Before the Vampires, there were Wizards (psst... want to win Harry Potter Books? -- Yes, Plural)

After months of looking at perfectly sane and respectable adults reading Harry Potter books on my daily commute, I finally gave in and picked up a copy of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. It seemed strange that perfectly grown adults would go ga-ga over a children's series; it just seemed so infantile (says the woman who had a Tamaguchi on her keychain that she faithfully took care of until the poor thing pooped itself to death when I left it in the car overnight. That unfortunate incident scared me out of becoming a parent for years.)

Anyhow, I read that first book and never again poked fun at an adult reading Harry Potter on the subway. I may have poked fun at them for other reasons, but never for the Potter books. That book grabbed me like A Wrinkle in Time and had me hooked like The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe y'all. And that pre-teen magic is hard to replicate, know what I mean?

If you don't, you really must enter this contest. And if you do know what I mean, you should still enter this contest.

Get this: paperback sets of the first three books in the Scholastic Harry Potter series are up for grabs for not one, but FIVE lucky muggles:

• Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
• Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
• Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaben

The lucky winners will walk away with all three books valued at $40.

Think about it for a sec dear muggle. If you haven't read the series, here's your chance. And if you have already learned the magic of Hogwarts, I bet you would easily attain status of bestest friend / parent / aunt / uncle / cousin / non-creepy relative or family friend with someone you want to impress and / or bribe.

All you witches and wizards need to do is leave a comment and tell us if would you be good like Harry or evil like "He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named" Lord Voldemort?

Contest closes noon (EST) September 7th [US residents only, please].

COMMENTS ARE NOW CLOSED -- WINNERS WILL BE CONTACTED & ANNOUNCED SHORTLY.

Comments

[Laurie]

Good like Harry. Because I'm like that!

[Natalie]

Couldn't I just be loony like Luna?

[christine stephens]

How bout brainy like Hermione?

[mouthy_broad (michele)]

i would def prefer to be like hermione or luna before harry or valdemort. but one of the absolute most interesting characters is snape--he is playing both sides. and well.

[Monica]

I'd be good at my roots, and a little rough around the edges. For some reason I feel like that would be the golden key to getting Sirius to fall in love with me. Rawr.

[Kim S.]

I want to say good like Harry, but let's be honest. If allowed to be expressed, my inner rage at not having had more than 10 full nights sleep in TWO AND ONE HALF YEARS (thank you twins!) would burn brighter than a thousand suns. Take that Voldemort.

[Megumi]

Good like Harry but I am actually more of a Hufflepuff.

[Angela]

I prefer to be like Hermoine but, I guess since she's good, I'll go with Harry.

[Marmite Breath]

Good like Harry, but also with the potential to be awesomely evil, like Harry also. He's got part of Voldemort's soul in him, you know :)

[Liz Woodard]

Well, I am definitely more like Hermione - yes I am a nerd - but I guess I'll have to settle for Harry :)

[Chaya]

Harry, but I also think I'd fit in more at Hufflepuff.

[Liz]

I think I'll pick Good like Harry, though can I go with Dumbledore instead? :)

[Casey]

Bad like Voldemort

[JANICE ROXBERRY]

NICE CONTEST

[cagey]

Guess I have to say I would rather be good like Harry, although I would rather be semi-evil like the Weasley twins. Heh.

[Delicate Flowah]

I will be good like Harry. Although, like cagey, I would like to keep my options open.

[DARLA KIDDER]

Definitely good like Harry , because he gets to be the hero and a Gryffindor.

[Chandra]

I would be a bad ass fo' shizzle.

[Meghan]

Good like Harry. But I'd rather be good like Hermione.

[Erin]

Don't know because I haven't read the books!!! Probably good, but with the potential for evil...

[Rachel]

good like Harry, for sures.

[ballerinatoes]

The "good wizard" of course.

[Leanne Palmerston]

I'd be good like Harry! Of course. But, late at night, in Snape's private rooms, I might be a little bit naughty. Teehee!

[Jennie]

I would be god like Harry, because I'm a nerd like that.

[Teresa W.]

Thanks for the contest, I would be good like Harry!