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(Closed) Boggart Flashfic Contest

Boggarts.

Strange creatures, they are. They embody your worst fear, and yet nobody knows what they look like. It shape-shifts as it lays eyes on you, looking deep into your soul to find whatever you fear the most. 

If you're ever faced with one, you would do well to remember its Banishing Spell: 

Riddikulus

Harry's first experience was awful. His worst fear, was fear itself; his Boggart changed into a Dementor. It would happiness out of him and caused him to hear his mother's dying moments. 

Another famous Boggart encounter in the Harry Potter series is that of Molly Weasley. While cleaning up 12 Grimmauld Place, headquarters of the Order of the Phoenix, she came across a Boggart in an old cabinet. It showed her the death of her loved ones...

For Hermione, it turned into Professor McGonagall telling her she had a failing grade. For Ron, a giant spider. For Neville it became Severus Snape, for Seamus a Banshee, and so on, and so on. 

So how do we get rid of such a horrible, depressing creature? Simple: with laughter. Riddikulus forces the Boggart to change into something funny. A legless spider. Snape in grandma's clothes. This induces laughter - the one thing a Boggart cannot stand. 

Have you ever come across a Boggart in your travels? How did you stand up to it?

Tell us in 500 words or less, what was your first experience with a boggart? 

Rules:

1: Contest begins on May 1st, 2020 and will end on May 22nd, 2020.

2: Word count: keep it to a maximum of 500 words. Anything over that will be disqualified.

3: All other entries will not be considered.

4: You can submit as many stories as you like, but only one story per author can win a prize. 

5: Story can either be a new story and written only for the contest or part of a collection of short stories.

6: Stories must be written in English only.

7: If you add your story into an existing anthology, please submit the chapter link.

8: We ask that you please follow Wattpad Guidelines.

Any story that does not adhere to the Guidelines will be disqualified and reported.

Winners:

Three winners will be selected!

- Winning entries will be announced on the WattpadRowling profile.

- Winners will get a contest-specific badge to add to your story cover.

- Winners will get bragging rights and their entries will be featured on our anthology.

To submit your entry to our writing contest, please fill this form out.