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***L i N d $ @ y*** · 12-02-2015, 08:22 PM

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a copy of the deluxe illustrated edition of ‘harry potter and the philosopher’s stone', signed by j.k. Rowling, is to be auctioned off for charity by sotheby’s london.
The first printed copy of jim kay’s deluxe illustrated edition of philosopher’s stone, signed by both kay and j.k. Rowling, is to go under the hammer on 17 december with all the proceeds going to children’s charity lumos.

On the title page j.k. Rowling has written: ‘the book that changed my life’, as well as her signature. Illustrator jim kay has added his too, along with the message: ‘mine too! Thank you jo.'

it’s a very special edition indeed; the first of the run to be printed, it was hand-bound in italy. The deluxe edition also includes a double pull-out gatefold of diagon alley, as well as intricate foiled line art by the illustrator on the real cloth cover and slipcase.

Jim kay being the immensely creative chap that he is, there’s even an original drawing of norbert the baby dragon (see below) opposite the autographs.

Dr philip errington, sotheby’s specialist in books and manuscript, said: ‘sotheby’s is delighted, once again, to offer a unique rowling item sold to benefit lumos.

‘the first ever copy of the first deluxe illustrated edition signed by both author and illustrator is a magnificent item and one which we hope will interest a range of buyers.’

the book is expected to fetch between £2,000 and £3,000. However, in 2007 a copy of the tales of beedle the bard far exceeded its expected price and was bought for a record £1.95 million, which went to lumos.

Lumos is an international non-governmental, non-profit organisation formed by j.k. Rowling to help countries reform their services for vulnerable children, moving from systems based on residential institutions and orphanages to services that help families stay together in the community.

**BlackWhiteRose** · 12-03-2015, 08:32 AM

Looks great.

*stillwantstheoldPottermoreback*

***L i N d $ @ y*** · 12-03-2015, 11:43 PM

^ Sigh. Me too.

**BlackWhiteRose** · 12-04-2015, 08:00 AM

IKR? The old page was the best.

***L i N d $ @ y*** · 12-04-2015, 08:40 PM

I hope someone asks the CEO if the old site will be back and when (if it will be).

juju_b · 12-05-2015, 11:37 AM

i tried to join pottermore, but with the revamp of the website i couldn't. but i found the sorting hat quiz online and I got sorted into Slytherin lol. i'll be buddies with Malfoy and Zabini hahahaha! so could i be added to OP?

**BlackWhiteRose** · 12-05-2015, 12:24 PM

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Originally Posted by L i N d $ @ y (View Post)

I hope someone asks the CEO if the old site will be back and when (if it will be).

Same here.

***L i N d $ @ y*** · 12-06-2015, 12:34 AM

Julie, what site did you find the Sorting Hat quiz?

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In a small locked tower, never visited by any student at Hogwarts, sits an ancient book that has not been touched by human hands since the four founders placed it there on completion of the castle. Beside the book, which is bound in peeling black dragon-hide, stands a small silver inkpot and from this protrudes a long, faded quill. These are the Quill of Acceptance and the Book of Admittance and they constitute the only process by which students are selected for Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

If anybody understands what powerful and long-lasting magic causes this book and quill to behave as they do, nobody has ever confessed to it, doubtless because (as Albus Dumbledore once sighed) it saves the staff tedious explanations to parents who are furious that their children have not been selected for Hogwarts. The Book and Quill’s decision is final and no child has ever been admitted whose name has not first been inscribed on the book’s yellowing pages.

At the precise moment that a child first exhibits signs of magic, the Quill, which is believed to have been taken from an Augurey, floats up out of its inkpot and attempts to inscribe the name of that child upon the pages of the Book (Augurey feathers are known to repel ink and the inkpot is empty; nobody has ever managed to analyse precisely what the silvery fluid flowing from the enchanted Quill is).

Those few who have observed the process (several headmasters and headmistresses have enjoyed spending quiet hours in the Book and Quill’s tower, hoping to catch them in action) agree that the Quill might be judged more lenient than the Book. A mere whiff of magic suffices for the Quill. The Book, however, will often snap shut, refusing to be written upon until it receives sufficiently dramatic evidence of magical ability.

Thus, the very moment that Neville Longbottom was born, the Quill attempted to write his name and was refused by the Book, which snapped shut. Even the midwife who attended Alice Longbottom had failed to notice that Neville managed to shift his blankets more snugly over himself moments after birth, assuming that his father had tucked the baby in more securely. Neville’s family persistently missed faint signs of magic in him and not until he was eight years old did either his disappointed great aunts and uncles, or the old stickler of a Book, accept that he was truly a wizard, when he survived a fall that should have killed him.

In fact, the Book’s sternness has a purpose: its track record in keeping Squibs out of Hogwarts is perfect. Non-magic children born to witches and wizards occasionally have some small, residual aura of magic about them due to their parents, but once their parents magic has worn off them it becomes clear that they will never have the ability to perform spells. The Quill’s sensitivity, coupled with the Book’s implacability, have never yet made a mistake.In a small locked tower, never visited by any student at Hogwarts, sits an ancient book that has not been touched by human hands since the four founders placed it there on completion of the castle. Beside the book, which is bound in peeling black dragon-hide, stands a small silver inkpot and from this protrudes a long, faded quill. These are the Quill of Acceptance and the Book of Admittance and they constitute the only process by which students are selected for Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

If anybody understands what powerful and long-lasting magic causes this book and quill to behave as they do, nobody has ever confessed to it, doubtless because (as Albus Dumbledore once sighed) it saves the staff tedious explanations to parents who are furious that their children have not been selected for Hogwarts. The Book and Quill’s decision is final and no child has ever been admitted whose name has not first been inscribed on the book’s yellowing pages.

At the precise moment that a child first exhibits signs of magic, the Quill, which is believed to have been taken from an Augurey, floats up out of its inkpot and attempts to inscribe the name of that child upon the pages of the Book (Augurey feathers are known to repel ink and the inkpot is empty; nobody has ever managed to analyse precisely what the silvery fluid flowing from the enchanted Quill is).

Those few who have observed the process (several headmasters and headmistresses have enjoyed spending quiet hours in the Book and Quill’s tower, hoping to catch them in action) agree that the Quill might be judged more lenient than the Book. A mere whiff of magic suffices for the Quill. The Book, however, will often snap shut, refusing to be written upon until it receives sufficiently dramatic evidence of magical ability.

Thus, the very moment that Neville Longbottom was born, the Quill attempted to write his name and was refused by the Book, which snapped shut. Even the midwife who attended Alice Longbottom had failed to notice that Neville managed to shift his blankets more snugly over himself moments after birth, assuming that his father had tucked the baby in more securely. Neville’s family persistently missed faint signs of magic in him and not until he was eight years old did either his disappointed great aunts and uncles, or the old stickler of a Book, accept that he was truly a wizard, when he survived a fall that should have killed him.

In fact, the Book’s sternness has a purpose: its track record in keeping Squibs out of Hogwarts is perfect. Non-magic children born to witches and wizards occasionally have some small, residual aura of magic about them due to their parents, but once their parents magic has worn off them it becomes clear that they will never have the ability to perform spells. The Quill’s sensitivity, coupled with the Book’s implacability, have never yet made a mistake.

**BlackWhiteRose** · 12-06-2015, 07:27 AM

Thanks for sharing that quote from Pottermore.

a fine mess · 12-06-2015, 10:59 AM

I want a trip to The Great Hall; off to London I go!

juju_b · 12-06-2015, 12:22 PM

I found the quiz on playbuzz. I googled pottermore sorting hat quiz and it came up. i tried a few different quizzes that claimed it was pottermore and all had same questions and answers. so i went for it and i got slytherin.

***L i N d $ @ y*** · 12-07-2015, 12:48 AM

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Originally Posted by juju_b (View Post)

I found the quiz on playbuzz. I googled pottermore sorting hat quiz and it came up. i tried a few different quizzes that claimed it was pottermore and all had same questions and answers. so i went for it and i got slytherin.

I hope they put it back on the site so people who haven't checked it out will get sorted (officially).

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**BlackWhiteRose** · 12-07-2015, 11:21 AM

Thanks for sharing.

***L i N d $ @ y*** · 12-08-2015, 01:52 AM

I do hope since Pottermore is working on being more mobile, once we get it as an app or something, the old site will be back. But I'm not counting on it.

**BlackWhiteRose** · 12-08-2015, 12:49 PM

Yeah I hope so too but I`m also not sure if they bring the old page back.

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