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Harry Potter Obsessed? Yeah, me too. That's why I have decided (based on my own opinion and all of those who participated in my poll) that my 2nd contest will be a HARRY POTTER CONTEST Before entering, please take a look at the rules, judging, and prizes below.

A few things that make *dark-fantasy's Contests Great:

Up to THREE deviations are allowed to be submitted per person!
Old or New deviations are accepted!
Long active dates!

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Contest Name: Harry Potter
Active Dates: October 20th - November 30th, 2009
Host: *dark-fantasy
Judges: *dark-fantasy
Placing: 1st Place, 2nd Place, 3rd Place + honorable mentions

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Use any visual medium of your choice. If you submit a photo-manip, there MUST be links to the original photos in the description before submitting the artwork.

Up to 3 entries allowed per person.

Use old or new deviations.

You can use a character or scene from any of the novels or movies.

Keep all deviations rated PG-13 or below.

To submit your artwork, send me a note with links to the deviation(s).

Include the following sentence in your description
Remove all of the *, and the [] brackets.
Replace the brackets with an ACTUAL link to THIS journal entry
(Not to my page, and not to my main journal page
PLEASE check to be sure it looks EXACTLY like the sentence below
& CHECK THE LINK to be sure it works before submitting your work.

<*B>Entered in the Harry Potter Contest by :*devdark-fantasy: [add a link to the journal entry here - just copy/paste the url of my journal] <*/B>

If done correctly, it will look like this:
Entered in the Harry Potter Contest by *dark-fantasy [link]

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Prizes: ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

Prizes are based strictly on generous donations from your fellow deviants. We are always looking for new prizes, so if you would like to donate a prize, send me a note with the kind of prize you would like to donate. Entering the contest, but still want to donate? That's great! We acceot all donations, from entering deviants & those who will not participate. All prizes are subject to change based on the needs and abilities of the donor. Those who donate prizes will receive a note from me a week or so before the contest ends, reminding them of their generous donation.

We will accept any of the following donations:

1) Journal entries (Which winners, & how long?).
2) Free commissions.
3) Gifts from your print shop.
4) Gifts from the DA store.
5) Subscriptions.
6) Custom made stamp saying, "Dark-Fantasy's Harry Potter Contest Winner", etc.
7) Got an idea for a different kind of prize? I welcome them! Send me a note with the info

Prizes Donated:

1st PLACE PRIZES:

*dark-fantasy will donate a Marker Commission, Winner's Choice
*dark-fantasy will donate a 2+ Month Journal Feature
*Anna999 will donate a Journal Feature
=Ailedda will donate a Journal Feature
*gabbyd70 will donate a 1 week Journal Feature
*solemnlyswear22 will donate a 1 week Journal Feature



2nd PLACE PRIZES:

*dark-fantasy will donate 2 4x6 Harry Potter Prints
*dark-fantasy will donate a 2+ Month Journal Feature
*Anna999 will donate a Journal Feature
=Ailedda will donate a Journal Feature
*gabbyd70 will donate a 1 week Journal Feature
*solemnlyswear22 will donate a 1 week Journal Feature



3rd PLACE PRIZES:

*dark-fantasy will donate a 4x6 Harry Potter Print
*dark-fantasy will donate a 2+ Month Journal Feature
~Phangirl-ofthe-Opera will donate a Commission, winner's choice
*Anna999 will donate a Journal Feature
=Ailedda will donate a Journal Feature
*gabbyd70 will donate a 1 week Journal Feature
*solemnlyswear22 will donate a 1 week Journal Feature



Honorable Mentions PRIZES: Divided up into two categories:

MOST CREATIVE Winners will receive:

*dark-fantasy will donate a 2+ Month Journal Feature
=Ailedda will donate a Journal Feature
*gabbyd70 will donate a 1 week Journal Feature
*solemnlyswear22 will donate a 1 week Journal Feature



MOST TECHNICALLY GREAT Winners will receive:

*dark-fantasy will donate a 2+ Month Journal Feature
=Ailedda will donate a Journal Feature
*gabbyd70 will donate a 1 week Journal Feature
*solemnlyswear22 will donate a 1 week Journal Feature

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TWILIGHT WINNERS ANNOUNCED!!!
VIEW THE WINNERS HERE: [link]