Things We Lose
Things We Lose: “Things we lose have a way of coming back to us in the end, if not always in the way we expect.”
In honor of Harry Potter's birthday (and J.K. Rowling's), this week's writing prompt is simply a line from Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. Do as you please with it—incorporate it into your story, use it as inspiration, turn it on its head, make it into an anagram—anything you'd like.
"Things we lose have a way of coming back to us in the end, if not always in the way we expect."
Post your response in 500 words or fewer in the comments below.
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Jess Zafarris is the Executive Director of Marketing & Communications for Gotham Ghostwriters and the former Digital Content Director for Writer’s Digest. Her eight years of experience in digital and print content direction include such roles as editor-in-chief of HOW Design magazine and online content director of HOW and PRINT magazine, as well as writing for the Denver Business Journal, ABC News, and the Memphis Commercial Appeal. She spends much of her spare time researching curious word histories and writing about them at UselessEtymology.com. Follow her at @jesszafarris or @uselessety on Twitter.
