Within the past month, J.K. Rowling has written a prequel to Harry Potter.

And the succinct, 800-word story, written in the author's own hand, will be auctioned off for charity in London on June 10. (The tale is so shrouded in secrecy, it’s not even clear if the boy wizard makes an appearance.)

Proceeds will go to the writers' association English PEN and to Dyslexia Action.

Fans – who have gone almost a whole year since Rowling's last installment, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – will be able to read the prequel for themselves when it's published by Waterstone's in August.

In her sign-off to the story (written on a piece of paper not much bigger than a postcard), Rowling said, "That was fun!"

Yay!! I haven't had any books to look forward to recently - I'll definitely be getting this when it comes out.

We will too:yes:yes:yes

:yahoo

Wait...they're going to publish an 800 word book? :confuzzle

Um, I say we all chip in to buy one and pass it around! We'd be done reading it before we even get to the checkout line!

:woot i can't wait!!

:jump4joy :yay :woot

:yay I was really hoping she'd change her mind and write something else!

:yay that's exciting...:woohoo

Schweet!!! hmm 800 pages that will take me like 2 days..lol

Awesome. She's supposedly also working on some non-Potter kids/teens books too. :woot

YAY

I will definately be buying that when it comes out....YAY!

yay i have been potter deprived

That's amazing!!!
;)

Man, I just hope she ends up making another series. It doesn't have to be harry potter- but it does have to be something! Well actually, it SHOULD be Harry Potter.

I loveeeeee HP soooooo much.