The text of the Potter prequel features a police car and motorcycle chase involving Harry's father, James, and Sirius, and concludes with the teasing words "from the prequel I am not working on - but that was fun!"
Indeed, it was.
It was around 10:00am this morning, after reading the news that the Harry Potter prequel fetched $50,000 in a charity auction, that I realized what day it was – Wednesday June 11, 2008. Today was the day that the 800 word handwritten prequel would be released to the public on the web.
I frantically got to my computer and visited the Waterstones’ website. There it was…handwritten by J.K. Rowling herself…all 800 words of the prequel I so long to read in its entirety.
I began reading… “The speeding motorcycle took the sharp corner so fast in the darkness…”
It wasn’t long until I became totally immersed. Once again, I found myself in a world that felt so familiar, so welcoming, so adventurous…so magical. Every word so incredibly captivating, so imaginative, and amazingly thought provoking; I didn’t want it to end.
The story is set three years before Harry’s birth and features Sirius Black and James Potter – this information was release earlier this month on various Potter fan sites. The story opens with a youthful Sirius and James cornered by two policemen at the end of a high-speed motorbike chase. After a cheeky exchange with the policemen, the two teenage characters make their escape - using broomsticks, “drumsticks” and just a little bit of magic.
The story is simple and adventurous – with no new plot twists or a remote sign that the war with He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named is ongoing. Rowling wonderfully uses the space she has to communicate some of the most important underlying themes in her Potter novels – adventure, friendship, and imagination. These words, touched with the ambiance of Rowling’s magical world, are exactly what Potter fans needed after the passing of a year since the final Potter book. These 800 words are filled with bittersweet moments to reflect on the boy wizard that captured our hearts, constantly curious to learn more yet knowing that we will never know the entire story.
It was around 10:00am this morning, after reading the news that the Harry Potter prequel fetched $50,000 in a charity auction, that I realized what day it was – Wednesday June 11, 2008. Today was the day that the 800 word handwritten prequel would be released to the public on the web.
I frantically got to my computer and visited the Waterstones’ website. There it was…handwritten by J.K. Rowling herself…all 800 words of the prequel I so long to read in its entirety.
I began reading… “The speeding motorcycle took the sharp corner so fast in the darkness…”
It wasn’t long until I became totally immersed. Once again, I found myself in a world that felt so familiar, so welcoming, so adventurous…so magical. Every word so incredibly captivating, so imaginative, and amazingly thought provoking; I didn’t want it to end.
The story is set three years before Harry’s birth and features Sirius Black and James Potter – this information was release earlier this month on various Potter fan sites. The story opens with a youthful Sirius and James cornered by two policemen at the end of a high-speed motorbike chase. After a cheeky exchange with the policemen, the two teenage characters make their escape - using broomsticks, “drumsticks” and just a little bit of magic.
The story is simple and adventurous – with no new plot twists or a remote sign that the war with He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named is ongoing. Rowling wonderfully uses the space she has to communicate some of the most important underlying themes in her Potter novels – adventure, friendship, and imagination. These words, touched with the ambiance of Rowling’s magical world, are exactly what Potter fans needed after the passing of a year since the final Potter book. These 800 words are filled with bittersweet moments to reflect on the boy wizard that captured our hearts, constantly curious to learn more yet knowing that we will never know the entire story.
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