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Tuesday, June 28, 2016

Get sorted into your all-American wizarding house in new Pottermore quiz

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Eddie Redmayne in "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them."(Photo: Provided by Warner Bros.)

By now, any true Potterhead knows which Hogwarts house they"d be sorted into -- even if they vociferously disagree with the official Sorting Hat quiz (Gryffindor?Really?).

Now, you have a whole new personality test to get excited about with the JK Rowling-penned test for the American wizarding school, Ilvermorney.

The American school is part of the publicity and mythology for the upcoming movie "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them," which takes place in the New World instead of Jolly Old England. You can read the whole "history" of the Massachusetts-based school here.

Of course, it wouldn"t be the Potterverse if there wasn"t a quiz that let you neatly define yourself within a set of vague personality traits by answering cryptic and seemingly bizarre questions.

The four American houses are steeped in Native American history, which has spurred some accusations of cultural appropriation from. Here are the four houses:

Thunderbird: Based on a common figure from multiple tribes, this creature is believed to bring thunder (and sometimes lightning). In wizarding terms, it represents the soul of wizards and favors the adventurous. Think of this as your Gryffindor.
Horned Serpent: A dragon-like creature found in many myths of tribes in the Eastern U.S. For the magically inclined, it represents the mind of the wizard and is renowned for its scholars. Yup, we"ve found Ravenclaw.
Pukwudgie: Magical little people in Algonquin beliefs, similar to European fairies, they can be helpful or dangerous in turn. Clearly, this is the best house. It represents the heart of a wizard and is famous for its healers. Welcome to Hufflepuff, friends.
Wampus: Rooted in Cherokee folklore, the cat-like creature is seen as a protector in Native stories -- but a menace in the stories of white Appalachian settlers. In Rowling"s world, it represents the body of a wizard and is warriors. So, kinda Slytherin-esque.

Which house are you? Only one way to find out. Take the quiz and report back.

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Pottermore Reveals New Images, Details From "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child"

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Ahead of the first previews for Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, a stage production set to open in Londons West End in July, Pottermore has released some new information on the eighth Harry Potter story including brand-new images of a grown-up Harry, Ginny and their son, Albus Severus Potter.

Previews begin at the Palace Theatre in one week, on June 7.

Cursed Child takes place 19 years after the final Harry Potter book, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. The new photos reveal actor Jamie Parker as the onetime boy who lived, as well as Sam Clemmett as Albus and Poppy Miller as Ginny.

In addition to the images, the new Pottermore post includes observations from Potter creator J.K. Rowling, who said of Parkers transformation into her titular character: He simply is Harry now. Theres a kind of relief in watching him, he gets it so right.

On continuing the Harry Potter tale, Parker remarked, Theyre just iconic. These are stories that people have lived with for their whole lives, theyve grown up with and now theyre adults rejoining the tale, picking it up where they left off and Im one of them.

He added: In a sense, you dont need more than the scar and the glasses, you kind of go, There it is, and I dont really know how to put it into words. Its just immeasurably exciting and I cant wait to show it to people.

Rowling also shared her thoughts on Miller as Ginny Weasley Potter: I think a lot of people would like to have Poppys Ginny for a mother. Kind and cool, exactly as I imagined her.

But given how tight-lipped the Potter mastermind was on the subject of Albus, we can be sure that Harrys son will be the catalyst for plenty of drama:

Theres much I could say about Sam-as-Albus, but wed be into spoiler territory so quickly Ill just say we couldnt have cast better.

Throughout the week, Pottermore plans to roll out new images of the other characters from Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. What are your predictions for the next revealed wizards?

Source: http://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2016/05/31/pottermore-reveals-new-images-details-from-harry-potter-and-the-cursed-child/