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 May 1 2008, 02:07 AM
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May Contest – Salute to the Fallen Heroes
Although May 2, 2008 marks the 10th anniversary of the Battle of Hogwarts, as loyal fans, many of us have had less than a year to mourn the deaths of some of our favorite [most beloved?] characters in the Harry Potter series. In honor of these fallen heroes, our May contest is an invitation for you to write an eulogy* of up to 50 words about the HP character of your choice. You will not be limited solely to those who were killed in the Battle of Hogwarts, but can select any character who was killed at any point in the series.
*Eulogy (from www.dictionary.com)
1. a speech or writing in praise of a person or thing, esp. a set oration in honor of a deceased person.
2. high praise or commendation.
Rules for Entrants:
1) Write an eulogy of up to 50 words about your favorite character in the Harry Potter series. You may write the eulogy in any form (e.g. poem, speech, prose, etc). You may submit entries for up to two characters.
2) There is a strict PG-13 rating for the epitaphs.
3) All work must be original.
4) All decisions by the judges are final.
5) Anyone over the age of 13 may enter the contest including staff members who are not involved in the judging process.
6) All submissions must be e-mailed to contests@the-leaky-cauldron.org by May 25, 2008 at 11:59 p.m. EDT with "Fallen Heroes" in the subject line of the e-mail. Please copy-paste the eulogy into the body of the e-mail and include a name to be used for authorship (real name or Leaky Lounge name).
7) Please refer to our FAQ if you are not sure of something.
8) If you have any questions not answered on the FAQ, or would like to discuss this Contest, please come to the Contest Corner forum of The Leaky Lounge.
This post has been edited by mjk: May 1 2008, 02:08 AM
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May 2 2008, 05:34 PM
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I wanted to ask something. I didn't really understand what this "up to 50 words" means. Does it mean that it must be more than 50 words or less than 50 words? Because I write one which has more than 300 words so I wanted to cheak is it allowed? Oh also I wanted to ask, what should we write in this text? The life of the character or just the he was? I will be so happy if this will be answered because as you know by now  I am not some english expert and I need a little help about this.
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May 2 2008, 05:49 PM
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QUOTE(Antonija @ May 2 2008, 03:34 PM)  I wanted to ask something. I didn't really understand what this "up to 50 words" means. Does it mean that it must be more than 50 words or less than 50 words? Because I write one which has more than 300 words so I wanted to cheak is it allowed? Oh also I wanted to ask, what should we write in this text? The life of the character or just the he was? I will be so happy if this will be answered because as you know by now I am not some english expert and I need a little help about this.
The "up to 50 words" means that the entry should not be longer than 50 words. In other words, 50 words is your maximum. If you've already submitted the entry, go ahead and resubmit it with the e-mail header "Fallen Heroes - Mistake." We'll not count the other entry you submitted.
As for the content in the entry, that's purely up to you! An eulogy is basically honoring the deceased. So you can write about an exciting time of their life (e.g. if Neville had died (thank goodness he didn't!) you could mention when he won points Gryffindor in PS/SS that enabled them to win the house cup!), about their overall life, about their personality, about their accomplishments, etc. What you write is up to you.
Hope that helps! If it doesn't, feel free to ask for clarification.
This post has been edited by mjk: May 2 2008, 05:49 PM
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