The hype for the new Harry Potter book – Harry Potter And The Half Blood Prince (Books) – is slowly working itself into overdrive as the release date of July 16 approaches – and now the publishers are looking for the biggest Harry Potter fan to conduct the only UK interview with JK Rowling.

At one minute past midnight on the release date, JK Rowling will swan into Edinburgh castle and read a bit of the book – possibly the part where Dumbledore dies – to an assembled group of children, Willy Wonka style. Then there will be a press conference where she will answer questions from the children. And you can be one of those children!

The hype for Harry Potter And The Half Blood Prince looks set
to top all other Harry Potter hype we’ve ever seen. Already, there have
been stories of several people from the town where the book is being
printed all betting on Dumbledore dying in the new novel. And people are so excited about the book, they’re prepared to have gunfights over it.

And now there is the competition to find the biggest Harry Potter
fan. Sadly this won’t be done in an interesting way – like a chainsaw
fight to the death, or by making fans blind themselves with knitting
needles to prove their devotion – but the usual boring ‘tell us why you love him’ question in
the Harry Potter Quest.

Anyone who thinks that they love Harry Potter more than every single other member of the public has to answer these questions…

1 – What makes you the ultimate Harry Potter fan? (in no more than 80 words)

3 – In one sentence, which parent or guardian would you want to help you with your quest and why?

Then, you should send your answer, along with your name, age, address and contact number to:

Harry Potter Fan
PO Box 54216
London
W14 0SQ

One more thing – this competition is for children. Children aged
between 8 and 16. Because it’s a children’s book. So you weird adults
who read the books on the tube can’t enter.

[story by Stuart Heritage]