The Upgrade Appears to be a Downgrade

Image via WikipediaWell, Pottermore is back up, but so far the only new thing I see (besides the return of wizard duel!) is the return of overloaded servers. I really thought they had resolved that one after getting so many complains from the beta group.

I'm starting to wonder if Sony should just turn Pottermore over to Zynga (oh horrors!) Seriously, each Zynga game has millions of users, while there are as of today only 666,703 registered users of Pottermore. Yet it's Pottermore having these server issues.

Very frustrating, but it's too much fun pretending I'm a student at Hogwarts to give up on Pottermore.

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Choosing Your Pet Means Choosing Your Avatar

Image via WikipediaI love going shopping in Diagon Alley!

During your first visit to Diagon Alley, you need to collect (and purchase) a number of things before you can move on.

The next screen is locked until you collect all of the items on your shopping list - but first, you have to find the shopping list!

Pick your pet from Eeylops Owl Emporium and Magical Menagerie very carefully - the pet you pick becomes your avatar. There are 14 choices - owls, cats and toads.

I have yet to meet anyone in the beta group who has chosen a toad, but that just might be because the toads are on the second page (you have to click the "more pets" button on the top right-hand side of the screen to see the toads). 

Most of the pets I've seen are owls, slightly less are cats, and so far none are toads.

In my next post, I'll tell you a little bit more about the pets you get to choose from.

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