Where is measurements in pottermore

If you don't want speculative answers, that's separate. Thanks for that link -- when I read it I was reminded of this guideline. In this particular question I'm not looking for speculative answers. Again, if you find any canon information on this, please do edit it in. Do both the US and UK editions of the books use the imperial system? Show 3 more comments. In short, she did it to spite her sister. Community Bot 1. Daniel Jackson Daniel Jackson 61 1 1 silver badge 1 1 bronze badge. I clearly state in my question that I am not looking for a speculative answer and am looking for a quote from JKR explaining why she chose Imperial.

I am definitely not speculating. I'm the one asking the question. Why not just quote directly from the Pottermore writing? Sign up or log in Sign up using Google. Sign up using Facebook.

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Accessibility Links Skip to content. Menu Close. Log in Subscribe. She also gives humorous background to the long-running animosity between Harry's parents and the Dursleys — "Vernon tried to patronise James, asking what car he drove.

James described his racing broom" — and explains why wizards don't need the metric system. The site is currently based on the first novel in the series, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, with further books in the series to be added in the new year. Williams said that other authors would be watching the site's development with interest. And not many authors nowadays still retain the digital rights to their work. This kind of re-wiring of publishing relationships — agents acting as publishers, publishers acting as agents, authors acting as publishers — is becoming more common, but I'd say this is the most high-profile experiment yet in digital disintermediation.

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