the initials "S.S.S." - I was just commenting on the hissing sound of the name - more associated with Slytherin.

However, I agree that the Society would probably be helping Squibs to cope with life in the Muggle world, since they wouldn't know what to do otherwise.

It looks like Idris is holding a can for money donations - sort of like the Salvation Army. :) I suppose Squibs are the most needy people of the Wizarding World, which is why JKR told us to have "pity" for Filch, the janitor.

I'm not sure what's so Hufflepuff about the initials "S.S.S." - I was just commenting on the hissing sound of the name - more associated with Slytherin.
I just took your initial comment on the similarity of sound and took it further trying to make a comparision to the characteristics of the houses. :)

It looks like Idris is holding a can for money donations - sort of like the Salvation Army. I suppose Squibs are the most needy people of the Wizarding World, which is why JKR told us to have "pity" for Filch, the janitor.That's possible. I wonder who would actually give money there, as the richest families we have seen so far are more the pure blood maniacs (Blacks, Malfoys). Maybe families like the Potters would have given some donation :)

hmm this is getting sort of off topic...but I actually mentioned this aspect also in the Discrimination thread (http://www.cosforums.com/showthread.php?t=92616) (shameless promotion :blush: ) :)

Here is a page with some of the meanings of the name "Idris" ~ Thanks to Aluna for the link:

http://www-static.cc.gatech.edu/~idris/Personal_Info/Idris_origin.htm

Also this: The association with Cader Idris, a mountain in Wales, and King Arthur:

http://www.legendofkingarthur.co.uk/wales/cader-idris.htm

Cader Idris,a mountain almost 3,000 feet in height sits in the midst of the Welsh countryside.

Local folklore claims that the mountain is haunted, and that anyone who spends the night on top of Cader Idris will wake up either a mad or a poet. One of the earliest legends says that the giant Idris lived there. Three large stones rest at the foot of the mountain, and that Idris got angry once and kicked them down the mountain.

Other Welsh legends say that Arthur made his kingdom there, hence the name Cader Idris: or the Seat of Arthur. No one really knows exactly how Cader Idris fits with Arthurian legends.

Also, the name is a Pun: IDRIS OAKBY = OAK BY IDRIS

The Welsh Mountain Cader Idris is surrounded by ancient oaks:

http://www.stayinginwales.com/attrac/microsite.asp?unique_id=1140

A magnificent mountain towering over the spectacular Mawddach estuary. The area contains some of the most dramatic scenery in Wales.The area is of outstanding geomorphological importance including features such as the extensive Talyllyn fault, several corries and narrow summit ridges. There is a range of plant communities, grasslands prevailing but with much Bilberry heath and areas of montane moss heath. Well developed acidic soligenous mires, blanket mire and on lower ground remnants of Sessile Oak woodland all occur
.

Idris was also the name of a british soft drinks (pop) company that ran a series of TV adverts ("I like Idris when I's dry") when JKR was a child.

I love how she is proud that HP is a banned book. She is in good company, way to be positive Jo!

Well, as Hermione says in Order of the Phoenix, one sure way of getting something read is to ban it!

PS silver ink pot - your avatar is wicked! Kept me occupied for more than a minute!

Mundungus Fletc Idris was also the name of a british soft drinks (pop) company that ran a series of TV adverts ("I like Idris when I's dry") when JKR was a child.

Cool - that didn't pop up on Google until I added the words "soft drinks" to "Idris." Do you have any idea what connection that would have to this Witch of the Month? :huh:

http://bestbritishfoods.com/cw2/assets/product_thumb/DSCN5468.jpg

EDIT: Mundungus: I answered my own question:

Thomas Howell Williams (Idris) ~ Chemist
http://www.open.ac.uk/ou5/Arts/chemists/person.cfm?SearchID=7502

1873 - 1925
Manufacturer, Idris Co Ltd (Mineral Waters)

http://72.14.209.104/search?q=cache:r6Aaz3VYNbEJ:www.guardian.co.uk/country/article/0,,1870105,00.html+idris+mineral+waters+company&hl=en&gl=us&ct=clnk&cd=13&ie=UTF-8

Thomas Howell Williams (1842-1925), the Liberal MP who so loved the mountain that he changed his name to Idris.
Williams was already using the name for the family's mineral water business ("I drink Idris 'cos I's dri") when he stood unsuccessfully for Denbigh in 1892 as plain Thomas Howell Williams, giving his Welsh address as Dolycae, Cader Idris, Corris, Merionethshire. By the time he stood for the safe seat of Flint he had assumed the name of Idris in addition to Williams - and it worked. He was duly elected in the Liberal landslide of 1906 whose centenary is also being marked this year.

As THW Idris he had a successful career in London local politics as a progressive member of the London county council, and as a councillor, alderman and mayor of the new metropolitan borough of St Pancras, serving alongside George Bernard Shaw (councillor 1900-03) and then alongside his own son (councillor 1903-06).
His most memorable achievement was securing funds from Andrew Carnegie for the St Pancras public libraries in the teeth of fierce opposition from local ratepayers.


Well, as Hermione says in Order of the Phoenix, one sure way of getting something read is to ban it!
I liked that quote she put on her website from Ralph Waldo Emerson:

"Every burned book enlightens the world." :clap:

PS silver ink pot - your avatar is wicked! Kept me occupied for more than a minute!
Thank you. :)

Here is a page with some of the meanings of the name "Idris" ~ Thanks to Aluna for the link:

http://www-static.cc.gatech.edu/~idris/Personal_Info/Idris_origin.htm

Also this: The association with Cader Idris, a mountain in Wales, and King Arthur:

http://www.legendofkingarthur.co.uk/wales/cader-idris.htm



Also, the name is a Pun: IDRIS OAKBY = OAK BY IDRIS

The Welsh Mountain Cader Idris is surrounded by ancient oaks:

http://www.stayinginwales.com/attrac/microsite.asp?unique_id=1140
Isn't there a hill or a tiny mountain in Edinburgh called Arthur's Seat? Is there another one in Wales then?

Isn't there a hill or a tiny mountain in Edinburgh called Arthur's Seat? Is there another one in Wales then?
There are lots of places traditionally associated with Arthur, so he probably had quite a few seats.

Sorrry if this has already been discussed, but my friend wanted me to ask why a witch would start a socitety for squibs?

Sorrry if this has already been discussed, but my friend wanted me to ask why a witch would start a socitety for squibs?
For the same reason a certain witch we know started a society for house-elves. She felt compassion for them, presumably, and wanted to help them lead better lives.

Sorrry if this has already been discussed, but my friend wanted me to ask why a witch would start a socitety for squibs?
She might have had a family member who was a squib.

She might have had a family member who was a squib.

Ya, that was my first inclination...

She might have had a family member who was a squib.True and that something must of happened to a squib for the witch to defend the rights of squibs in society.

I wonder whether this witch of the month is there to remind us that someone does magic later on life.

By the way is the WOMBAT card still there or was it taken away while we sit the test?

The door on Jo's site is closed...so I hope everyone got in for the test! I wonder when the results will be out?

I hope we don't have to wait too long for the results. I wonder if the grades are fixed in advance or if they divide it up by percentage so that for example the top 20% get Outstanding, the next 30% Exceeds Expectations, etc.

True and that something must of happened to a squib for the witch to defend the rights of squibs in society.

I wonder whether this witch of the month is there to remind us that someone does magic later on life.

I don't think a Squib could do magic late in life. I think that might be someone who gave up magic, the way Merope did - but who knows? :)

There are even Squibs on the House of Black family tree:

HP Lexicon House of Black (http://www.hp-lexicon.org/wizards/blackfamilytree.html)

Marius, grandson of Phineas Nigellus, was a Squib. And Phinea's namesake - his son Phineas - though not a Squib, supported Muggle Rights - and was removed from the Family Tree.

It's easy to see why someone would feel pity for Squibs and want to help them. They might have a family member who was "disadvantaged" in the Wizarding World due to Squib status. Also, because some Squibs probably choose to live with Muggles, they are cut off from their families - especially in Pureblood families.

The door on Jo's site is closed...so I hope everyone got in for the test! I wonder when the results will be out?
I hope it will be sooner than last time. I can't wait to find out how I ended. I think this test was a bit more difficult than the last one, but also a bit funnier. I liked the questions about muggles. :D Anyway, I hope I didn't fail completely. :blush:

If the results are delivered in the same time-frame as Grade 1, we can expect to access them just before midnight GMT on Friday. No guarantees for that, though!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MINNIE!
:birthday: :birthday: :birthday: :birthday: :birthday: :birthday:
(Minerva McGonnagal :p )
http://www.jkrowling.com/textonly/en/anniversary.cfm

About the door, didn't we have a clock last time, where we saw in what state the calculations were?

About the door, didn't we have a clock last time, where we saw in what state the calculations were?Yes, we did. It showed up when the WOMBAT card appeared on the keyboard. Haven't been able to check the site today, is the card there?

No card and no clock that I can see...

Oh, I forgot to wish :birthday: to prof. McGonagall. :clap:

If the results are delivered in the same time-frame as Grade 1, we can expect to access them just before midnight GMT on Friday. No guarantees for that, though!
That's not too long to wait. :)

And no, I don't see any clock either.

I was sitting here thinking "Who is Minnie?" :p *Picturing Disney Mouse*

Happy Birthday, Professor McGonagall! http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v624/sip44/Smileys/mcgonagall.gif

http://bestsmileys.com/birthday2/7.gifhttp://bestsmileys.com/birthday2/6.gifhttp://bestsmileys.com/birthday2/5.gif

The door on Jo's site is closed...so I hope everyone got in for the test! I wonder when the results will be out?
Now my eye is really twitching i missed another WOMBAT test, the first was cuz i wasnt online and this time around when i clicked on the clover it never became a key. There had better be a good reason like - i'm so filled with dark magic that the WOMBATs have ancient protective magic wards against me. I'm climbing walls here:grumble: looks like i'll need to do the spoiler:sigh:

Now my eye is really twitching i missed another WOMBAT test, the first was cuz i wasnt online and this time around when i clicked on the clover it never became a key. There had better be a good reason like - i'm so filled with dark magic that the WOMBATs have ancient protective magic wards against me. I'm climbing walls here:grumble: looks like i'll need to do the spoiler:sigh:
I know you probably don't want to hear this, but did you click on the objects in the exact order?
1. Light the candle
2. Place the quill in the inkwell
3. Click on the Wombat book
4. Now, click on the clover?

Forgive me.

*ducks from the knives flying straight at her for pointing this out*

I know you probably don't want to hear this, but did you click on the objects in the exact order?
1. Light the candle
2. Place the quill in the inkwell
3. Click on the Wombat book
4. Now, click on the clover?

Forgive me.

*ducks from the knives flying straight at her for pointing this out*

:rotfl: You don't need to worry Sage for the door is now closed so this won't matter anymore now.

You know, I go on vacation for ONE FREAKING WEEK IN TWO YEARS and I missed Wombat!

ARGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

At least I came back to find I'm now in Hogsmeade! Hurray!

You know, I go on vacation for ONE FREAKING WEEK IN TWO YEARS and I missed Wombat!

ARGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

At least I came back to find I'm now in Hogsmeade! Hurray!

*pats coffeeandtv on the back*. Though Atleast you have one thing to console you and look at te brighter side you can take the test (unofficially). Just don't see the answers. :p

*pats coffeeandtv on the back*. Though Atleast you have one thing to console you and look at te brighter side you can take the test (unofficially). Just don't see the answers. :p

Thanks. I just spent a week with my children screaming 24/7. I need a little consoling!:(

Happy Birthday Professor McGonagall :) I am sorry that some of you missed the test :( I remember that during my holiday in July, I visited interner cafes every day just to make sure whether the door is open.
Well, and now we are waiting for the results... .

You know, I go on vacation for ONE FREAKING WEEK IN TWO YEARS and I missed Wombat!

ARGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

At least I came back to find I'm now in Hogsmeade! Hurray!

Unlucky about the Wombats coffeeandtv, that happened to me for the first ones :(. Congrats about Hogsmeade though!

Gaarrr; I missed it!!! If only my friend who I haven't seen in a year hadn't come home this weekend! ;) Nah, it's ok. She's worth missing the WOMBAT for... but only just. ^_^ I do have a question, though...

Did people who hadn't taken the first WOMBAT get to take the second or were they out of luck?

I took it the first time, but I'm just curious.

Congrats coffeeandtv!

The papers are beingmarked :scared:.

I missed it the first time and got to take it this time.
I have a problem though... I carefully wrote down my ID, so did my sister. Neither of us took the first test. Now we can't get into the WOMBAT room that everyone is talking about. The likelyhood of both of us incorrectly recording our numbers is very slim. Does anyone have a suggestion of why?

Oh, and we both did record Caps and lowercase correctly, as far as we know.

Did people who hadn't taken the first WOMBAT get to take the second or were they out of luck?


All could take the WOMBAT. There was a choice between you have taken the first or not. If you have taken the first, you could use your old number. I`m curious about the analysis for the old number.

I missed it the first time and got to take it this time.
I have a problem though... I carefully wrote down my ID, so did my sister. Neither of us took the first test. Now we can't get into the WOMBAT room that everyone is talking about. The likelyhood of both of us incorrectly recording our numbers is very slim. Does anyone have a suggestion of why?

Oh, and we both did record Caps and lowercase correctly, as far as we know.

The grades aren't out yet so you just have to wait until they are before your ID will work to give you your grade.

I missed it the first time and got to take it this time.
I have a problem though... I carefully wrote down my ID, so did my sister. Neither of us took the first test. Now we can't get into the WOMBAT room that everyone is talking about. The likelyhood of both of us incorrectly recording our numbers is very slim. Does anyone have a suggestion of why?

Oh, and we both did record Caps and lowercase correctly, as far as we know.

Yes I recorded everything in the right case and it didn't work the first time I put the code in but the only thing that I altered was the O to a zero.

Yes, we did. It showed up when the WOMBAT card appeared on the keyboard. Haven't been able to check the site today, is the card there?

The WOMBAT card is back but there is no clock that I could see.

Happy Birthday Minerva. I like the page that we are directed to after we put our code for the wombat in.:cool:

Does anyone else get the feeling that the next time the door opens, it'll reveal the something we've all been waiting for...

Does anyone else get the feeling that the next time the door opens, it'll reveal the something we've all been waiting for...

Oh yes I hope so:drool:

The WOMBAT card is back but there is no clock that I could see. Click the card. Submit your code and when it's verified you will see the clock. It only has three "times" and one hand. :)

Does anyone else get the feeling that the next time the door opens, it'll reveal the something we've all been waiting for...
yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeessssssssssssssssssssssssssss.

I want! I want! I want! I want! I want! I want! I want! I want! I want! I want! I want! I want! I want! I want! I want! I want! I want! I want! I want! I want! I want! I want! I want! I want! I want! I want! I want! I want! I want! I want!

Click the card. Submit your code and when it's verified you will see the clock. It only has three "times" and one hand. :)

I'm not home so I don't have my code with me. I will when I get home though! :p :clap:

Does anyone else get the feeling that the next time the door opens, it'll reveal the something we've all been waiting for...

So do you want the title or do you want her to be done?

I so want her to be done, but then at the same time I don't... because that means the end is even closer.

I don't think a Squib could do magic late in life. I think that might be someone who gave up magic, the way Merope did - but who knows? :)

There are even Squibs on the House of Black family tree:

HP Lexicon House of Black (http://www.hp-lexicon.org/wizards/blackfamilytree.html)

Marius, grandson of Phineas Nigellus, was a Squib. And Phinea's namesake - his son Phineas - though not a Squib, supported Muggle Rights - and was removed from the Family Tree.

It's easy to see why someone would feel pity for Squibs and want to help them. They might have a family member who was "disadvantaged" in the Wizarding World due to Squib status. Also, because some Squibs probably choose to live with Muggles, they are cut off from their families - especially in Pureblood families.Oh true, someone who was too stressed. It might not be a squib but then who but that is for another thread.

I noticed the door has closed. Late I know but busy little beaver am I at the moment doing my critters art work.

Marking starts and I wonder whether anything will be revealed or whether there will be a third WOMBAT.

Does anyone else get the feeling that the next time the door opens, it'll reveal the something we've all been waiting for...
Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, YES! I can't wait to see what we get, and I am hoping (and thinking) it's the title...or even that Jo's completed the book... Aaaaah one can dream! :p :lol:

Well, we have had quite a few updates lately and two years ago that meant Jo was close to being finished and had more time to spare ...

Well, we have had quite a few updates lately and two years ago that meant Jo was close to being finished and had more time to spare ...

That's precisely my thougt too! :D

So do you want the title or do you want her to be done?

I so want her to be done, but then at the same time I don't... because that means the end is even closer.

I'd much rather have the title. That would give us much more time to come up with crazy theories about why Snape is really Harry's father, or Luna is the ghost of Christmas past....:lol:

Just kidding, but the crazy theories are half the fun, right??

If she's finally made up her mind which of the two titles to use, she could always give us the other one to play with!

If she's finally made up her mind which of the two titles to use, she could always give us the other one to play with!

ooohh!! I like that idea!! fun fun!!:drool:

I'd much rather have the title. That would give us much more time to come up with crazy theories about why Snape is really Harry's father, or Luna is the ghost of Christmas past....:lol:

Just kidding, but the crazy theories are half the fun, right??

:lol: I knew Luna looked familiar....

If she's finally made up her mind which of the two titles to use, she could always give us the other one to play with!

That's a fantastic idea!!

I am still hoping for a title on Halloween. I would love it if you go to get your wombat scores and the title flashes on the screen instead. I will be so excited to get the title that the whole neighborhood will hear me scream.

I am still hoping for a title on Halloween. I would love it if you go to get your wombat scores and the title flashes on the screen instead. I will be so excited to get the title that the whole neighborhood will hear me scream.What a brilliant idea!


W.O.M.B.A.T.
Grade 2

(Wizards' Ordinary Magic and Basic Aptitude Test)

This is to certify that you have passed
W.O.M.B.A.T. Grade 2 and have been
awarded the classification of

Outstanding

Congratulations!

By the way, the title of book 7 will be:


Harry Potter and the You Know What from You Know Where

I guess I missed W.O.M.B.A.T. Grade two as well as Grade 1 and all the other door openings. O well i guess my life does not revolve around the internet and Harry Potter. I am not happy I missed the W.O.M.B.A.T. again.

New Wizard of the Month

How long has the weasley wizard whezzers form been on the desk?
You can see it as the page loads, before all the stuff appears on the desk.

There's also a slug club list, and another piece of paper with Harry, Dumbeldore and Tom Riddles names on it.

Plus in the rubbish bin there is a scrap of paper that says harry, someone, is dead. Where do you reckon this has come from?

(Sorry if this stuff has already been discussed)

The Door Is Closed!

How long has the weasley wizard whezzers form been on the desk?
You can see it as the page loads, before all the stuff appears on the desk.

There's also a slug club list, and another piece of paper with Harry, Dumbeldore and Tom Riddles names on it.

Plus in the rubbish bin there is a scrap of paper that says harry, someone, is dead. Where do you reckon this has come from?

(Sorry if this stuff has already been discussed)

The Fred and George page is old, I saw it many times before. For the Slug Club I`m not sure. The Scrap in the Rubbish Bin also isn`t new.
I don`t expect anything new before Halloween, except for the Wombat results. We had three particularly minor updates last month.

Results have been posted !!!
Do you know where they will appear ? I missed the first WOMBAT...

Results have been posted !!!
Do you know where they will appear ? I missed the first WOMBAT...

You have to click at the Wombat-Card bottom at the desk, than write your Student-Code in the bigger card on the next side. Then you see, that the results are in the Post, but not delivered. This meens, that the owls need a day or two to present your result.

As I seem to recall - and I may be wrong, of course - the last Wombat results arrived on Friday. I seem to remember that because my computer was on the blink and I had to use an unfamiliar computer to get my grade, and I was terrified that without the proper computer "cookie" it wouldn't work. But it worked fine. All I needed was the code. :)

I just got back from checking my Wombat, and it says that my results are in the post...so I would assume I'll have my grade by tomorrow at the latest...how nervewracking!

As I seem to recall - and I may be wrong, of course - the last Wombat results arrived on Friday. You're correct, SIP, though it is dependent on where one lives whether it was Friday or Saturday for results being available! :lol: Going back through the version of this thread for that time period (I think it was v8, but maybe v9; I checked last week when the test became available), people were getting results a few minutes before midnight GMT (or was it BST at the time?) on Friday. The clock seems to be moving through its progression in the same time frame as Grade 1, so it does seem like we might get our results tomorrow--though they may become available in the wee hours for some. :)

I'm pretty sure it was midnight British time, because I distinctly remember staying up till 2 and typing like mad on this thread (and instilling false hope in other members about getting the book 7 title along with the W.O.M.B.A.T results;)). The results came out exactly at 2 am here, which was 12 am in Britain, so I'm expecting something similar this time as well.

ETA: Wombat results now in the post!:tu:

I just got back from checking my Wombat, and it says that my results are in the post...so I would assume I'll have my grade by tomorrow at the latest...how nervewracking!Me too! Garh, I hate tests.

You're correct, SIP, though it is dependent on where one lives whether it was Friday or Saturday for results being available! :lol: Going back through the version of this thread for that time period (I think it was v8, but maybe v9; I checked last week when the test became available), people were getting results a few minutes before midnight GMT (or was it BST at the time?) on Friday. The clock seems to be moving through its progression in the same time frame as Grade 1, so it does seem like we might get our results tomorrow--though they may become available in the wee hours for some. :)

So we can get them at midnight tonight or tomorrow? I'm a bit confused.

Well, looks like midnight has come and gone in the UK...still no results....

how can i take the wombat?

how can i take the wombat?You can't anymore.
WOMBAT part 2 test was only available to be taken from last Friday until Tuesday.
JKR closed the door so the WOMBAT can't be taken anymore.
Now we are just waiting for our OWLs to tell us how we did.

Mine says "In the post" so that means I keep checking, right? This is my first time and I'm very excited :lol:

Mine says "In the post" so that means I keep checking, right? This is my first time and I'm very excited :lol:
Patience, dear :D In the post means it'll be here soon, but they come at the same time for everyone. We'll probably be able to see them tomorrow night, and after that, we should be able to see them whenever (my Grade 1 results are still there, so I assume Grade 2 will stick around as well).

*cries* It's four in the morning, and still no sign. Well, I'll check back tomorrow and see. Hopefully I haven't failed too shockingly...

edit: 1000 THE RESULTS ARE UP!!! I GOT OUTSTANDING (again!)!!!!

The results are out! :D How did everyone go? I got an Exceeds Expectations, which is very surprising, considering that I only only an Acceptable in the first one hehe.

Got my results: went from E to A. At least, I passed.

I'm going to be gone for the weekend - it was either now or Monday - glad I got them now.

Got my results...

I got an E on one of my attempts and an A on my other attempt; stragely I got an E on the student ID that I got an E on last time and an A on the student ID I got an A on last time :D Now I need to hijack a colour printer to print off my certificates!

WOMBAT results are out!!! I got an Exceeds Expectations!

3rd and final WOMBAT huh? Can't wait!!

WHAT?!?!?!?!!?

She's rigged them. She has to have done. There's no other way I could have got Exceeds Expectations!

Only a few months for the next one. That puts it at Christmas most likely, then we get our title I'd say, odds are 10 gets you 1.

I've printed out both of my certificates and I'm planning to laminate them.:D

She said that WOMBAT 3 will come out in a few months...as much as I want it on Christmas, I'm getting a feeling it'll be later than that. Oh well, lets see...

This time I got Exceeds Expectations. Because this test was more tricky than the last, I`m pleased with my results.

Because exactly six month pass between test 1 and 2, I bet the same will happen with the next. This means the third WOMBAT take place at the end of March 2007.

OMG, I got Outstanding. I can't believe it. Last time I got E, which was really surprising for me, too. Yay, it made my day. :D I can't wait for the third test.

How wonderful! We got these results a day earlier than for Grade 1! :clap:

:clap: :clap: Yay!:clap: :clap: I got an E! I can't believe it! I had a really hard time deciding on the answers! But I'm so happy!:D I'm gonna be wearing a cheesy grin for the rest of the day!:lol:

gotta be quick (as i need to collect my son from school)

I didn't take the first wombat's so I was so excited about this one. I got an 'E', I was so shocked!

I cannot wait for the 3rd test. I hope we get it for x-mas. March 2007 is way to far away for my likings. I wonder what we'll get after all the test are complete. Book 7 title I hope :D

Edit: ^^^ Oh, Hi Kaz :lol:

I am surprised. I got an O on this Wombat which is an improvement as I got an E on the previous one.

I disagreed with the majority of people on many answers to the test so i thought I hadn't done very well but then I got an O and all those i was disagreeing with got E's so I guess I was right and they were wrong.

I got an E! I'm surprised, I thought this one was a lot more difficult and I was a lot less confident in my answers than before. Although I can't say I remember what my grade for the first was...:D

ETA: Okay, looking through my posts, I got an E for the first one, too.

:grumble: I'm not at home (but my code is).
*wants to be home now* ;)

WOO! I got an Acceptable both times. :D Hell, I'm happy just to have passed...

I got Exceeds Expectations again!

I really wasn't expecting that this time. But I'm happy. :D

Maybe those who got Outstanding would be kind enough to post the answers they chose in the WOMBAT discussion thread so we could get an idea of what the right answers should be?

Is it just me, or did everything seem to move much faster this time around?

This was my first WOMBAT, and I can't believe I got an E! I am thrilled! So we get the final WOMBAT in a few months time the sheet said...can't wait for it!

2 attempts...one A and one O!!!!
didn't take it last time...was no where near a computer!

I got Exceeds Expectations again!

I really wasn't expecting that this time. But I'm happy. :D

Maybe those who got Outstanding would be kind enough to post the answers they chose in the WOMBAT discussion thread so we could get an idea of what the right answers should be?

Is it just me, or did everything seem to move much faster this time around?

Well, I was expecting to have to wait up until 12 midnight today. That was what happened last time. Does anyone know what time they actually arrived? Seems she wanted to surprise us again

nO BUT AT LEAST WE GOT THEM :)!

I got an Outstanding. Not too bad given I didn't bother to do the first WOMBAT test.

I got an O!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!

So did I!!!!!! How good is it!!!

I got Outstanding. I'm a newbie, what will happen then?

Lucky people!! I gave 3 tests with slightly different answers and I got an E on all of them! Oh well..

Exceeds Expectations again.

Can't wait for the next test. ^^

I would post my outstanding answers, but i cant actually remember what they were...I'll have a shot later, but I can't guarentee anything.

I got an O last time, and an EE this time. :-) Loved how the envelope got 'delivered' :-)

Exceeds Expectations! Again, no idea how I got that. Two Student ID codes each had the same results. O from my first test and Yes, there will a third one!!

I wonder if JKR was being nice when she marked???

I don't th9ink so...!!

I got an A but I thought that had done better, oh well it will teach me not do a test after I have just done a night shift!

Wow!! I got an E... Unbelievable!!

Great work :)!

OMG, I got Outstanding. I can't believe it. Last time I got E, which was really surprising for me, too. Yay, it made my day. I can't wait for the third test.
Can you remember your answers?

I got E, which disappointed me because I got O last time and I'm such a Hermione! But I shouldn't really be surprised because I had to guess most of the questions.

Can you remember your answers?

I got E, which disappointed me because I got O last time and I'm such a Hermione! But I shouldn't really be surprised because I had to guess most of the questions.

Same here and I feel bad because I`m disappointed.
Sage Thyme posted his/her answers in the discussion thread.

I got an E which is exciting because I got an A last time and I figured that I would do horribly on this test...

I got an EE.:clap: I had an O on the first one. I'm still happy! Was it just me or did anyone else peer at the results through their fingers that were covering their eyes?:lol:

well i didn't take the first wombat, but i got Exceeds Expectations on this one yay

I don't know how this happened but I have got an Outstanding. http://www.thesmilies.com/smilies/surprised/jaw-dropping.gif (http://www.thesmilies.com)

I got an EE.:clap: I had an O on the first one. I'm still happy! Was it just me or did anyone else peer at the results through their fingers that were covering their eyes?:lol:
I felt the same way. I got an Outstanding on Wombat 1 and was afraid to look at Wombat 2's results. I got an E on Wombat 2, a little disappointing.

I felt the same way. I got an Outstanding on Wombat 1 and was afraid to look at Wombat 2's results. I got an E on Wombat 2, a little disappointing.
But still, no T's! (which I was afraid of)

I got an E! I'm thrilled...I'd got A last time...so definite improvement! :tu: :clap:

So now we know, there's going to be just one more WOMBAT..Grade 3...I hope I get an O! That'll be something... :D

I got an E on Wombat 2, a little disappointing.
Ditto. I took it twice, and was absolutely convinced that I did far better the second time (the first time I should have been asleep long ago). But, strangely, I got Exceeds Expectations both times! When I saw the E for the first one I was nearly sure the second would be O...but apparently I can guess just as well in my sleep as wide awake. :rolleyes: :lol:

EE, down from O. I'll take it, 'tho--I did a lot of guessing, also.

Whoo, an E! And I didn't even study! :lol:

I got Exceeds Expectations too. I'm happy with that, especially since I didn't take the last test.

To those who did the last one, was this one harder?

And is this all that happens? No exciting tidbits of news?

And do you reckon the third WOMBAT will give us the title of the book? :D

I took it twice both times. Got O on both last time.
This time I got an A & an E. Ah well.
Was really guessing on some of these this time. :lol:

I got an Exeed Expectation, better than the last time! :clap:

http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g48/sapinta/HP/wombat_grade2_ee.jpg

Can you remember your answers?
Yes, some of them. I'll drop by in the WOMBAT discussion thread. :)

I GOT AN OUTSTANDING!
i'm so thrilled

Yes, yes. yes, my results are in and I have an acceptable. Which I think isn't too bad as at least I have passed something.

I got Exceeds Expectations. Not bad.

To my surprise, I was expecting a TROLL, I got an E! I got an E on the last one as well.

I suppose I'm just an E student, aren't I?

Haha.

Only one more!!!

JK mentioned that the last WOMBAT would appear in a few months' time...and not 'in due course', as with WOMBAT 1.
Do you think it has something to do with the release date?
A hint?

Acceptableeeee x

My code won't work... Do I have to use the same capital/non-capitols to make it work?

I've got Exceeds Expectations and I just exceeded my expectations :) I'm happy!

Yay! :D *happy dance*

My code won't work... Do I have to use the same capital/non-capitols to make it work?yes, you have to use capitals if it is a capital and the 0 is probably a number not a letter.

*cries* It's four in the morning, and still no sign. Well, I'll check back tomorrow and see. Hopefully I haven't failed too shockingly...

edit: 1000 THE RESULTS ARE UP!!! I GOT OUTSTANDING (again!)!!!!

Congratulations! You must be really good at magic :clap:
First time I got an E and was quite pleased with myself, but this time only Acceptable and I feel a bit disappointed :sad:

Yay! :D *happy dance*Congratulations :tu:

I got an Exceeds Expectations.

One part of me is thrilled but another part is disappointed. I had gotten an Outstanding on the first W.O.M.B.A.T. and now I got an E. My inner Hermione is most aggrieved at the moment.

I only got an Acceptable.

Acceptable? That's barely a pass grade! I feel like Neville Longbottom.

I don't get mid-range grades. That just doesn't happen. If I got grades like that in my school program I'd have been kicked out. Soooo very kicked out.

It's my own fault. I should have revised more. I won't tell anyone about this and will practice much harder for the next one.

I feel like a loser.

Thank you SusanBones111! I finally got it! (After a half hour of typing a lower case l as either an I or a 1!)

I got an Acceptable... a lot better than I thought I was going to get! Whooppee!!!

Well done everyone! And thanks SB111 :). I posted my answers here. (http://www.cosforums.com/showthread.php?p=4111504#post4111504)

I got an Acceptable on the first and jumped to an Outstanding on the second test!!
I was just hoping to pass again. I hope the third is not as difficult. I would love to get and A and two Os.

Karatekid, I just looked at your answers and about half of mine were different than yours even though we both got Outstandings. Interesting...

I got an Acceptable on the first and jumped to an Outstanding on the second test!!
I was just hoping to pass again. I hope the third is not as difficult. I would love to get and A and two Os.

Karatekid, I just looked at your answers and about half of mine were different than yours even though we both got Outstandings. Interesting...
Well done :D. Yeah, I noticed that. It seems there may have been a points system...

I got Exceeds Expectations. Not bad.

We are the cool kids.

I got an E ! :clap:
Is there a place to look at the right answers ???:huh:

I got an E ! :clap:
Is there a place to look at the right answers ???:huh:

I try to collect them with the congruences between the answers from these with Outstanding. At the moment I think we can sure with 11 from 18. Look (http://www.cosforums.com/showthread.php?p=4111578&posted=1#post4111578)

Exceeds Expectations!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v624/sip44/Smileys/woot.gif

My obsession pays off! :lol:

I only got "Acceptable" this time. :(

Okay the first time I got only Acceptable.
This time I got EXCEEDS EXPECTATIONS

Yay I'm happy! :clap: :clap: :clap:

I got EXCEEDS EXPECTATIONS and was pretty surprised! Its amazing the stuff you pick up without realizing its sinking in! Congrats to all who did well- this test was tough. I had my 22 year old son take it and he is a walking HP lexicon. He got an E too and I expected outstanding for him.:clap: :clap: :clap:

I got an Exceeding Expectations. On Grade 1 I got an outstanding so I am reasonably happy because the questions were a lot harder this time. Can't help do a Hermione though and be a bit disappointed...

Pu tme down for a pair of Outstandings. I thought I did terribly on the first but got and O, so when I thought I did well on this one I was sure it meant that I was gone to get T or something.

I'm just disappointed that I lost my first code somehow and had to get a new one and that I don't have both certificates now. Oh well...

Waiting for 3 now...

I got an Exceeding Expectations. On Grade 1 I got an outstanding so I am reasonably happy because the questions were a lot harder this time. Can't help do a Hermione though and be a bit disappointed...Me, too. I think there are a lot of disappointed Hermione's out there.

Wooooooo i got Acceptable. That's pretty amazing considering most of the answers i gave where guesses cause i dint have aclue!

I got EE on my first one and O on my second one!!!! WOOT!

Is it possible to fail? I know JKR says it's possible but it doesn't look like anyone failed here...maybe it's because we're all Pottermaniacs! :lol:

I got an Exceeding Expectations. On Grade 1 I got an outstanding so I am reasonably happy because the questions were a lot harder this time. Can't help do a Hermione though and be a bit disappointed...

Me, too. I think there are a lot of disappointed Hermione's out there.

Yeah, I`m the next.:lol: I`m miss the feeling after my last test.

Can someone explain why the door is still unlocked on my computer and the WOMBAT card hasn't appeared even though I did take the test? I got a new computer so I have my old code on my old computer and I took the second WOMBAT with a new code. Now the door is still unlocked and the WOMBAT card isn't there yet. What the heck? Thanks!

Is anybody who got an Acceptable on their Grade 1 willing to lend me their code so I can see the image on Jo's website?

Please owl me if you can...I'm trying to make a graphic and I lost my code for the first time...

I got Exceeds Expectations too. I'm happy with that, especially since I didn't take the last test.

To those who did the last one, was this one harder?

And is this all that happens? No exciting tidbits of news?

And do you reckon the third WOMBAT will give us the title of the book? :D


I'll just quote my question again and see if it can't get an answer....

Is anybody who got an Acceptable on their Grade 1 willing to lend me their code so I can see the image on Jo's website?

Please owl me if you can...I'm trying to make a graphic and I lost my code for the first time...

There might be a code in the FAQ in Nicole's sig...

There was! Thanks, karatekid!

I'm thrilled! I got EE again! I thought I did much worse this time and I honestly did not expect a grade above A! :D

Ok, next question, I've noticed some of you have copied the image into your sigs. How did you do that?

Is anybody who got an Acceptable on their Grade 1 willing to lend me their code so I can see the image on Jo's website?

Please owl me if you can...I'm trying to make a graphic and I lost my code for the first time...Here are codes from Grade 1...

Troll: lZ2ZjJCBkfiiOOqSEtbeP
Dreadful: 9xIBcjisKIh3AITSkuzFd
Poor: efRTXsLn3hrmzUzaRa6Mj
Acceptable: lHeacfalcXfbdqOOO00Y4 or fOiAUGYXuyL94ZoeyWtgU
Exceeds Expectations: kxJ2v3xThI7dS65CBZ692
Outstanding: oikAUddnP676DlNWZoEFG

Here are codes from Grade 1...

Troll: lZ2ZjJCBkfiiOOqSEtbeP
Dreadful: 9xIBcjisKIh3AITSkuzFd
Poor: efRTXsLn3hrmzUzaRa6Mj
Acceptable: lHeacfalcXfbdqOOO00Y4 or fOiAUGYXuyL94ZoeyWtgU
Exceeds Expectations: kxJ2v3xThI7dS65CBZ692
Outstanding: oikAUddnP676DlNWZoEFG

Thanks so much! Now that I've gotten that far...I'm trying to figure out how to get my hands on the actual image...does anyone know how some people did that?

Ok, next question, I've noticed some of you have copied the image into your sigs. How did you do that?Several ways:
It's easy. Go to the page with the open Wombat result.

On your keyboard press ALT + Print Screen/SysRq. Open Paint, select Edit, click Paste. A screencap of that page will appear. Simply crop it down, and save it.

Well, you can print the certificate. What I did to get in my signature was press the 'Print Screen' button on my keyboard ( which copies the whole screen) and then pasted it into Paint, and edited it so I only had this bit .

:clap: hooray! Thank you guys so much!!

Yeah, I'm still curious: How come my computer still has the "Do Not Disturb" sign off and I haven't seen any sign or how to get my WOMBAT results as there isn't a WOMBAT card on the desk page! Any ideas? Thanks!

Yeah, I'm still curious: How come my computer still has the "Do Not Disturb" sign off and I haven't seen any sign or how to get my WOMBAT results as there isn't a WOMBAT card on the desk page! Any ideas? Thanks!

Try going to a different URL:
jkrowling.org
jkrowling.co.uk
jkrowling.org.uk etc
There's a full list in the FAQ in Nicole's sig ;).

ETA: No probs EverLore :).

mwbashful: Try another version of the website - your Flash Files may be messed up and things don't look the way they should:

http://www.jkrowling.com
http://www.jkrowling.co.uk
http://www.jkrowling.fr
http://www.jkrowling.it
http://www.jkrowling.de
http://www.jkrowling.org
http://www.jkrowling.net
http://www.jkrowling.info
http://www.jkrowling.tv
http://www.jkrowling.org.uk
http://www.jkrowling.us

Try hitting the refresh button when viewing the page or emptying your cookies folder...

emptying your cookies folder...

That won't work because all those stuff are stored as flash files so you see clearing the cookies won't help.

I suggest you use CCleaner (http://www.ccleaner.com/) it help delete flash files.

I'll just quote my question again and see if it can't get an answer.... this one I found harder as many others.
We had 3 updates for Jo`s Homepage in September, isn`t that enough? :lol:

We had 3 updates for Jo`s Homepage in September, isn`t that enough? :lol:

But now it's October! Don't you see?! :) :p

A third test, ouch. I managed an Exceeds Expectation on this one and some lucky guess work but the next test will be very difficult indeed.

i got Outstanding!!!

Hi, I had this problem before, but someone said I should wait until the results are acctually out.
I carefully wrote down my ID number. When I enter it into the card, I cannot access the results. It says that my number isn't recognized. Last time I checked, my sister had the exact same problem. I do know it is case sensetive, and I wrote it down as such.
If anyone could help, I would be most grateful.

Well it definitely looks like there will be a third test. Yeah!! So far I have 2 Exceeds Expectations. Hopefully I can get Outstanding on the last one, but I am sure it will be much harder.

Didn't get to take the first one but i got an Exceeds Expectations on this one :) somehow....

I got Exceeds Expectations. I admit I'm surprised since this test was kind of hard :tu:

I should have written my answers down. After the first discussions here I really got the feeling my answers have been a little bit odd, but I got an Outstanding. Seems JKL likes the fighters for all groups of beings right now. :D

Hi, I had this problem before, but someone said I should wait until the results are acctually out.
I carefully wrote down my ID number. When I enter it into the card, I cannot access the results. It says that my number isn't recognized. Last time I checked, my sister had the exact same problem. I do know it is case sensetive, and I wrote it down as such.
If anyone could help, I would be most grateful.One problem I had was knowing whether I had the number 0 or the letter O. You may have a problem with i, l, and the number one. It took me awhile to get mine to work. 0 was zero, not the letter on mine.

I actually achieved an Exceeds Expectations! I was expecting a Troll. I must know more than I thought, I'm quite chuffed!

Thanks SusanBones! I'll try that right now and let you know.

AWESOME! Thank you sooo much! I got an Execeeds Expectations. I didn't even get to do the first one.

One problem I had was knowing whether I had the number 0 or the letter O. You may have a problem with i, l, and the number one. It took me awhile to get mine to work. 0 was zero, not the letter on mine.

I had the same problem with the first wombat so I wrote myself a note to remind me which one was o and which one was zero.

Oh well, I improved. I got "Acceptable" last time and I got "Exceeds Expectations" this time. Oooh, there's gonna be a third one too... now THAT'S gonna be hard.... I better get studying.

Oh, I have trouble deciphering the identification codes too, so I just copy mine and save 'em to a word document and then I just paste them later, that way I don't need to re-type it.

I don't understand!?!?!?!?