Magnificent Magical Museums
Student Spotlight
Written by kvmw
Edited by Compost__King
Potterworld recently celebrated its eighth anniversary, marking a long history of welcoming community, creative events, and excellent game design that makes up the essence of this server’s appeal.
Today, I will be interviewing one of the many players who make Potterworld special: annebanane, also known as Anne. I could say more—or I could let her introduce herself!
Hi! I’m Anne! I’m usually a Serpent, but for now, I have temporarily resorted to Honeybadger for the House Cup. I have been playing on Potterworld since 2017, and I've always loved it! The community has always been amazing, and it's the server I literally spend all of my time on. Usually, my time spent on Potterworld is building for myself and doing build commissions for others. When events are out, I spend a lot of time getting all of the collectibles for my housing museum.
Anyone who has had the pleasure of visiting Anne’s housing (and if you haven’t, be sure to do so the next time you are online) would agree when I say that
Anne is a spectacular builder. Both her museum and housing look fantastic, displaying a sense of aesthetics that makes it easy to see why she does commissions for others. After I asked how long she had been building and what she did to improve, she said:
I’ve been building for a while but only started getting into it in November of 2021! To improve, I like to go into my super flat creative world and build houses, castles, etc. I also like to watch YouTube videos to see how other people build things so I can take inspiration from that.
Her hard work has definitely paid off, though, of course, it’s not every day that one decides to make a museum. Curious to know where her inspiration came from,
I inquired into her museum’s origins, to which she responded:
So I started building my housing during the 2021 Winter Waltz, and I wanted to do something in the basement after I had built the main building. I was walking around the event and I thought that it would be cool if I had done something inspired by Castelomagia, so I got all of the collectibles and built a little room with all of them. So with every event since I have done the same little tradition. It's really fun because it gives me something to do in between quests, and I genuinely love decorating each room.
The inspiration behind each of the museum’s rooms is clear at first glance: for example, the May the Fourth event is modeled after a cozy restaurant, complete with comfortable seating areas, tables laden with food, and a coffee machine displaying the event’s coffee brew collectibles!
Such projects often require tedious amounts of work, though when asked if there were any difficulties when starting her museum, Anne only mentioned having to dig out the entire bottom of her plot. Luckily, she has a couple of friends who helped her out, even if it still took a while.
In a similar vein,
I asked her about how she goes about earning all an event’s collectibles. For those unaware, most collectibles can be bought using Event Tokens, which are in turn earned by completing quests and playing minigames. But I’ll let Anne explain a little further.
I will usually attempt to grind the event’s main quests first so I can get a larger amount of Event Tokens. I will then move on to doing the side quests every day (or whenever they regenerate). I will also usually grind mini games! The easiest ones to grind in my opinion are droppers and elytra courses. These all help me get the event tokens that I need to get all of the collectibles, and I will usually finish the exhibit during the event as well.
Anne’s skill and tenacity are impressive, though I'm glad that she has a tried-and-true method for attaining all an event's rewards, which must make things a little easier since she knows that it's only a matter of time before she completes her collection.
Of course, we all have our preferences, and I asked Anne what her favorite Potterworld event was, to which she responded:
My favorite event so far has been the Valentine’s event from this year. I have a soft spot for Greek mythology, and I genuinely enjoyed the main quests and their story. I also got closer to my best friends during that event, so it was just a good time all around!
As someone who tends to burst into discussion the moment Greek mythology is mentioned, I loved that event too! All the references to familiar gods and monsters made the main quests so much fun, so I can definitely understand why it is her favorite event.
When visiting Anne’s museum,
I noticed two rooms that were a work in progress—one dedicated to the most recent Pride event, the other empty save for a few chests. When I inquired as to the purpose of these rooms and any future plans for her museum, Anne said:
There’s an extra room in the museum that I want to dedicate to collectibles from each Hogsworth house. I want to decorate 4 different parts of the room in theme with each house and display the house collectibles in their designated spot.
House pride—what better way to celebrate all of Potterworld? After all, nothing galvanizes the community quite like the House Cup.
Finally, to wrap up our conversation,
I asked Anne what tips she had for beginning collectors of event rewards.
My advice is to be patient! You have about a month to get all of the collectibles for an event, so you don't have to rush it. Grinding minigames can be fun and also can get you a lot of event tokens. You should also remember that an event is supposed to be fun! So while you're collecting, make sure to have fun while you're doing it.
I definitely agree—even though the idea of collecting all of an event’s rewards sounds like a satisfying journey, it is one I could never finish. I’d probably get burnt out within a day! But if this is an undertaking that interests you, it is never too late to start.
A special thank you to Anne for giving such thoughtful responses, as well as all Potterworld’s staff members, who contribute to making such special events for the playerbase to enjoy. I hope you all have a wonderful day, and hopefully, I will see you again in the next issue!
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