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+ | Every year, [[Professor McGonagall]] checks the book for children who are turning 11 that year (before the start of the new school term) and consequently sends letters of acceptance for [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]] to them. |
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| + | *It is assumed (though not explained) that this book only records [[magic]]al births within the United Kingdom. |
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| + | *It is unknown why Professor McGonagall is the one to check the book, possibly due to her status as Deputy Head (and later Headmistress). |
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| + | *It is not known if this tradition of tracking magical births with the Quill existed prior to McGonagall's career at Hogwarts, whether it was her idea/replacement for an older system or even if it continues to be used after her retirement. |
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| + | *On [[Pottermore|Pottermore.com]], the Magical Quill will be used as a way to register people on the website early, starting on July 31st, 2011, and ending on August 6th, 2011. People will have to to solve a riddle on the homepage and add the answer to the riddle to the end of the URL http://www.quill.pottermore.com/ to obtain a chance at early registration for the site. If they answer the riddle correctly, then they have "found the Magical Quill" and are allowed to register for the website prior to the scheduled public launch on October 1st, 2011. There will be seven riddles, one each day for the duration of the week. Each one will be about one of the different Harry Potter books. Day one's riddle will be about Philosopher's Stone, day two's about Chamber of Secrets, and so on. The riddles will become progressively easier as the week goes along, with the riddles for the first three days being more difficult than those for the last four days. |
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| + | *''[[J.K.Rowling Official Site]]'' |
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| + | *''[[Pottermore]]'' |
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The Hogwarts birth register a term referring to the large, parchment book that the Magical Quill records magical births in.
Uses
Every year, Professor McGonagall checks the book for children who are turning 11 that year (before the start of the new school term) and consequently sends letters of acceptance for Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry to them.
Behind the scenes
- It is assumed (though not explained) that this book only records magical births within the United Kingdom.
- It is unknown why Professor McGonagall is the one to check the book, possibly due to her status as Deputy Head (and later Headmistress).
- It is not known if this tradition of tracking magical births with the Quill existed prior to McGonagall's career at Hogwarts, whether it was her idea/replacement for an older system or even if it continues to be used after her retirement.
- On Pottermore.com, the Magical Quill will be used as a way to register people on the website early, starting on July 31st, 2011, and ending on August 6th, 2011. People will have to to solve a riddle on the homepage and add the answer to the riddle to the end of the URL http://www.quill.pottermore.com/ to obtain a chance at early registration for the site. If they answer the riddle correctly, then they have "found the Magical Quill" and are allowed to register for the website prior to the scheduled public launch on October 1st, 2011. There will be seven riddles, one each day for the duration of the week. Each one will be about one of the different Harry Potter books. Day one's riddle will be about Philosopher's Stone, day two's about Chamber of Secrets, and so on. The riddles will become progressively easier as the week goes along, with the riddles for the first three days being more difficult than those for the last four days.
Appearances
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