For you Harry Potter fans...short prequel to be free online after auction

[kay1864]

(cross-posted from the Lounge)

LONDON, England (CNN) -- Life before Harry Potter was apparently short but sweet. J.K. Rowling, the author of the blockbuster book series about the boy wizard, is writing an 800-word prequel to be auctioned off for charity, event organizers said Thursday.

The hand-written prequel is signed by the author, according to Waterstone's, a UK bookstore chain that is hosting the event in central London.

The card on which the story is written measures 14.6 by 20.9 centimeters (5.75 by 8.25 inches) is signed "JK Rowling 2008." Rowling is one of 13 authors invited to contribute to the June 10 auction, the proceeds of which will go to a dyslexia charity. Other authors include Margaret Atwood, Sebastian Faulks, Nick Hornby, and Tom Stoppard.

It won't be just the lucky bidder who gets to read about life before Harry. Waterstone's plans to display facsimiles of the cards at all its stores in Britain and online shortly after the auction, and a printed book featuring all 13 cards will go on sale in August, the store said.

http://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/books/05/29/potter.auction/index.html?iref=mpstoryview

Woo-hoo!

[Matilda]

1. Prequels, Encyclopaedias, and Fairy Tales are fun,

and great for charity. But when is she going to write another full-length book?

The one I want to read is the back-story of Severus Snape.

[XemaSab]

2. Yeah, I miss the Potions Master

If she ever writes his story, it better be at LEAST as long as OOTP, or I'll be sad. :cry: