Brewing potions if a very nice way to earn points, although I must admit that it’s not the fastest. Considering the fact that dueling isn’t working as of yet (and you probably found all of the items already), you’re probably stuck in the dungeons, waiting for that Sleeping Draught to finish brewing. Moving on, I’ve decided to list down a few tips specifically for brewing - you know, for easier navigation. If you’d rather read the long tips in the other post, go ahead, no one’s stopping you, really.

Still here? Good. Here they are:

1. Take note that the hourglass timer (which can be located at the upper-left side of the potion brewing screen) starts the moment you close the potion book. Make sure that you have fully understood the instructions so as not to waste time. Well, if you want, you can just remember the first few steps, but knowing the whole thing’ll probably waste less time.

If you’re unfamiliar with the steps (or if you’re too lazy to click the potion book) you can choose to write down the steps on a piece of paper.

2. If you’re asked to add a certain ingredient in your cauldron or mortar, try not to do it all at once - you’re going to have to look at the counter first. It’s that yellow circle that pops out when you add an ingredient. Make sure that the number that’s there is the one that’s asked in the steps before you proceed. Even if you think you’ve put the correct amount, if it wasn’t counted in the counter then chances are you’ll end up failing your potion. Be careful!

3. When you’re asked to heat your cauldron, just remember that you can toggle through the three different buttons. They’re there for a reason, so it’s best to use them. To explain each, the blue button stops the heating process. The orange one slows down the heating, and the red one speeds it up. The goal here is to keep the temperature within the gold lines (Location will vary from potion to potion). The key? Use all three buttons.

I personally use the red button to reach the mark (which is basically the start of the lower gold line - I couldn’t find anther term) faster, and once I’m there, I click the orange button to make it heat slower. If the gold bars are close to each other, then you’re probably going to have to turn off the heat, so you’ll be pressing the blue button too. Just alternate between these two buttons while heating, and when it’s done, turn it off. You do not want your cauldron to continue heating, haha.

3. Crushing ingredients in the mortar is easy. Just repeatedly click on the mortar (the pestle or the bowl itself, it doesn’t matter) until it’s within the gold bars. Click faster if you want to crush the ingredients faster.

4. If the steps ask you to mix your cauldron either clockwise or counter-clockwise, just click the wooden spoon, and move your mouse in big circles, going to the direction that the steps asked you to do. There’s a counter here, too, so make sure the counter’s number is the same as the intended number of time that you have to mix it before proceeding.

5. Handling liquids, now this is a hard one. Most people have trouble with this, but to make it easier, just grab them by the top. That way you have more control of the amount of liquid that’s needed. When pouring, try putting it in the rim of the cauldron so that it’s easier to pour. Wait for the counter to count the desired amount before pouring again. 

Well, that’s it for the guide, I guess. Just be careful with the measurements and watch the cauldron temperature! Once you get the hang of it, brewing will be as easy as finding a Chocolate Frog Card. Happy brewing!

Hey, Puffs! Recently changed the layout so it’s more readable and hopefully more Pottermore related. This is just temporary while I try making a nice one to suit our own house, so this’ll have to do for now. 

Aaand, a short guide for item locations and such has been posted. If you see anything missing (I’m still working on the later chapters) leave a message and I’ll add it ASAP. :D Feel free to ask to become a moderator if you’d like, they’re still open! Thanks!

Here’s a small little list I’ve compiled containing locations of different items, locked articles, books and whatnot. These are sorted by Chapters right now. A version that’s sorted by item will be released soon enough. More will be added as I progress.

CHAPTER ONE: THE BOY WHO LIVED.

Number Four, Privet Drive.

1. Clicking on the “Privet Drive” sign unlocks the Privet Drive article.

Something Peculiar is Happening

Harry is Delivered

CHAPTER TWO: THE VANISHING GLASS.

The Cupboard Under the Stairs

1. Clicking on the picture frame on top of the wodden table beside the stairs unlocks the Vernon & Petunia Dudley article.

2. An Alarm Clock can be collected, and it’s found just beside the door to the cupboard under the stairs.

The Trip to the Zoo

1. Clicking the sign near the Boa Constrictor lets you read a bit more about their species.

CHAPTER THREE: THE LETTERS FROM NO ONE.

Harry Receives a Mysterious Letter

1. Sitting on top of the center table is the Salt and Pepper. Go collect it!

2. Stuck on the refridgerator is a Postcard with a red vehicle, which can also be collected.

3. Positioned near the boarded-up door is a collectible Hammer and Nails.

The Hut on the Rock

1. Some Seashells can be collected, and they’re found near the edge of the cliff.

2. Collectible Seaweed can be found circling the big rock, half-submerged in the ocean water.

CHAPTER FOUR: THE KEEPER OF THE KEYS.

Hagrid Arrives

1. A Candle can be collected. It stands on top of the fireplace, along with other (non-collectible) candles.

2. Clicking the bright yellow paper just beside the fallen wooden door unlocked the Ghost plots article.

Harry Received his Letter at Last

1. A Chipped Cup can be collected. It’s located beside the kettle, just before the fireplace. 

2. You can get a closer look at Harry’s Hogwarts letter by clicking on the letter just beside his birthday cake.

CHAPTER FIVE: DIAGON ALLEY.

Arriving at Diagon Alley

1. If you zoom in a bit closer, clicking on the shop beside the witch facing to the left makes you read the article about Clothing.

2. Somewhere to the right of the same witch, a little bit isolated from the other scatteres bits of paper, is your Shopping List.

Harry and Hagrid Visit Gringotts.

1. Open your Vault, and receive 500 Galleons.

Harry Goes Shopping

Ollivanders

CHAPTER SIX: THE JOURNEY FROM PLATFORM NINE AND THREE-QUARTERS.

The Hogwarts Express

1. You can find a collectible purple Prefect Badge half-hidden and half-visible in one of the brown bags sitting on top of a big boxy-shaped bag.

2. Zoom in a little more and click the “Hogwarts Express” sign, which is located in the left side, to unlock The Hogwarts Express article.

3. Next to the Hogwarts Express (the real one this time) is a Green Toad. Clicking it unlocks the Toads article.

4. If you zoom in to the third moment, clicking on the “Platform Nine and Three-quarters” sign unlocks the Platform Nine and Three-quarters article (Surprise, surprise).

The Journey to Hogwarts

1. If you hover your mouse on the trunk below the table, you can collect the Dumbledore Chocolate Frog Card, which, if I’m not mistaken, is your first ever frog card.

2. Bertie Bott’s Every-flavour beans can be collected. They’re beside the open. book.

3. Actually, I was kidding. That Dumbledore card might be your second card. it depends, actually, if you collected the Morgana Chocolate Frog Card before it. Morgana’s card is located on the red chairs, surrounded by some candies.

CHAPTER SEVEN: THE SORTING HAT.

The Entrance Hall

1. If you look closely at the fourth (or third, up to you) step of the staircase, you’ll see something. It’s a Galleon! Wonderful, it’s your first one. Now go collect it.

2. Clicking on the witch standing right beside the big door unlocks the Professor McGonagall article.

The Sorting Ceremony

The Sorting Hat

1. Once you’re sorted, you can go back to this chapter to read your Welcome Mail again.

CHAPTER EIGHT: THE POTIONS MASTER.

Harry’s Early Days at Hogwarts

1. Zoom in once and collect the Galleon that’s somewhere near the edge of the staircase.

2. A bit beside the Galleon, the Circe Chocolate Frog Card can be collected. I think you have to hover before it appears, but I’m not sure.

3. Near the windows (at the last zoom), you can collect Hogwarts: A History.

Harry’s First Potions Lesson

1. You can’t collect anything here, but if you haven’t, now’s a good time to brew potions. Feeling lucky? Brew a Sleeping Draught! Just, you know, don’t blow up your cauldron. They’re kind of expensive to replace.

Hagrid’s Wooden House

1. The red Paracelsus Chocolate Frog Card can be found jutting out from the side of the barrel near Hagrid’s hut.

2. Sitting on one of the house’s windows is a jar/bottle. This, though it may not look like it, is a Billywig Sting. It’s a potion ingredient, so better collect it!

3. You can find some Dried Nettles hanging beside the window closest to the screen.

4. Remember that barrel a while ago? Sure you do. To its left, you can find some Wolfsbane. It kind of looks like a little bush…thing.

5. If you zoom in once, you can get a closer look at the article “Gringotts break-in latest”. It’s inside Hagrid’s hut.

6. Right above the newspaper article is one of Hagrid’s home-made rock cakes. Collect it!

CHAPTER NINE: THE MIDNIGHT DUEL.

Flying lesson

1. You can collect Quidditch Through the Ages, which is a book, by clicking on the red book that’s partly seen and mostly hidden in one of the girls’ bags.

2. Zoom in real close and collect the Remembrall. It’s the circular object that Harry’s trying to catch.

The Trophy Room

1. You can find the Salazar Slytherin Chocolate Frog Card in one of the trophy cups inside the shelves.

2. You can hover your mouse on one of the knight’s helmets to reveal another Galleon.

3. Closely zooming in, you can click the black cat in front of the first knight statue to unlock the Familiars article.

4. Somewhere along the corridor, you can collect a jar of Eel’s Eyes. 

The Forbidden Corridor

1. All you have to do here is do the spell Alohomara. once the door’s open, you’ll find Fluffy the Cerberus. Nothing to collect here.

CHAPTER TEN: HALLOWE’EN.

Harry’s Special Delivery

1. On top of Harry’s bed, just in front of his brand-new Nimbus Two-thousand is a letter from Professor McGonagall. Click on it to get a closer look.

2. Move your mouse down the drawers near Harry’s bed. A Galleon will fall out.

Charms Class

1. You can find a Galleon between two students. it’s on top of the tables, somewhere on the right side. It’s pretty yellow, actually, so you’ll be able to find it quickly.

2. Click on the blackboard on the right side with the words “Wingardium Leviosa”to unlock the Hogwarts School Subjects article.

The Mountain Troll

1. If you look at the place where the water from the pipes is going to, somewhere to its left you can see a jar. Those are actually some collectible Bat Spleens.

2. Hover your mouse on the last sink lining the walls. You’ll find a Horned Slug.

3. Just beside the glowing pumpkin, you can find the Hengist of Woodcroft Chocolate Frog Card.

Sure, Anon, but i’ll have to make you one tomorrow because i have to sleep. :)) And yes, i’ve been meaning to change the theme, I just noticed how small it is. =)) I’ve been thinking of changing it into the Pottermore theme i found, but I don’t know. Any suggestions?

Hi, Puffs! sorry for bombarding you with a lot of text posts, but we’re going to try to make this a really helpful Puff page. :D

Anyway, an Anon recently asked if we could post a list for the locations of items, and to answer that, we are! Just be a bit patient because it’s going to take a bit of organizing. Oh, and I don’t know whether to arrange it by chapter, or by kind (say, by potions or books, something like that, instead of arranging it by chapter) 

Aaaand, I’m thinking of compiling a page that contains a lot of reasons why we should be proud to be a Hufflepuff. hopefully with that page we can raise our puff pride and hopefully convince those reluctant newly-sorted puffs. :D Any suggestions? Feel free to Ask Bob so we can add your reasons. :D

Thanks, Puffs! 

Aww, thanks! :D And sure, haha. Don’t worry, just keep practicing, you’re bound to get better!

Yup! I’m actually thinking of putting up a list, anon. :D We’ll let the common room know once it’s up! I might have to borrow my friend’s unused account since i pretty much found everything, haha. :)) Thanks for the reminder!

Here’s a bit of information so that you’ll be able to learn a bit more about Hufflepuff House!

Founder: Helga Hufflepuff

Head Professor:  Professor Pomona Sprout, teacher of Herbology

House Ghost: The Fat Friar

Animal: Badger

Colors: Black and yellow

Current Prefect: Gabriel Truman

Common Room: Located near the Hogwarts kitchens

Who’s Bob? If you’re one of the people who’s curious to know who Bob is, then fret no more. Bob is Hufflepuff’s cactus. He’s located in the lower-right corner of the background image. :)

Who’s Sally? Sally is another plant who’s also located in the Hufflepuff Common Room background. She’s on the upper-right corner of the background. She’s somewhere above the right circular-shaped dormitory.

hi there, Puffs. if you want to become a moderator, please let me know by clicking the Ask Bob link in the Tumblr page. :D Since this is pretty new we’re going to need a lot of helpers. Just make sure that you’re going to be a dedicated Puff!

1. Cauldrons differ in the amount of time needed to heat up. A copper cauldron, even if it will have a shorter brewing time, will make it harder to heat your cauldrons. Choose wisely!

2. The easiest and fastest potion to brew is the Cure for Boils, but it gives the least points. The Sleeping Draught is the longest potion to brew, but it yields the highest house points (11). The cheapest potion to brew is the Wideye or Awakening potion.

3. Brewing a Cure for Boils potion gives you 3 house points if brewed successfully.

4. Brewing an Antidote to Common Poisons gives you 7 house points if brewed successfully.

5. Brewing a Wideye or Awakening potion, Forgetfulness potion or an Herbicide gives you 9 house points if brewed successfully.

6. Comments undergo moderation if some words are misspelled, so make sure you double-check your comments before posting!

7. The hourglass timer starts once instruction book is closed, so make sure you know the instructions really well.

8. Some ingredients can be recollected from the chapters once you run out. save galleons, Puffs! Word’s out that we’re not getting any Galleons until the next book comes out.

9. Collectibles such as chocolate frog cards, books and potion ingredients earn you a house point for every item you find.

10. If your temperature goes to the red zone, it may cause your cauldron to blow up. To avoid this, alternate between the yellow and the blue cauldron buttons to make sure that the temperature stays between the gold lines. If you’re heating on “high temperatures”, click the red button to make it heat faster.

11. While waiting for your potion to brew, open a new tab so you can still browse around Pottermore or chat in the common room.

12. There are a total of 11 chocolate frog cards, 21 objects and 15 books to collect as of now. Take note, however, that some of these can be bought at Diagon Alley, but the rest can be found throughout the chapters.

13. Crush ingredients in your mortar until the bar turns green, don’t continue if it’s still red.

14. When handling bottles, hold them from the top and lean them on the cauldron so it’s easier to add the necessary amount and to avoid over-pouring.

15. Don’t click the Come Back Later button when you’re done with the first step. As of right now, clicking it will cause your potion to restart; however, Google Chrome users might not be experiencing this glitch.

16. Remember to click the Brew Another Potion button once you’re done. Not clicking it will result to no house points added for some people. Still, better safe than sorry.

17. If you add the wrong amount ingredients or if the temperature enters the red zone, hit the back button to avoid losing points.

18. It’s better to copy the steps on a piece of paper if you’re not too familiar with them yet to avoid wasting time. Trust us though, if you brew potions a lot of times you’ll know them by heart in no time!

19. If you’re adding potion ingredients to either your cauldron or mortar, make sure that the circular counter located on their left side has counted the necessary amount. If not, you’ll end up failing your potion.

Contributors: SkyMist39, PotionCentaur76, StarRook3