As many of you may [or should] know, J.K. Rowling wrote an 800 word prequel to the series, written in 2008 for charity. It is set three years before the birth of Harry and recounts an adventure of Sirius and James. This story has been available online since July 2008 and just by searching for the prequel, you will be able to find the story.
Let me just leave the prequel for the minute. For my cousin's birthday, I have decided to give her a box (hopefully a trunk) full of Potter items. I have made a list of over 30 items! Since she is only just working her way into the fandom, I thought she probably hasn't read the prequel yet. This gave me the idea to include it in the trunk.
To help save space, I decided to make a little booklet. I created a front cover, including the Hogwarts crest, and a back cover, including the comment written by Rowling on the original text. Then I condensed the text down to four of the booklets page.
To print, I made the first page coloured (pink) then printed the other pages back-to-back. Then I just cut it out and stuck it together. To make the cover more sturdy, I stuck a piece of red paper on the inside.
The first copy I made is for myself. I have to adjust the paper in the printer to ensure that the pages line up (you can see in the photo that the page line crosses the bottom of the first page).For your convenience, I have a PDF copy to share with you here!
That's all for now. I am currently sitting my HSC (High School Certificate) so I am studying heaps. I will be able to schedule posts though (just like this on). My final exam is on the 4th of November so from them on I'll be able to firstly finish my cousin's trunk and secondly contribute more to the blog.
Until then;
Mischief Managed!
Victoria /(|)\
P.S - I am currently listening to the HP audiobooks read by Stephen Fry - he is absolutely amazing at reading the books. Highly recommend you listen to them if you haven't already!
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