Readers who live in Vancouver will have an opportunity to participate in a Harry Potter “quest” sponsored by Warner Bros. This scavenger hunt, which is to find broomsticks at bike lock-up locations and enter the mystery word inside them online at thebeat.com will take place between November 1st and November 10th. The prize is a …read more!

This September, our Contest Team invited you to take part in the Fred and George Weasley’s First Encounter with Filch Contest; the contest asked you to write a story of no more than 750 words detailing the first time Fred and George encountered the Hogwarts caretaker, Argus Filch. After receiving many brilliant entries, the judges …read more!

Our Contest Crew have just announced their latest contest for the month of October, the Wizard Currency Symbol Contest. Entrants to this month’s contest must design and illustrate the three symbols that represent the three denominations of wizarding currency–the Galleon, the Sickle and the Knut–and write a short description (150 words or fewer) description of …read more!

Our Contest Team invited you to take part in their Lockhart Excerpt Contest over the month of August, which asked you to write an excerpt you’d find in one of Gilderoy Lockhart’s seven books. After receiving many wonderful and original entries, the judges have now selected winners as follows: 1st Place: Malfoy Diva – Holidays …read more!

With the new month now here, our ever-wonderful Contest Team bring you a brand new contest, the Fred & George’s First Encounter with Filch Contest. This month’s task is to write a story of no more than 750 words/about 12 inches of parchment detailing the first time Fred and George encountered Hogwarts caretaker Argus Filch. …read more!

Winners have now been announced for the July 2010 Contest: Save Galleons! Why Buy It When You Can Craft It? Entrants were asked to create an original item which could be taken to or bought at the Wizarding World of Harry Potter theme park attraction. Additionally, those entering the contest had to write a full …read more!

In July, our Contest Team invited you to take part in their Borgin and Burkes Magical Item Contest, which asked you to design and illustrate an original object that might be found in Borgin and Burkes. After receiving many fantastic and creative entries, the judges have now picked the winners as follows: First Place: Gloves …read more!

Our Contest Team have just announced their latest contest for the month of August, the Lockhart Excerpt Contest. Entrants to this month’s contest must submit an original, creative, well written, interesting and canon correct excerpt from one of the seven books by Gilderoy Lockhart mentioned in the Harry Potter series. All submissions must be 500 …read more!

Our Contest Team have just announced their latest contest for the month of July, the Borgin and Burkes Magical Item Contest. To enter this month’s contest, design and illustrate an original object that might be found in Borgin and Burkes. Please note that this is not a normal art contest and the illustration is more …read more!

As today is the 1st of July, the Crafty Witches and Wizard have a brand new contest to announce: Save Galleons! Why buy it when you can craft it? The contest’s aim is to gather tutorials to help crafters make what they would want to buy at the recently opened Wizarding World of Harry Potter …read more!