The Pottermore Insider Blog is announcing the site is finally open to the public. They write “Get ready to begin your Pottermore journey, because Pottermore.com is now opening to everyone.
“Over the coming days, we’ll be inviting new users onto Pottermore.com. We’re expecting to be really busy to start with and plan to activate new registrations in a steady stream. This means that you may not get access to Pottermore immediately after you sign up but we will get you exploring the site as quickly possible.
“After you’ve signed up, you’ll get sorted into one of the four Hogwarts houses, have a wand choose you, and discover exclusive new writing from J.K. Rowling.
“We’ll be adding lots of exciting new features over the coming weeks and months, so make sure you return regularly to explore and discover all the changes as Pottermore grows.
“Want More? Check out our Pottermore ‘sneak peek’ clip.”
In other Potter news, The Guardian is reporting that author J.K. Rowling “has confirmed she is hard at work on her long-promised encyclopedia of the Harry Potter world.” She has no anticipated completion date, and warns fans “It is likely to be a time-consuming job, but when finished I shall donate all royalties to charity.”
Related articles previously published on SFScope:
Pottermore now scheduled to launch in April (9 March 2012)
Pottermore Delayed (7 November 2011)
J.K. Rowling reveals her plans for Pottermore (23 June 2011)
Pottermore: your guess is as good as ours (16 June 2011)