A prequel means Lily and James!! oh God I'd want this one more than Beedle the Bard. All I'm asking is for a win in the Saturday Lotto so I can buy this, is that too much to ask?

Are they auctioning of the prequal, or the outline?

Okay... it's the outline.

I want to read the prequel!! Maybe one day she'll make it into a full, huge one and then we'll all be lovely and happy!! Well.... I can dream can't I?? But I would love to read it :)

Is this going to be available to the fans at some point?? Alixx 55th

This outline is 800 words, so approximately 2 pages of a HP book. I hope they don't publish it by itself, maybe with the encyclopedia or the tales of beedle the bard. It needs to be published with something. I could see it being given away with copies of HP (possibly the new SE of PS) but i hope they release it with a new book.

Don't worry you guys. My dad said that hp will never die, just like star wars never died only because of how into it the authors are and because of the money!!! HP WILL ONCES AGAIN LIVE ON!!! I can feel it!!!

Dude, I would like kill to get those papers! I hope so bad Amazon gets it!

YES i love the marauders!!!!!!!

its gonna be available to the public in august.

Lots of excitement, which is great, but some mis-information and inaccuracies here, which I'd like to clear up. JK Rowling has donated an 800 word story, "from the prequel she is NOT working on" as she signs off on the card the story is written on to the Waterstone's What's Your Story? campaign. It is a story, not an outline. More than that I don't know, as none of us here have seen it - nor will we till the auction. The day after the auction at Waterstone's Piccadilly - all proceeds to Dyslexia Action and English PEN - all the stories from all the authors involved (as well as JK Rowling we have Axel Scheffler, Neil Gaiman, Nick Hornby, Doris Lessing, Margaret Atwood, Michael Rosen, Richard Ford, Irvine Welsh, Tom Stoppard, Sebastian Faulks, Lauren Child and Lisa Appignanesi) will be up at Waterstones.com where you can read them - free (though feel free to donate to the charities). From the 12th June, all the stories by all the authors will be blown up and displayed in all Waterstone's shop windows, so again, they can be read for free. Early in August a postcard book featuring all the stories - including the best ones received from the public either via our stores or through the What's Your Story? gallery at Waterstones.com (go look - it's cool) - will be published, priced at

This is so cool can't wait to read it!!!!! I'd love if she done a prequel sometime as well though that's what I'm hoping for anyway!!!!!!!

oops, fell foul of character limits there. Anyhoo - the postcard book will cost

I as hope that J.K. Rowling writes the prequal and an book that decibes what had happen between those missing 19 years!!! J.K. Rowling has lots to do still and that means that HP is not over!!!

I'm gonna preorder.... didn't they say you could do that? If not I'll just look online.

I can't wait....it's confirmed that it's about James and Sirius.

ahem . . . I think a RELEASE PARTY is in order, barnes & nobles, borders, if you're listening, because this will be SO AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!

I want to read this sooooo bad!

OMGOMGOMG! NEW BOOK! Jo is really dedicated to her fans and the people in need!

Wow, and this was announced on my graduation day! Thanks a million, Jo. But you know what would be even better? The publication of the acutal prequel, not just the outline!! =D

omg! this is totally amazing!!!!!!

Jo has got a nice rack....any 1 agree?

I agree, if you mean rack=numbers!!!

Oh my god, when I first read this I thought it said 800 PAGE and almost stopped breathing and went to heaven. Even still, this is so awesome!

by rack i mean pair of juicy melons

hello why can't J.K.ROWLINGS make the prequel to sell to every one and she would make a killing for her charity and the fans would be happy