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Halloween surprise as door opens at JKRowling.com Popular (83359)

OCTOBER 31, 2004 at 9:11 AM

Posted by GERI
Source: JKRowling.com


The door at JKRowling.com has opened to reveal a surprise from Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. Highlight the area below to read the instructions, but do not read if you don't want to be spoiled. Enjoy!

  • 1. Click on the hairpiece on Rowling's desk
  • 2. The 'Do Not Disturb' sign is gone - Wait a few minutes
  • 3. After a while, Peeves will appear and will knock over a flower vase and several keys will appear
  • 4. Pick up each one of the keys and insert them into the keyhole on the door until one fits
  • 5. The door will open and you will see Rowling's desk
  • 6. Open the drawer in the table, take the magnifying glass, and with it, look at the folder on the left side of the table.

A riddle appears:

One by one we come to life
The side-by-side we wait
While our company swells in numbers
(Some come early, some come late)
And some of us may bore you
And some of us enthral
But you cannot choose between us
You must take us one and all
We'll be bound together tightly
For we're naught if we break free
If you'd like some clues about is
Simply answer: WHO ARE WE?"

The answer is CHAPTERS. You then will go to Jo's desk, open the drawer, lift the magnifying glass, scroll over the folder and lift the pages that are sticking out of the top. Your reward: Three chapters titles from book 6!

Thanks to everyone who sent these in.

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Reader Comments (318)

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Roni <3
Celebrity Stalker
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Points: 5612

Roni <3 says:

yay! great clues!! what a great hallowe'en treat! hahha
I cannot wait to read the 6th book!!

Posted Oct 31, 2004 at 4:08 PM EST



iluvTOM13
Head Girl
House: Slytherin
Points: 488

iluvTOM13 says:

No I didn't get through!!! Which makes me mad!!! I'll try again in a minute, but I don't think anything has changed. And thank you, Beautiful Veela for the information.

Posted Oct 31, 2004 at 4:09 PM EST



TybaltTheCannibal
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TybaltTheCannibal says:

I can't wait to see what's through the door...but Peeves still hasn't shown up yet. I guess I'm just going to have to keep waiting for a while. Wish me luck!

Posted Oct 31, 2004 at 4:16 PM EST



Professor
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Points: 1108

little ray of SuNsHiNe says:

Awesome! I'll check it out later. I'm busy at the moment. I don't know if it is too late but whatvever.... Happy Halloween!!!!

Posted Oct 31, 2004 at 4:21 PM EST



Ginny_Malfoy
Muggle
House: Slytherin
Points: 12

Ginny_Malfoy says:

i can't open the drawer!!!:'( NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I WANNA KNOW WHAT IT IS!!!

Posted Oct 31, 2004 at 4:42 PM EST



ProfessorMaffioli
Witch
House: Gryffindor
Points: 523

ProfessorMaffioli says:

Arggg the Sign is BACK....

Posted Oct 31, 2004 at 4:49 PM EST



Weasleytwin
Order of Merlin, 4th Class
House: Gryffindor
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Weasleytwin says:

Well I went and found what was behind the door so I'm happy. It's not much but it's something all the same. Happy Halloween!

Posted Oct 31, 2004 at 4:56 PM EST



minister for magic
The Dark Knight
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minister for magic says:

I can't get it to work. My computer is a bit out-dated and it is really slow. Could someone post the chapter names. Please!!!!!

Posted Oct 31, 2004 at 5:06 PM EST



Brittany Radcliffe
Seer
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Brittany Radcliffe says:

AHHHHHHHHHHHH AWESOME AWESOME AWESOME!!

i still have never been to JKs site though...

i guess she wanted to give us all a lil trick or treat surprise of her own for us to enjoy.

*squeeeeeeee* someone needs to tell me what the chapters names are!!

Posted Oct 31, 2004 at 5:25 PM EST



OtterPotter
Professor
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OtterPotter says:

I told you guys !!!! I told you two days ago that she's going to open it!
Read it in the thread "two months no news"
Yaya, I knew it, I knew it!!! I'm soo happy for the first time something I predicted actually happened!

Posted Oct 31, 2004 at 5:26 PM EST



Ginny_Malfoy
Muggle
House: Slytherin
Points: 12

Ginny_Malfoy says:

FINALLY!!! I GOT IT!!!! *SMILES Triumphantly! IM SOO HAPPY!!! YAY!!!!

Posted Oct 31, 2004 at 5:26 PM EST



beatrizM
Student
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Points: 279
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beatrizM says:

i still hve the "do not disturb" sign!!! :S:S:S:s

Posted Oct 31, 2004 at 5:28 PM EST



carina
Pixie Liaison
House: Gryffindor
Points: 11797

carina says:

I opened the door this morning :) It took me forever to find the right key!! And then I couldn't figure out how to view the chapters (click them and drag them upwards). I tried to solve the riddle myself but I just couldn't so I gave up.. hehe

Posted Oct 31, 2004 at 5:37 PM EST



Prefect
House: Gryffindor
Points: 351

~Aurora~ says:

THAT'S AWESOME! I love it when they pull these things. It's soo much fun! Although it took me forever to figure out which key it was. That was the hardest part for me.

Posted Oct 31, 2004 at 5:56 PM EST



PhoenixFire
Ravenclaw's Heiress
House: Ravenclaw
Points: 3926

PhoenixFire says:

Wow, this has definitely made my day better!

The chapter titles are very interesting, especially that "Draco's Detour"......I would love to read on about that..

Posted Oct 31, 2004 at 6:01 PM EST



Fallen Bomb
Astro Zombie
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Fallen Bomb says:

Cool. I just got on and saw that the door opened. Must be my lucky day. Those titles sound cool.

Posted Oct 31, 2004 at 6:07 PM EST



quidditch_seeker
Witch
House: Gryffindor
Points: 696

quidditch_seeker says:

Ok, I saw it... That's pretty cool. I wonder what's going to be happening. I see the posts now, that's cool. I couldn't earlier. I guess they figured it out. This probably doesn't make any sense, sorry.

Posted Oct 31, 2004 at 6:14 PM EST



MissRiot
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MissRiot says:

iluvTOM13,

the correct spelling for chapter 14 is "Felix Felicis". i looked up Felicis in the dictionary and it isnt listed, but both "fel" and "icis" are acronyms. i dont know if that matters though.

BUT

YAY FOR CHAPTERS!!! im guessing these chapters have been through the editors because arent they allowed to change the names of titles they dont like? so would she tell us names that are subject to change? i hope not, because this could mean the book is close to being finished!!!

Posted Oct 31, 2004 at 6:21 PM EST



Lea
Harry's Soul-Mate
House: Gryffindor
Points: 3337

Lea says:

YEESSSSS!!!!!!!!

I DID IT!!! -BY MYSELF!!!!! --I'm a genius!!!:P


But hey, both "felix" and "felicis" mean the same thing, because they are two forms of the same adjective ("felix"-singular &"felicis"-plural)!! - It means "HAPPY" or"fortunate","precious","favourable".
If it was "felesis" or "felisis", it would have meant "cats", but it's "FELICIS", with "I", not "e"!

Anyway, I think it's a name (like Luna Lovegood). -but this is just my opinion.

Posted Oct 31, 2004 at 6:23 PM EST



Matt12
Order of Merlin, 4th Class
House: Gryffindor
Points: 1247

Matt12 says:

OOOO! A riddle!! Im going to go and try and work out what it means. I wish i knew what it had to do with. All i can think of is the sphinx in book 4 during the 3rd task in the maze!!

Posted Oct 31, 2004 at 6:23 PM EST



hippiejane
Professor
House: Hufflepuff
Points: 1080
Yahoo: hippiejane

hippiejane says:

Wow Its the first time I have even got past that damn door :) YIIIPPPPPEEEEEE

Posted Oct 31, 2004 at 6:48 PM EST



Patronus Wiz
Hogwarts Psychologist
House: Gryffindor
Points: 4236

Patronus Wiz says:

I can't get the drawer to open - I get the door to open but not the drawer... no fair. What am I doing wrong?

Posted Oct 31, 2004 at 6:48 PM EST



Thestral Eyes
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Thestral Eyes says:

Wow, she spoils us with these tit bits! :D good on rowling and her web site! eheh! I cant wait to read what Dracos detor is! ooh, i must know! *jumps up and down*

Posted Oct 31, 2004 at 6:55 PM EST



HarryPotterFan1980
Muggle
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HarryPotterFan1980 says:

Finally found the chapters WOO HOO.

Posted Oct 31, 2004 at 6:56 PM EST



veta
Order of Merlin, 3rd Class
House: Gryffindor
Points: 1525

veta says:

Okay....it worked very well and I got confused too at the same time. I was like....'What on earth is this?' and I finally realised! This is really odd and fun and interesting but it's not much. Oh well....fun enough..

Posted Oct 31, 2004 at 6:57 PM EST



veta
Order of Merlin, 3rd Class
House: Gryffindor
Points: 1525

veta says:

Hahahahah, how funny. The drawer is that bend metal thing sticking out on the left side of the desk. you have to press it and pull it out, I was so confused and annoyed. Especially the keys one, the keys just kept on flying everywhere and I have to try again and again.......until the door opened. But it's kind of funny and fascinating.
I waited for so long....like 5 or 6 minutes. All the chapters' names are very interesting, I wonder what all of them are about.

Posted Oct 31, 2004 at 7:03 PM EST



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