tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5330251478298712601.post6355307177935888859..comments2023-09-23T09:57:25.911-04:00Comments on Harry Potter for Writers: Follow the OwlS.P. Sipalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17943968424012034217noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5330251478298712601.post-19434058056515393182011-07-13T20:08:27.483-04:002011-07-13T20:08:27.483-04:00I see the face too. Interesting stuffI see the face too. Interesting stuffAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5330251478298712601.post-50586989217263060922011-06-30T21:37:43.243-04:002011-06-30T21:37:43.243-04:00I zoomed in and saw something that looked like a c...I zoomed in and saw something that looked like a chin and mouth. Maybe I'm not seeing it what you are?S.P. Sipalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17943968424012034217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5330251478298712601.post-53227236833273294592011-06-30T19:50:12.972-04:002011-06-30T19:50:12.972-04:00No if you look at the Owl on the pottermore home p...No if you look at the Owl on the pottermore home page on the bottom right corner there appears to be a face in the feathers. zoom in a little.chicaleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07090977437547177997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5330251478298712601.post-85210275126254423082011-06-28T22:14:14.321-04:002011-06-28T22:14:14.321-04:00chicalee - Are you talking about other than the ow...chicalee - Are you talking about other than the owl's own face? You might want to check Eric's site, Quill Quest, mentioned and linked above in the comment trail. He was taking about the image on the home page and analyzing some of the file names as well.S.P. Sipalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17943968424012034217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5330251478298712601.post-85762262349781749452011-06-28T12:38:38.317-04:002011-06-28T12:38:38.317-04:00Hi everyone, so I zoomed in on the owl in the pott...Hi everyone, so I zoomed in on the owl in the pottermore home page. And is it just me or does there appear to be a face on this owl?chicaleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07090977437547177997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5330251478298712601.post-33157264119725303502011-06-27T00:01:42.711-04:002011-06-27T00:01:42.711-04:00Guys, I now have a name to put with that brilliant...Guys, I now have a name to put with that brilliant theory from HPSupporters about the quills on the owl tree -- Tom at HPSupporters.<br /><br />Also DaithiDublin -- I'm sorry it's taken me so long to respond. You got my curiosity and I was wanted to go back and read the Mirror of Erised chapter, but just haven't had a moment. Have you put any of your theories together where I can go read them? And it is wonderful to be back on the hunt again, isn't it. Leave it to JKR! :-)S.P. Sipalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17943968424012034217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5330251478298712601.post-85196832097793530322011-06-25T13:05:41.582-04:002011-06-25T13:05:41.582-04:00Chapter 12 - The Mirror of Erised is all over that...Chapter 12 - The Mirror of Erised is all over that YouTube video. I saw the owl make it's way to the reference of the Restricted Section and thought I'd found a clue. I got the same thrill I got from reading the books the first time! I've also noticed that the owl in the video is made from the two preceding pages, including a part of the note from Dumbledore that was with the invisibility cloak. <br />I'm buzzing with possibilities... :¬)DaithiDublinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09221488281202784148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5330251478298712601.post-90625875359642345442011-06-25T11:45:57.625-04:002011-06-25T11:45:57.625-04:00Ahh, now I see it Roxanne and Niki! My eye was so ...Ahh, now I see it Roxanne and Niki! My eye was so focused on the shadow owl on the page in the video, I glossed over the one when it stops.<br /><br />And yes, I think the owls are directing us to both the website and the upcoming hunt. I'm guessing those missing quills are owl quills! :-)<br /><br />Eric -- Cool site and great title. You've put it all together well to start the hunt.<br /><br />One piece you might want to add. As caught by @HPSupports http://twitter.com/#!/HPSupporters and mentioned on our Final Reveal post, in the Pottermore YouTube Flash, there were what appeared to be 3 leaves on the bottom branch. HPSupporters said they looked more like quills than leaves, (which they did), and that they floated away and we would have to find them. HPSupporters predicted all this before Pottermore opened! Couple those 3 "lost" quills with the empty inkpot on the desk, and I believe along with you that's exactly what we'll have to do.<br /><br />The question is, will we have clues before July 31 to go on, or do we have to wait until then?S.P. Sipalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17943968424012034217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5330251478298712601.post-25530320765874134912011-06-25T11:22:37.365-04:002011-06-25T11:22:37.365-04:00Anonymous -- You're referring to ShannonAshley...Anonymous -- You're referring to ShannonAshley's catch and comment from The Final Reveal post. While the page she's referring to in the book is not a true scene break, it is a scenery change as Harry leaves the dorm and goes through the castle to enter the library.<br /><br />Does that answer your question?S.P. Sipalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17943968424012034217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5330251478298712601.post-31951807894200283882011-06-25T11:11:49.718-04:002011-06-25T11:11:49.718-04:00It's not the video, as soon as it gets done pl...It's not the video, as soon as it gets done playing, an owl shadow flies across the screen. And it does take you to Pottermore. But I still think we might be looking for either owls or quills.Nikinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5330251478298712601.post-38496328222422628582011-06-25T10:35:54.283-04:002011-06-25T10:35:54.283-04:00Roxanne -- While I think you're right about wh...Roxanne -- While I think you're right about what she meant for the immediate sense of follow the owl, I do think she's toying with the future quest as to who gets in early as well. And when I clicked on the video it didn't take me to Pottermore. Did anyone else have that trouble?S.P. Sipalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17943968424012034217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5330251478298712601.post-26875064479511904822011-06-25T01:31:51.475-04:002011-06-25T01:31:51.475-04:00I think you are right about the games just beginni...I think you are right about the games just beginning. I think the <a href="http://quill-quest.blogspot.com/2011/06/quill-quest-is-not-dead-yet.html" rel="nofollow">Quill Quest is real</a>, though maybe not the physical treasure hunt that people thought.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14870595542957731409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5330251478298712601.post-26950047621974413052011-06-24T18:20:34.113-04:002011-06-24T18:20:34.113-04:00@SP Sipal
"it switches scenes at "He set...@SP Sipal<br />"it switches scenes at "He set off, drawing the invisibility cloak tight around him as he walked."<br />---<br />What do you mean by "it switches scenes"?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5330251478298712601.post-41987090519029174052011-06-24T16:55:32.184-04:002011-06-24T16:55:32.184-04:00In her youtube page,right after the video gets don...In her youtube page,right after the video gets done playing, a moment later an owl shadow goes across the page and if you click on it, it take you to pottermore.com. <br /><br />I think that's what she meant by follow the owl.Roxannehttp://sun-star-n-moon.livejournal.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5330251478298712601.post-28685097585261750652011-06-24T15:02:56.270-04:002011-06-24T15:02:56.270-04:00You're right, Farida. I don't think she co...You're right, Farida. I don't think she could do anything about Harry Potter without a bit of mystery about it.<br /><br />I wonder if she'll include that aspect in whatever she writers next?S.P. Sipalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17943968424012034217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5330251478298712601.post-3816810524557881912011-06-24T08:24:26.121-04:002011-06-24T08:24:26.121-04:00Knowing Jo, I'm sure there will be some sort o...Knowing Jo, I'm sure there will be some sort of challenge for us on July 31st. I'm sure I'd love that very much even if I don't make it into the 1 mil. number.Phoebe's Sistershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03548739602100284299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5330251478298712601.post-39135879306218491492011-06-24T07:36:41.457-04:002011-06-24T07:36:41.457-04:00You're right, Jeremy; it does sound like she w...You're right, Jeremy; it does sound like she was probably just directing us to the website to register. But it also sounds like when July 31 rolls around there will be something we have to do, some challenge, to get in first. At that point, I wonder if any of these old clues will come to play, or if it will be a completely new game she's devised. The owl may have been an artistic showing of going deeper into the books, which is what the Pottermore site is supposed to be.S.P. Sipalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17943968424012034217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5330251478298712601.post-62862271874733952632011-06-24T02:42:29.833-04:002011-06-24T02:42:29.833-04:00To be honest, I think that the online thing she me...To be honest, I think that the online thing she meant by following the owl was: go to the Pottermore website. <br />The reason I believe that is because her video on the Youtubechannel says: 'just follow the owl'. However, if you look at the video on Pottermore.com that sentence is gone. Instead she says: 'I hope to see you soon.'JFeijtenhttp://writersdraft.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5330251478298712601.post-80880469956944431202011-06-23T22:45:03.837-04:002011-06-23T22:45:03.837-04:00Barbara, this was caught by (to sound like Dave Ba...Barbara, this was caught by (to sound like Dave Barry) alert visitor ShannonAshley. It's at the end of the YouTube video:<br /><br />"In her video, when she says "follow the owl" and the owl shadow flies across the page, it switches scenes at "He set off, drawing the invisibility cloak tight around him as he walked."<br /><br />From Harry Potter The Sorcerer's Stone, pg 164, about going to the restricted section in the library."S.P. Sipalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17943968424012034217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5330251478298712601.post-22854394080191501082011-06-23T22:34:13.990-04:002011-06-23T22:34:13.990-04:00I'm slow at picking up clues: what owl shadow ...I'm slow at picking up clues: what owl shadow over a printed page are you talking about? Is it on Pottermore itself, or on the YouTube page?<br /><br />Barbara<br />@roomofradcliffeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com