In a bald-faced attempt to drive traffic to the site, and to take advantage of the forthcoming release of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, SFScope is sponsoring our first contest.
As we reported in February, author J.K. Rowling has announced that at least one of the major characters will die in this book. Speculation has been running rampant, and who are we to not want to fan the flames a little more?
SFScope’s “Harry Potter Necrology Contest” wants you to figure out who’s going to die in the forthcoming final volume of the series. Simple, no? Obviously, we’re not talking about minor characters, only the major characters. Figure out who’s going to die, who’s going to kill whom, and how, and then let us know. The winner will be the entrant who comes closest to what actually happens in the book (in the case of identical guesses, a random draw will determine the winner), and we’ll come up with a suitable prize.
So, this is your chance to exercise those powers of prognostication. To enter the contest:
1. Click on the “Contact Us” link on any page of the site.
2. Fill in your name and email address.
3. In the first line in the message box, list the name(s) of the character(s) who is(are) going to die.
4. Below that, in 500 or fewer words, tell us who is going to die, who is going to kill whom, and a little bit about the circumstances surrounding the death(s).
Deadline is Monday 9 July 2007 at 2:57:14PM EDT. J.K. Rowling, employees of the publishers, or anyone else in a position to actually know the content of the book before it’s published are ineligible. By entering, you give SFScope the right to publish your entry and your name. And a valid e-mail address is required, or else we won’t be able to contact you to get you your prize. In accordance with our privacy policy, we will not use your contact information for anything other than contacting you about this contest. No selling, sharing, or distributing e-mail lists for us.
Harry Potter and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows are the intellectual property of J.K. Rowling. Their use in the contest makes absolutely no claim as to ownership or any other relation to them.