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February "Love Songs of the 90's" Contest Opens

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Posted by: Edward
February 01, 2008, 05:44 AM

With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, now comes the time of the year to send the ones you love tokens of your affection. This act is mirrored in our latest contest: The Love Songs of the 90’s Contest. As Harry experienced in “Chamber of Secrets,” nothing shows your affection like a singing valentine in the middle of a crowded hallway. This time around, our Contest Crew has you choosing your favorite Harry Potter character and writing a singing Valentine that is four lines long and no more than 50 words to them. Feel free to write it from the standpoint of one character singing to another, or you singing it to a Harry Potter character. We ask that entries be consistent with book canon, and not feature pairings or characters of your own creation. Also, be sure to specify the characters in which you are writing about.

As always, one original PG-13 appropriate work may be submitted by those not involved in the judging process. All submissions must be e-mailed to contests@the-leaky-cauldron.org by February 29th at 11:59 pm (EST). Please copy and paste the lyrics into the body of the e-mail and include a name to be used for authorship (real name or Leaky Lounge name).

For more information along with complete rules, you can check out our Contest page as well as our FAQ section. Good luck to all who enter!

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13 Comments

linden swallow

i feel inspired!

Posted by linden swallow on February 01, 2008, 10:43 AM report to moderator
Hazel

I love these competitons! I’m not a good songwriter, but it’ll be fun to see what other people do! =D

Posted by Hazel on February 01, 2008, 11:15 AM report to moderator
Hannah

Hi Leaky, Sorry I don’t really know where to put this. But the Globe and Mail (Toronto newspaper) says that the JKR “Year in a Life” doc is going to be played in Canada this upcoming Monday night at 10pm on CBC Newsworld. I hope you can do a post about this so Canadians will know to watch it! :)

Posted by Hannah on February 01, 2008, 03:19 PM report to moderator
Marissa

Finally, a contest I’d feel confident enough to enter! :)

Posted by Marissa on February 01, 2008, 05:52 PM report to moderator
Sam

Hannah where in the globe is it???

Posted by Sam on February 01, 2008, 06:13 PM report to moderator
Hannah

Sam, I don’t have it in front of me, but I think the mention was in that section on movies and television, called “7” or something? It only comes in the Globe once a week. There was an article about two programs, something about Queen Elizabeth, and the one about Jo.

Posted by Hannah on February 01, 2008, 07:42 PM report to moderator
deee layyy nayyy

:DDD

Posted by deee layyy nayyy on February 01, 2008, 09:03 PM report to moderator
Tirade

Hannah, check out the Contact Us page under Leaky Info, that’s where to send in news tips. I doubt they check here in the comments.

Posted by Tirade on February 01, 2008, 10:06 PM report to moderator
Julia

Hannah, thank you so much for posting that! I’m Canadian and I’ve been dying to see it!

Posted by Julia on February 01, 2008, 10:53 PM report to moderator
katiebeth

Do these songs have to have a 90’s influence?

Posted by katiebeth on February 02, 2008, 12:56 AM report to moderator
Rowena

Cool! Looks like singing valentines are popular this year…my school’s also doing singing valentines. :D

Posted by Rowena on February 02, 2008, 03:51 AM report to moderator
lara

this contest is adorable! based on the singing valentine Harry received from the girl he never knew would be his wife someday!

Posted by lara on February 02, 2008, 10:15 AM report to moderator
Sam

I’m Canadian and have already seen it but will no doubt be watching and recording it on a DVD monday. So for Canadians that haven’t seen it yet, watch it monday!!!! Promise it won’t be a letdown!!!

Posted by Sam on February 02, 2008, 01:42 PM report to moderator
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