Is it Better? Looking at HEX (Hogwarts Extreme)

I think the general consensus now is that Pottermore has abandoned it's core user base, and well, now we all have to find other things to do. So with that being said, let's look at one of the more popular alternates to Pottermore: Hogwarts Extreme aka (HEX).

Books! Now with Added Features*

Huh, time to write again. What to write about... what to write about....

Ooooh Yes! 

A Summary: What's Coming, What's Gone On Pottermore.

Seeing as Pottermore is gone as we know it, I'm going to list off what features have remained, in sort of an FAQ. Yes there is already one on Pottermore, but I think I've already established that the people running that site are idiots. Perhaps well intentioned, but idiots.

Oof. New Pottermore Part 3: The Ugly.

So.... it's finally time huh? Well the kiddie gloves are off.

Oof. New Pottermore Part 2: The Bad

Ok... so we're on to the bad. Well, this ain't gonna be good. Let's delve in to the easy part.

Oof. New Pottermore: Part 1 "The Good"

This is going to take a bit... and a lot of news has broken. So first, a review of New Pottermore.  I'm going to try and break this up into parts, because in all honesty, just one, two posts won't do it justice.

How Long Might We Wait?

So I admit. I was looking forward to walking in, going to Pottermore.com and seeing the new site on 4 days ago. Even though I'm pretty sure my thoughts are known about Pottermore and how they've run the site so far.  I was honestly looking forward to seeing exactly what crawled out of the ashes.

Thoughts on Pottermore's Peek.

So, today we got a taste of what Pottermore is planning. 

A (Rather Late) Update on Polls and Such

First off... well done Hufflepuff. If you want to revisit when we talked about you guys, feel free to click here or here!

Now for polls... these have been closed for a while, but the house that most wanted to be revisited was, oddly enough Slytherin (43%), closely followed by Ravenclaw (36%), Gryffindor (4%) and none (6%). So I'm going to go on a limb and say that Hufflepuffs, once again, were generally happy. Or don't read the blog (My apologies to any Hufflepuffs reading this, but hello! I don't bite. Much.)

As for favorite changes to Pottermore, while this seems rather entertaining as of late, recollecting galleons and new potions were the favorite changes to Pottermore, comprising a little over half the vote combined. Now, the next poll will be a short one, but we're going to ask how you feel about the new Pottermore.

Excited, Afraid, Angry, Wait and See? Leave your comments and thoughts below!

Update on Neo-Pottermore

So, Pottermore's been posting a lot now.  However, a lot of it seems to be copy-paste, but let's see what we can glean from this all. 

Really, the biggest things are perhaps in the second and third post above, as it mentions "news and articles" lending some credence to the idea that Pottermore will be promoting Fantastic Beasts, especially if we see some in-universe material. It also certainly fits with the idea of going beyond the gates of Hogwarts. 

After this, it almost sounds like Pottermore IS confirming that usernames will be gone, and perhaps all the accounts will be deleted, but it's uncertain still. From other posts, it appears dueling and brewing WILL continue past September 9th to an unconfirmed date, and it is probably safe to assume the same may be true of accounts.