Flick and Swish || A Harry Potter Anthology

Autumn Writing Contest

Welcome to the Autumn Writing competition! You must be in our Discord server to take part.

https://discord.gg/D5GE9wG6h2

 RULES:

- Below are excerpts of Autumn scenes in the Harry Potter books. Choose one prompt and capture the theme depicted in that excerpt in your writing. You can interpret it how you wish but please make sure to meet at least two aspects of the prompt clearly. Make sure to make it Autumn themed or points will be deducted when judging. 

 Wordcount:

500 words minimum800 words Maximum 

 SUBMISSIONS: - Must be submitted here by 28th August 2022- Please send the link to your Wattpad entry.- If you don't have wattpad you can send us the Word or Google Docs attachment here on this channel. - When submitting your work make sure you state what prompt number you used. For example: 'I used prompt 3.'

 Socials: Please let us know if you don't mind us posting your work excerpts and/or links on our socials and provide us your Instagram handle!If you do not wish for us to share your work or tag or both that is totally okay, your entry won't be affected! 

 Warning: Any copyright infringement in your writing will result in direct elimination and the forfeiting of entry points.

PRIZES: 

 1st place: Two follows on your Wattpad account, a vote on your story of choice, a mood board/ character aesthetic, shout outs on our socials and 25 housepoints! 

 2nd place: One follow on your wattpad account, a vote on your story of choice, a mood board/ character aesthetic and shout outs on our socials! 15 housepoints!

 3rd place: A vote and comment on your story of choice and shout outs on our socials! 10 housepoints!All participants will get 5 housepoints for entering!Deadlines can be extended within reason. 

 PROMPTS: 

 Prompt 1: Autumn seemed to arrive suddenly that year. The morning of the first of September was crisp and golden as an apple, and as the little family bobbed across the rumbling road towards the great, sooty station, the fumes of car exhausts and the breath of pedestrians sparkled like cobwebs in the cold air. (Harry Potter Book 7) 

 Prompt 2: The rain became heavier and heavier as the train moved further north. The sky was so dark and the windows so steamy that the lanterns were lit by midday. The lunch trolley came rattling along the corridor, and Harry bought a large stack of Cauldron Cakes for them to share. (Harry Potter Book 4) 

 Prompt 3: The last burst of autumn sunshine persisted, so ratherthan sitting hunched over tables in the common room they took their work outside and lounged in the shade of a large beech tree on the edge of the lake. Hermione... brought more wool outside with her and bewitched her knitting needles so that they flashed and clicked in midair beside her, producing more hats and scarves. (Harry Potter Book 5)

 Prompt 4: Raindrops the size of bullets thundered on the castle windows for days on end; the lake rose, the flowerbeds turned into muddy streams and Hagrid's pumpkins swelled to the size of garden sheds. (Harry Potter Book 2)