Friday, January 31, 2003

Write your own Potter prose



OK. The announcement has come and gone, and everyone on the planet knows that the next Harry Potter book, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, will be published June 21.

But what we don't know is this: What exactly does Professor Dumbledore tell Harry? The publisher released this tantalizing excerpt:

"Dumbledore lowered his hands and surveyed Harry through his half-moon glasses. `It is time,' he said, `for me to tell you what I should have told you five years ago, Harry.

" `Please sit down. I am going to tell you everything.' "

So, what does he say next? Tell us, in 25 words or less. Winners will be published in Tempo and walk away with some swell fantasy fiction books.

Send to: Harry Potter Contest, c/o Tempo, The Cincinnati Enquirer, 312 Elm St., Cincinnati, OH 45202; fax: (513) 768-8330, e-mail tempo@enquirer.com.

Entries must include your name, age and phone number. Deadline: 5 p.m. next Friday.