Celebrate the 20th anniversary of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by drawing your own Patronus (magical animal guardian) for a chance to win exciting Harry Potter prizes for you and your school.
What to do
Simply download an entry form and draw your Patronus in the postcard-sized space. It’s entirely up to you which creature you decide to draw. Just make sure you tell us what it is. You can find out more about Patronuses by downloading this feature from The Week Junior.
Have a go at drawing Harry's Patronus by following our exclusive step-by-step by official Harry Potter illustrator, Levi Pinold.
How to enter
Fill out all the details on the form and send the whole thing to us at My Patronus, The Week Junior magazine, 31–32 Alfred Place, London, WC1E 7DP. Alternatively you can scan your entry form and email it to competitions@theweekjunior.co.uk using the subject header MY PATRONUS. Your entry must reach us no later than 27 June 2019.
The judges
The entries will be judged by a panel that includes artist Levi Pinfold – who illustrates the house editions of the Harry Potter books; Emily Drabble from the charity Booktrust; and Anna Bassi, Editor-in-chief of The Week Junior. Winners will be announced in The Week Junior issue 187. Terms and conditions apply*
Amazing Harry Potter prizes
First prize
One lucky overall winner will receive a huge bundle of Harry Potter prizes, including:
- A family ticket to Warner Bros. Studio Tour London – The Making of Harry Potter (including up to £100 of train vouchers and up to £250 for accommodation). You’ll be able to step on to authentic sets, discover the magic behind spellbinding special effects and explore the behind-the-scenes secrets of the Harry Potter film series. Located at the studios where it all began.
- A personalised Hogwarts house trunk full of goodies from your chosen house.
- A set of the first three Harry Potter novels in hardback in your house livery, illustrated by Levi Pinfold.
- A limited-edition print of artwork from the House editions, signed by artist Levi Pinfold.
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban hardback illustrated edition signed by Jim Kay.
The winner’s school will get:
- A slipcase of hardback editions of all seven Harry Potter novels, with cover illustrations by Jonny Duddle.
- Hardback illustrated editions of the first three Harry Potter books, illustrated by Jim Kay.
- Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them illustrated edition by Olivia Lomenech Gill.
- The Tales of Beedle the Bard Illustrated edition by Chris Riddell.
- A year’s subscription to The Week Junior.
Runners-up
- Nine runners-up will each receive a set of the first three hardback house editions in your Hogwarts house livery.
- Their school will get a complete set of Harry Potter hardbacks with cover illustrations by Jonny Duddle, and a year’s subscription to The Week Junior.
*Terms and conditions
The Week Junior competitions are open to those aged 16 and under who are residents of the UK and Republic of Ireland, except employees of The Week Junior, Dennis Publishing and any associated companies and their families.
The Week Junior will not share your personal details with third parties. The Week Junior will only use personal details to contact the competition winners and to arrange delivery of your competition prize. Further details about how we manage the data you provide can be found at dennis.co.uk/privacy-policy
No responsibility can be accepted for entries that have been lost or damaged in transit. The Week Junior will not enter into any correspondence. Proof of emailing will not be accepted as proof of delivery and no responsibility can be accepted for any technical failure or for any event that may cause the competition to be disrupted or corrupted. Entries must be received before 11.59pm on Thursday 27 June 2019. Entries received after this time will not be accepted.
All winners will be notified accordingly and their names and addresses will be available on request. No cash alternative for any prizes will be offered. The winner may be required to partake in media activity relating to the competition. The winning entries will be published in The Week Junior magazine, and by entering the competition all entrants give permission for their drawings to be published online. Copyright in the drawing remains with the entrant. Entries cannot be returned to senders.
The prize(s) described are available at the date of publication. Events may occur that render the promotion or the awarding of the prize impossible due to reasons beyond Dennis Publishing’s control, which may at its discretion vary or amend the promotion and the reader agrees that no liability shall be attached to Dennis Publishing as a result thereof. If the winners of the competition are unable to take up a prize for any reason, the Editor-in-chief reserves the right to award it to an alternative winner, in which case the first winner chosen will not be eligible for any share of the prize whatsoever.
The Editor-in-chief’s decision is final and it is a condition of entry to any competition that the entrant agrees to be bound by these rules whether they be published or not, and that the decisions of the Editor-in-chief and judges on any matter whatsoever arising out of or connected with the competition are final.
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