Harry Potter News

[Geekyfanboy]

I've gotten two letters so far.. I won't spoil it so you can find the letters yourself. I wonder what this big news is???

[Geekyfanboy]

Third coordinate -34.410362,150.900671

[QuadShot]

Odd.

[billybob476]

When you find out what it is feel free to post it in spoiler tags Kenny, I'm interested to know.

[Geekyfanboy]

Yeah I thought about just waiting until she announces whatever it is.. but it's find of fun bouncing around websites looking for coordinates.

[Quarks Ally]

This is a guess, the guess that most people seem to be making.   :confused
[spoiler]
Some are saying this has to do with the books coming to Ebook format.  (The official announcement) It has been widely reported that she was close to allowing this.

OR

It may be the long awaited HP Encyclopedia she's been working on is finished.  She said it was not a new book.  Which the encyclopedia would be more HP without being a new book.  
But at this moment in time it's a wild guess.
[/spoiler]

[billybob476]

Fixed the spoiler tag for you.

[Quarks Ally]

@billybob476
Thanks, I inserted the spoiler tag, but couldn't get it to work. 

[KingIsaacLinksr]

This is a guess, the guess that most people seem to be making.   :confused
[spoiler]
Some are saying this has to do with the books coming to Ebook format.  (The official announcement) It has been widely reported that she was close to allowing this.

OR

It may be the long awaited HP Encyclopedia she's been working on is finished.  She said it was not a new book.  Which the encyclopedia would be more HP without being a new book. 
But at this moment in time it's a wild guess.
[/spoiler]

[spoiler]or maybe its finally coming to Audible?  ;)[/spoiler]

King

[Geekyfanboy]

Here are more coordinates

43.640408,-79.388795

29.952313,-90.067849

-23.547149,-46.520266

-29.239004,24.507602

34.730748,137.383786

51.781383,-2.56844

[Geekyfanboy]

So if you put all those into http://www.secretstreetview.com/ and zoom all the way in.. you get these letters. I've found Nine of the Ten but think I know what it is.

E T O R P E T O R (last letter M?)

MORE POTTER

[Geekyfanboy]

Hmmm maybe the last letter is L which would spell Potter Lore

[Geekyfanboy]

I just blogged this...

JK Rowling loves to make announcements in style. Today various Harry Potter sites posted this...

Following the completion of the seven Harry Potter books and eight films, J.K. Rowling has something new to announce. Even though this is not a new book, we have been informed it is something equally exciting.

As a teaser before the official announcement, ten letters have been hidden on the website below for you to find. To locate them you need to find ten sets of coordinates, enter them into the search box at www.secretstreetview.com one set at a time, and take a look around (meaning zoom all the way in).

Over the next two hours All Ten Coordinates showed up each revealing a letter and a little tidbit about the Harry Potter World and that particular location.

42.523356,-70.890698 - The letter E was revealed and Salem: The Salem Witches' Institute visited the Quidditch World Cup.

51.530377,-0.123259 - The letter T was revealed and King's Cross: The Hogwarts Express leaves from platform nine and three-quarters.

-34.410362,150.900671 - The letter O was revealed and Australia: The Woollongong Warriors are a Quidditch team referenced in the book 'Quidditch through the Ages.'

43.640408,-79.388795 - The letter R was revealed and Toronto (Skydome): Where J.K. Rowling achieved the world record for a public reading event.

29.952313,-90.067849 - The letter P was revealed and New Orleans: The Phoenix Rising Convention in New Orleans. One of the largest Harry Potter fan conventions.

-23.547149,-46.520266 - The letter E was revealed and Brazil: The location of an eagle-eyed fan site which spotted a recent trademark registration.

-29.239004,24.507602 - The letter T was revealed and Africa: The Erumpent - whose horn contains a deadly fluid that can make objects explode at the slightest touch (one of which destroyed the Lovegood house) - is originally from Africa.

34.730748,137.383786 - The letter O was revealed and Toyohashi: Toyohashi Tengu is a Quidditch team referenced in the book 'Quidditch through the Ages.'

51.781383,-2.56844 - The letter R was revealed and Forest of Dean: The beautiful forest where Harry & Ron reunite in the Deathly Hallows.

53.476311, -2.22971 - The letter M was revealed and Manchester station: The train line between Manchester and London is where J.K. Rowling first conceived the idea of Harry Potter.

So this left us with: E T O R P E TO R M and if you rearrange the letters you get MORE POTTER

Well just a few moments ago it was official announced that POTTERMORE is a new JK Rowling website. You can follow them @pottermore and the url of the website is www.pottermore.com It's just a front page saying coming soon.. so all us Potter fans are on pens and needles waiting to hear what JK Rowling is up too.. .let the speculation fly.

[Rico]

She's been teasing for a little while now that more Potter is going to happen.  More books, obviously first.  I can see that around the time of the last movie coming out would be the perfect time to announce it isn't quite over and more is coming.  I'd love more books.  I think I almost enjoy them more than the films (which I like a great deal too).

[Quarks Ally]

I believe in the press release to announce this internet letter game, that it was stated this was not related to a new book.  A lot of people who watch, the copyrights and internet copyrights, say WB has been busy with POTTERMORE for some time.  A lot of people say this is going to be a JK sanctioned Harry Potter massively multiplayer online role-playing game.  At least that's what the rumor mill is saying.