HBP contest: Rules Repost -- 2 days left -- email entry to Tiger

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No: HPFGUIDX 132580

Rules: 

Copy these questions and email your answers *both* to 
*tigerpatronus* *at* *yahoo* *dot* *com* and to the newsgroup. You 
must email your entry to TigerPatronus to be entered in the contest. 
You will receive an email confirmation of your entry. 

Deadline: Thursday, July 14, 2005, at 11:59 pm (midnight) EDT. Note 
the time change. 

Any details released by JKR or subsidiaries are worth no credit 
*after* they are released. Example: if you predict that "A chapter 
will be entitled `Draco's Detour,'" it will be worth 0 points. 
However, if you make a prediction *and email your prediction to the 
list and to TigerPatronus* and *then* the detail is released, you 
will get full credit. Predictions that only describe the covers are 
worth no points. 

If you are JKR, work at the publishing company, are one of the 14 
people who bought HBP in Canada, or have somehow else have already 
read the book, don't enter. We will find out, hunt you down, and 
give you a virtual thermonuclear wedgie. 

Specificity will be rewarded. Brevity is . . . wit. 

All decisions of the judges (TigerPatronus and her Minions) are 
arbitrary, ruthless, and final. (Minion recruitment is ongoing.) 


Prizes: 

Grand Prize (1): Bragging rights until Book 7 is released. All HPfGU 
members must address you as "Your Brilliance," "Leader of the 
Intelligentsia," "The HP-est," or another superlative title of your 
own choosing. A filk will be composed in your honor. A year's worth 
of free butterbeer. 

Honorable Mentions (10): Bragging rights until Book 7 is released. 
All HPfGU members must address you as "Pretty Smartie," "A Member of 
the Intelligentsia," "Quite HP-ish," or a subordinate title of your 
own choosing. A free case of butterbeer. 




Compulsory Questions (0-5 points each): 
If you believe the answer to a question is a new character, 
write "new character" *and* describe relationships to old characters 
or characteristics of new character for full credit. 


1.  Who will be the most major character to die? 
2.  Who is the Half-Blood Prince? (If "The Old Lion Guy," describe 
more.) 
3.  What is Lily's big secret? (This question will be eliminated and 
full credit given to everyone if no big secret is revealed.) 
4.  Who will be the new DADA teacher? 
5.  With whom will Harry have a romantic relationship? 
6.  Who will be the new Minister of Magic? 
7.  What is that bowl-thing on the green U.S. HBP cover? 
8.  Will Harry take Advanced Potions? 
9.  Will Neville take Advanced Potions? 
10. How many OWLs did Harry get? 


Predictions (0-10 points each): 
Make 5 predictions not covered in the Compulsory Question 
section. "Negative" predictions, i.e., "The Centaurs will *not* come 
skipping into Hogwarts offering free pony rides," will receive no 
credit. Obvious predictions, i.e., "Harry will be in his 6th year at 
Hogwarts," will likewise receive no credit. Only your first 5 
predictions will be evaluated and included in your score.