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09-29-2006, 04:33 PM
| | |  New W.O.M.B.A.T & updates at JK's website (UPDATED)
Several updates have been made at J.K.Rowling's website including a new W.O.M.B.A.T paper. If you want to know how to get through the "Do Not Disturb" door, highlight the following passage: - Open the door by clicking on it.
- Light the candle by clicking on it.
- Click the quill on the desk.
- Click the W.O.M.B.A.T test paper.
- Click the four-leaf clover on the desk.
- Click and drag the key to the drawer in the desk.
- The paper will appear; click the time-turner (brown circle) to start. UPDATE: Screen caps have been uploaded to the Gallery including visual directions to the paper and screengrabs for each section of the exam. (Getting the) WOMBAT Grade 2 Test
(Getting the) WOMBAT Grade 2 Test #2
(Getting the) WOMBAT Grade 2 Test #3
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(Getting the) WOMBAT Grade 2 Test# 7
WOMBAT Grade 2 Test - cover
WOMBAT Grade 2 Test - Overview part 1
WOMBAT Grade 2 Test - Overview part 2
WOMBAT Grade 2 Test - No Student ID
WOMBAT Grade 2 Test - With Student ID
WOMBAT Grade 2 Test - Student ID confirmed
WOMBAT Grade 2 Test - Part 1
WOMBAT Grade 2 Test - 1/18
WOMBAT Grade 2 Test - 2/18
WOMBAT Grade 2 Test - 3/18
WOMBAT Grade 2 Test - 4/18
WOMBAT Grade 2 Test - 5/18
WOMBAT Grade 2 Test - 6/18
WOMBAT Grade 2 Test - 7/18
WOMBAT Grade 2 Test - Part 2
WOMBAT Grade 2 Test - 8/18
WOMBAT Grade 2 Test - 9/18
WOMBAT Grade 2 Test - 10/18
WOMBAT Grade 2 Test - 11/18
WOMBAT Grade 2 Test - 12/18
WOMBAT Grade 2 Test - Part 3
WOMBAT Grade 2 Test - 13/18
WOMBAT Grade 2 Test - 13/18 part b
WOMBAT Grade 2 Test - Part 4
WOMBAT Grade 2 Test - 14/18
WOMBAT Grade 2 Test - 15/18
WOMBAT Grade 2 Test - 16/18
WOMBAT Grade 2 Test - 17/18
WOMBAT Grade 2 Test - 18/18
WOMBAT Grade 2 Test Complete
WOMBAT Grade 2 Test - Off to be marked
In the news section, Jo talks about eBay, once again reminding fans of the many autograph forgeries which are being sold there. Quote:
Yes, we've been here before, but having strolled over to eBay (come on, I've got to have a break sometimes) I note that the forgers aren't getting any better at my signature. Frankly, some of them are barely trying. So please bear in mind that these 'certificates of authenticity' are not worth the paper they are written on.
Banned Books Week also gets a mention in the news update. Quote:
Once again, the Harry Potter books feature on this year's list of most-banned books. As this puts me in the company of Harper Lee, Mark Twain, J. D. Salinger, William Golding, John Steinbeck and other writers I revere, I have always taken my annual inclusion on the list as a great honour. "Every burned book enlightens the world." - Ralph Waldo Emerson
In the diary section she talks about the invention of the word horcrux. Quote:
Sitting at my desk trying to invent a word yesterday brought back memories of the last time I did so. I had tried for days and days to hit upon the right name for 'the receptacle in which a Dark wizard has hidden a fragment of his soul for the purposes of attaining immortality.'
Finally, after much transposition of syllables, I scribbled 'Horcrux' on a piece of paper and knew it was The One. But what if somebody had already used it? With some trepidation I typed 'Horcrux' into Google and, to my delight, saw what I was looking for: 'Your search - "Horcrux" - did not match any documents.'
So anyway, yesterday I Googled 'Horcrux' again. 401,000 results. As you might imagine, this gave me something of a lift as I went back to scribbling nonsense words on the back of a takeaway menu.
Jo has also shot down some rumours; Snape wasn't hiding under the invisibility cloak on the night the Potters died, Book 7 won't be called Harry Potter and the Graveyard of Memories and Stubby Boardman isn't Regulus Black.
Last, but not least, another FSA was awarded, this time to Potterish.com.
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09-29-2006, 04:34 PM
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|  Luff’s on JamesPuffskein
Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: UK
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yay, checks it out  first to post!!!
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09-29-2006, 04:37 PM
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| | Firecrab
Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Special THANKS to Ch
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Yay! Glad I could help out.  Jo rox sooo much!! I took my test,  I think I'm going to get a "T"  It was so much harder then the first one! | |
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09-29-2006, 04:38 PM
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| | Puffskein
Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: england
Posts: 1,245
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wow - too exciting! Can't find the chest of drawers except the ones the key is on - aaaaaaaah - help!!!!!!!
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09-29-2006, 04:41 PM
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| | Puffskein
Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Nottinghamshire, UK
Posts: 1,065
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That test was well hard! I just hope that she gives us a prize afterwards. Bet it will be the title of the new book. Good luck everyone
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09-29-2006, 04:43 PM
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| | Puffskein
Join Date: Jan 2006
Posts: 2,088
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I tried to open the drawers, but it doesn't work. What am I doing wrong??? I get to the key????
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09-29-2006, 04:44 PM
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| | Jobberknoll
Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: A rainy, rainy place
Posts: 4,425
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yay! The door is open! Where's the test paper and the four leaf clover though? And the key?
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09-29-2006, 04:48 PM
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| | Puffskein
Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Nottinghamshire, UK
Posts: 1,065
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The four leaf clover is in the bottom letf corner, when pressed after doing lighting the candle, dipping the quill and clicking the wombat book, it will turn into a key. if you line up the edge of the key in the middle of the handle, the drawer should open.
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09-29-2006, 04:53 PM
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| | Billywig
Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Vienna, Austria
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Thanks for the info! The updates sound so cool - I'm off to check them out.
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09-29-2006, 05:01 PM
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| | Jobberknoll
Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: A rainy, rainy place
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thanks! that helped. i amanged to do the wobat. is it just me or is it hard?
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09-29-2006, 05:03 PM
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| | Firecrab
Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: in my own little world...
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im going to go check out the W.O.M.B.A.T. right now
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09-29-2006, 05:07 PM
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| | Puffskein
Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Nottinghamshire, UK
Posts: 1,065
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The "which one's true/ false" questions are really hard. Who am I kidding, they're all really hard.
I'm terrible at multi choice questions as I'm not that decisive!
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09-29-2006, 05:10 PM
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| | Puffskein
Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: england
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it was sooooo hard! (yes i got in in the end)
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09-29-2006, 05:14 PM
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| | Puffskein
Join Date: May 2005 Location: Av and sig by Ama
Posts: 1,398
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I still couldn't use that key...
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09-29-2006, 05:38 PM
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| | Streeler
Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Someplace else
Posts: 217
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well her 'horcrux' idea was really cool. anyway i like whatever she writes.
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09-29-2006, 05:42 PM
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| | Hippogriff
Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: In the stars.
Posts: 22,879
First Year | GWFC/BWFC My <3
Cool, just taken the test!
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09-29-2006, 05:44 PM
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| | Chizpurfle
Join Date: May 2005 Location: Cyberspace.
Posts: 10,451
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w00000000000000000t! I just took it! *waits impatiently bahaha. Awesome awesome awesome news btw, I would have totally missed this, thanks!
For those of you who can't get the key to work (highlight to read): Try letting go of the key on every inch of desk drawer (located on the left), eventually it will work. That's what I did and it worked fine for me. =] *Hugs ya'll* Good luck every one!
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09-29-2006, 06:06 PM
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| | Crup
Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Cardiff, Wales, UK
Posts: 17,077
Hogwarts RPG Name:
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The test was kind of hard. I think some may have multiple answers and the last was definitely a trick question. I got Exceeds Expectations on the last one so I hope I do as well this time.
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09-29-2006, 06:13 PM
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|  Bonnie Devotee
Keeper of Ginny's Red HairDoxy
Join Date: Jan 2006
Posts: 6,406
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That's cool!
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09-29-2006, 06:15 PM
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| | Jobberknoll
Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: A rainy, rainy place
Posts: 4,425
Hogwarts RPG Name:
Xylina Samuels
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That W.O.M.B.A.T was hard wasn't it? I loved it, and want to get my first score!
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09-29-2006, 06:43 PM
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| | Horklump
Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Canada
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I did the test, it was really tough! :O I didn't get to do the original W.O.M.B.A.T.S so this is a really new thing for me. It was really cool! Now I wish I'd taken the other test but that's okay. This will be fun. I bet I flunked. XD I'm no good at taking tests. :O
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09-29-2006, 06:45 PM
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| | Jobberknoll
Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: A rainy, rainy place
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Hogwarts RPG Name:
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strangeseraph, you'll be fine. I didn;t take the first test either, so it was new for me, and really tough.
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09-29-2006, 06:56 PM
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| | Puffskein
Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Lancaster, Uk
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OMG! I didn't take the first W.O.M.B.A.T so this is like really cool for me! I am so going to go and take it now!
Nicola
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09-29-2006, 06:56 PM
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| | Banned Antipodean Opaleye
Join Date: May 2006 Location: Kris & Touz's Dog House
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where's the locker? I can't find it!!
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09-29-2006, 06:57 PM
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| | Griffin
Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: eating your bamboo
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I'm so glad that was up..but it was so hard =/ I don't think I did as well on this one..
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