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 Jun 28 2007, 01:26 PM
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Fortescue's Spoon Polisher  Posts: 3,628 Joined: 6:04pm November 6, 2005   |
QUOTE(Pyxis @ Jun 26 2007, 01:29 AM) [snapback]1274590[/snapback] QUOTE(muggleclaire @ Jun 25 2007, 04:53 AM) [snapback]1273142[/snapback] what is the canon? "Canon" is anything written in the "Harry Potter" series by J.K. Rowling, herself. Therefore, basing characters on "canon" means that you should not distort their characters by, say, turning Hagrid into a refined gentleman, sipping tea in his study. You should also not change a characters' known background, for example, turning Peter Pettigrew into a true and loyal friend of the Potters. There is certainly room to insert your own ideas and interpretations of the characters, but it must be believable based on what we know of the characters from the "Harry Potter" books. I would just like to add to this that anything on Jo's site, or said by Jo in interviews, relating to the HP books is also "canon". This doesn't include things that she later changed her mind about, but there are a lot of things on jkrowling.com which she has told us about that isn't in the books. -------------------- |
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Jun 28 2007, 10:01 PM
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Just Through the Brick Wall  Posts: 17 Joined: 3:46am March 28, 2007  |
I entered!!!
-------------------- Ryan
"Whoever said sunshine brings happiness has never danced in the rain." "Time you enjoyed wasting was not wasted." :) Expelliarmus! (ex-pel-ee-AR-mus) |
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Jun 29 2007, 12:34 AM
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Cauldron Bottom Measurer Posts: 138 Joined: 4:39am February 18, 2007 Location: Underneath a barrel in Hogwarts' lost Chamber of Gryffindor |
Hi. I've just sent my entry in, and my story is called "The Dursley Blunder." If you can, can you let me know if you got it? I'd like to be sure that it was received.
Sorry if that sounds demanding, but it's my first time doing a contest on Leaky. 
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Jun 29 2007, 01:51 AM
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Trapped in a Gringott's Vault  Posts: 2,903 Joined: 1:49pm October 25, 2005 Location: Monterey, CA |
QUOTE(The Hollow @ Jun 28 2007, 10:34 PM) [snapback]1280380[/snapback] Hi. I've just sent my entry in, and my story is called "The Dursley Blunder." If you can, can you let me know if you got it? I'd like to be sure that it was received. Sorry if that sounds demanding, but it's my first time doing a contest on Leaky. As stated in our FAQ, we don't normally send out confirmation e-mails. As long as the e-mail address is entered correctly (I'd double, triple check!), you should be fine. Also, for anonymity purposes, if you would like us to check something about your entry either a) resend it to contests@the-leaky-cauldron.org and tell us you're resending it so we don't look at your entry twice or b) ask here without any hints/clues about which entry may be yours and we'll tell you what to do. The key is to try and not give us any clues which entry is yours! We want to be surprised and judge objectively without any influences that we may know you or in case we suddenly become greatly enamored with you from your post in here.  Good luck on your first contest entry! -------------------- Click the image for the latest contest and winners.  |
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Jun 29 2007, 04:22 PM
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Cauldron Bottom Measurer Posts: 138 Joined: 4:39am February 18, 2007 Location: Underneath a barrel in Hogwarts' lost Chamber of Gryffindor |
Thanks, I'll be sure to remember it for future cases.
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Jul 1 2007, 04:08 PM
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Leaky's Charlie Eppes Posts: 3,862 Joined: 7:36am April 28, 2007 Location: fighting off dementors so lupin will give me chocolate |
when will we find out whos won?
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Jul 1 2007, 08:56 PM
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Fortescue's Spoon Polisher Posts: 3,628 Joined: 6:04pm November 6, 2005 |
QUOTE(bibs the S.P.E.W supporter @ Jul 1 2007, 10:08 PM) [snapback]1284594[/snapback] when will we find out whos won? We had a lot of entries for this Contest! We'll judge the entries as soon as we can, but it may take a few weeks to post the winners. We not only have this one, but also the Autograph Contest to judge, as well as planning some other things (more on that soon  ).Please be patient with us; we promise to get the winners posted as quickly as we can. -------------------- |
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Jul 5 2007, 07:49 PM
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Just Through the Brick Wall Posts: 3 Joined: 4:16pm March 3, 2007 Location: Ireland, 7 kilometres from the nearest shop |
If the compotition closes on Wednesday, first thing, how long should it be for a winner to be announced?
-------------------- 'Oh, are you a Prefect, Percy?' said one of the twins, with an air of great surprise. 'You should have said something, we had no idea.'
'Hang on, I think I remember him saying something about it,' said the other twin. 'Once -' 'Or twice -' 'A minute -' 'All summer -' 'Oh, shut up,' said Percy the Prefect. - The Philosopher's Stone |
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Jul 5 2007, 08:23 PM
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Firebolt-Polisher at Quality Quidditch Supplies Posts: 1,049 Joined: 2:51pm August 28, 2006 Location: Training to be a Quidditch referee.  |
Contest winners are usually announced about two weeks after a contest closes, the exception is fanfictions, which take longer to judge. We are going to try and have winners for this contest announced before the release of Deathly Hallows.
--------------------  The Downstairs Drawing Room Do you want to discuss Deathly Hallows in a private reading room? Click here to sort yourself into Edinburgh Castle! |
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Jul 6 2007, 12:57 AM
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Being Eaten by the Pea Soup Posts: 25 Joined: 3:05am July 22, 2005 Location: Statesville, NC |
Well, I sent in my entry. Don't guess it quite fits the "orgianlity" specs, but it would be exactly what I'd want J.K. to write in my book, if I were EVER lucky enough to have that happen.
To a "Harry Potter" fan through and through, As you enter the arena one last time, keep your head held high. Remember, those we love never truly leave us. The next great adventure awaits you at "The End". J.K. Rowling Yup, that's what I'd want. -------------------- What's the difference between being dragged into the arena to face a battle to the death and walking into the arena with your head held high? All the difference in the world. |
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