The Week contest: Harry Potter - October 22, 2010
J.K. Rowling says she may write another installment in her Harry Potter series. What might the next book in the series be titled?
Welcome to The Week's "What Next?" contest, an invitation to test your powers of imagination with challenges inspired by current events.
Click here for results of last week's contest: Bubba Diet
Results: After J.K. Rowling told Oprah she would consider writing a sequel to Harry Potter—last seen as a married dad—we asked you to predict the title of the next installment in the series. You conjured up:
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THE WINNER: Harry Potter and the Quest for Even More Money
Kristy Rimwood, Owings Mills, MD
SECOND PLACE: Harry Potter and the Colonoscopy of Doom
Jeffrey Contompasis, Ashburn, VA
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THIRD PLACE: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fiber
Justin Worum, Billings, MT
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