Sadly, the puzzle behind the door has closed again.

For those of you who didn't see it, Albus-Wan has very kindly pulled together the quiz that was hidden behind the door along with the links to where you can find the answers. Read his post here.

This thread is for discussing the test and, eventually, the results when they're released.

Have fun!!

I cannot get flash om my computer, so i didn't do the test But i read Albus-Wan's post and it was really tricky! But can i just ask why on earth is it called the WOMBAT test? Maybe i'm missing out on something here, but that seems kind of random, but i doubt it is!

Oh i get it! Thanks Albus-wan! Well if it is all April Fools, then perhaps she will tell us the release date! Maybe a WOMBAT will play a large part in the next book, maybe asisit Harry finding a Horcrux down under?!!!

Yeah, I really hope it isn't an April Fools lol
But if it was wouldn't it ahve jsut bene on for the 1st April not from the 31st till a couple of days later.
How long does anyone think it will take till we get our results/we discover the clue etc.?

"I come from the Land Down Under!!!!
Where women glow and men plunder?
Can't you hear, can't you hear the thunder?
You better run, you better take cover." - a small variation to the real song.

That would be soo cool if HP came to Australia! Well even if it is in the books. But I seriously doubt a wombat is in the book. Their not the best creatures. If she wanted an Aussie animal then she could have had the echidna, or kangaroo, or koala, or goanna. A goanna would be best. Their so interesting and so tall!

Anyway, I didn't like the test. I did it in like less then ten minutes and I didn't even look up any of the answers, or anything along the lines of the answers. I relied totally on my memory - which I hope served me well. If not........well there's nothing I can do about it now.

Depends on your age, Nimbus. For GCSE's (which you take at 16) they probably would phrase the questions with names, as you mentioned. By the time you get to A-Levels (18) and above, they stop mollycoddling you and resort to the slightly colder 'A' does something to 'B' which results in 'C'.

I doubt it will be anything major revealed though...it's just a bit of fun. Remember, JKR said that everything she says at this stage would be a giveaway, so she's going to be more tight-lipped and cryptic than ever before. I wouldn't go holding my breath for major revelations if I were you....

Tahra - I can't wait to see what you get! I expect full marks from staffers!! Think of our reputation!!

Does someone know when we can see the results of the test?
and how do you get them.

Now, on JKs desk there's a little card with W.O.M.B.A.T. written on it. If you click on it and enter your identification code it comes up with a screen with a clock. The hand eaither points to being marked, in the post, or delivered.
Mines still on being marked - is anyone elses in the post yet?

That JKR is rotten one, no doubt--with all her tactics to create suspense and drama. She'll string us along as long as it amuses her. I'm sure that they all say the papers are being marked, then they'll also say they're in the post, and so forth.

The worst part is, when all is said and done, we'll have some new information and who knows how significant it will be? We'll think it's terribly significant, but it could be...who knows? Maybe she'll give us a name, for instance, and we'll start asking, "Who could it be? Is it the heir of Gryffindor? Maybe that's the real identity of the infamous R.A.B.!" We'll go on and on.

And where will JKR be? She'll be here reading our theories! And you know what she'll be doing while she reads? Laughing! She'll probably be doubled up laughing hysterically about the trauma she's caused because she knows that the name she's given us is the name of an insignificant that's sitting in the Hog's Head at some irrelevant point in the book who we won't care about and will never hear of again after one brief mention!

Remember how crazy we all were over the description of Scrimgeour? We were falling all over ourselves guessing it was the Half-Blood Prince, Godric Gryffindor, or any number of different characters we thought would be immensely important. And it was just Scrimgeour! Sure he's the head of the government, but when it comes down to it his biggest contribution to the storyline is that he provoked Harry to assert that he was "Dumbledore's man through and through".

JKR knows exactly what she's doing--she'll give us just enough information to cause us all to go into convulsions as we attempt to theorize over what the information could mean! She sees vinegar, she adds baking soda, then steps back and watches the show.

Anyways, having said that, I can hardly wait to find out where this all leads! Let the games begin!

Hey, where is the card? I went to the site and I can't find the card anywhere. Can anyone help me or am I just loosing my mind?

Mew=)

The cars is at the top of the desk, partly ontop of the scrapbook and partly ontop of the keyboard. Near where that butterfly lands

I just went back there and I still can't find it. Maybe my computer is messing with me. I hope I can find it soon.

Thanks,
Mew=)

I don't know what version of the site your clicking on from teh enter screeen, but try clickign the UK one if your not, and if you are tehn click on the amin 'accessibility enabled ' one instead.
My computer messed up wiht the mystery door at first

I can't find it either, but perhaps it will appear once the test results are ready.

thanx anyway.

Ok, so it finally came up but I had to go to the Japanese version to get it. The clock hand was pointing at the righting on the right hand side. So what does that mean, I could not read what it said.

Mew=)

lol - that site is weird sometimes -Japanese??
Anyway, that means that it si still being marked, but I suspect everyones are like that at the moment.

jepp.
It's only there on the japanese here too. That's really wierd, but still no signs of the results though.

i couldnt see the card on the normal english version at my end either. Tried the accessablity one and saw the card but nothing happened when i clicked it, and the only other language i could get anything on was Japanese too!! and my clock was pointing to the right too. I want my results! This had better be worth all the waiting, hope JK gives us something good.

Hmmm...well I am on the normal English version on my computer (still patiently awaiting a sign of an incoming score), and it works fine!

The WOMBAT Student ID Card is on the top of Jo's desk...above the eraser, half on the keyboard and half on the scrapbook. When you click on it, an ID Card comes on the screen and asks for your ID. When you type it in and are granted access, you are brought into this mysterious dark room. In it are 2 empty shelves and a hanging grandfather clock. Currently, the arrow on the clock is pointing to the right-hand portion, which reads "Paper Being Marked". The bottom portion says "Results in the Post" and the laft-hand side reads "Results Delivered."

My clock has stayed the same for the last 4 and a half hours... . I hope the tests will be graded sometime soon. Well, at least we know that this was not just a really mean April Fool's Day joke, as I originally suspected!

So, we will just have to wait and see what will happen from here!




_daviD

have gone onto the site again today and can now get onto the english version of the site. yay. Unfortunatly the clock still points to being marked, but hey, one step closer! as its gone on this long i agree it probably isnt an april fools joke, as its unlucky to pull an april fools jke after april 1st jk would be having a very unlucky year, and i dont think anyone wants that when she's writing the next book

lol felix_felicis_444, it is going to take slightly longer than 4 and a half hours to get marked. Mines been on that section for at least a day now. But, I think that everyones will come together. HOw long do you think we will have to wait till they are in the post? A week? Longer? Shorter?

I finally got it to pop up in english. I had to go through like six deferent things but it worked. I am still at the marking stage as well. I will be away for a computer for three days so I hope by the time I get back that the test results will be in. Let us all keep our fingers crossed.

Mew

I had the same problem that it only worked on the Japanese version but now it works fine on the English one, so if anyone else had trouble try again now. What's funny is that I was listening to This is the Night from the HP 4 soundtrack when it finally worked.

How do you take the WOMBAT test? I saw the card on the desk, but have no idea whatsoever how to take the test. The door is closed, is that how you're supposed to take it?

ginevra

You can no longer take the W.O.M.B.A.T. test (sorry). It was behind the door in the room of requirement while it was open over the weekend.

Oh my god! just looked at the results thing again and my results are in the post!!!! hopefully that means they arent that far away, ooooh how exciting, im going to have to keep checking back now, hope i have a quick postal service! not errol, please not errol anyone elses changed yet?

Mines still In The Post.

I so can't wait to see what it is. I'd bettert have done well, otherwise I'm gonna cry. Ok so maybe not but it'll prove what I've known for ages - my mind is slipping. Once upon a time I could be called on for anything related to HP no matter how obscure it was. But now I can't even recall HP's birthday or what Professor Sprouts first name is. And I'm too lazy to go search for it.

Oh and does anyone trully believe JKR is marking them herself? I don't. It's all automated. You put in an answerr and the computer does th rest. They wait a couple of days - or weeks - and then let you see the results. Of course someone would have to check it to make sure we all didn't get the same result and realise it was a rort. Still exciting to think about it though isn't it. Like we're actually involved in the world of JKR. I felt like a kid again when I saw the little WOMBAT note. And was disappointed when my results didn't immediately pop up. But there's still tomorrow.

I didn't type in my student indentification code yesterday and I've tried typing it today, but when I click 'submit', it says it isn't recognised. I've checked to see if there are any mistakes and there aren't. Please help!

mine's in the post, too! I probably got an awful grade...I didn't know most of the stuff on that test...

Mine was unrecognized once, but that's because I put an n instead of an h. It worked after that, but I'm sorry to say I wouldn't know how to help you further.

I think I did pretty bad at that test....I don't think Jo would've graded them herself, but weren't there opinion questions? Like the one that asked which one of these laws do YOU think should be changed? How would you grade that?

When i take the test,WHat is a srtudent identifacation code thast i have to put in?

The only way you could've gotten your code is if you took the test on her site and completed it. Then at the end when you clicked submit it would have given you your student code. If you didn't get one then, I'm sorry to say you'll be out of luck.

I got "Outstanding" on my W.O.M.B.A.T. Wow, that just totally made my day! Forget about real school, as long as I can ace the Harry Potter test on JKRowling.com...

*runs off to get a life*

I got an 'acceptable', will there be a second test? On the thing that said what I got, it said that it hopes that I take the grade 2 test as well...

I can't seem to get my results and I don't know why?

I opened it up, got into the WOMBAT thing, a new page to type in your code- clicked on the envelope--- and nothing?

Is there something I'm missing or did I do THAT badly?

I got "Outstanding" too, which really suprised me, but whoo! I actually remember some HP knowledge. Mine said something about further tests aswell, I can't wait, although I am disapointed that we didn't learn something about book 7 for completing the test.

I got an Acceptable, which I'm happy with because I'm a horrible test taker (even if I know all the answers) and figured I'd fail.

Congrats on the Outstanding marks Allie and Lady Oymre!

I got an Exceeds Expectations, so I'm pleased with my test results. So we'll have another WOMBAT test soon... it would be great if we were rewarded with a special hint after sitting all these exams... but alas, that may be too much to ask for.

I got an Acceptable and my brother just laughed at me because he says that was really bad.
I can't wait for the next test to come so I can do better!

Wow....David git an "Outstanding"! I don't know how I did it...I answered most of the questions with educated guesses because we don't know the exact answers. I suppose those guesses were mostly correct! And how surprised I am!

I cannot wait until the W.O.M.B.A.T. Test Grade 2! I hope the questions are on a different subject matter...not methods of transportation and MoM Departments...Those were not particularly "fun" questions lol.....




_daviD

I got an Exceeds Expectations. . . and I admit that I feel a bit like Hermione!! I know, it's a good grade, so I'll stop complaining. I didn't actually put a lot of effort into it since I took it while my kids were jumping around on the bed.

I wonder if those opinion questions all counted the same, or if they counted at all? Maybe we were given one point for merely answering the question?

Congrats for the two of you who got Outstandings! I hope you drank a lot of butterbeer to celebrate!

Edit: Did I say two of you with O's? I meant three of you!!

Meh, Acceptable...I guess I can live with that. Actually, that's pretty good going by Ron standards

Congrats on the outstandings, those of you who got them.

*sigh* I got Acceptable with that. I wonder if anyone got a lower grade...maybe even Troll. I can't say I'm pleased, but it's rather great that I got that good of a grade because some of those questions made me feel like an idiot! Ah...

Well, anyways, congrats Allie, Lady Oymre, and David for an O!

Woo-hoo!! I got an Exceeds Expectations!! And I'm pretty darn pleased with that, seeing as how I took the test in about five minutes and had my nephews here poking fun at me at the time

Am I really sad for printing out the certificate and putting it up on my notice board above my PC? Probably.... I'm such an Hermione...

Congratulations to the swots who got Outstandings!!

6.35pm - still loading. It's been like that for about five minutes now but I only just logged on here.

Until it loads, let me congratulate you all on your marvelous grades! I'm glad to read that your all happy with your marks. Though it does make me nervous because you've all been in the HP world such a long time and I took a break from it. Shame on me.

6.37 - still loading but almost done.

6.38 - IT'S HERE!!!!!!! And I got *drumroll*

ACCEPTABLE

Yay!! Go me! For a moment there I thought I'd get a Troll or something.

Don't worry Louise, I printed mine out as well.