Remember last month when I posted about Harry Potter book auctions? Well the auctions are almost starting! On June 18th, the opening day of the Potter theme park,  MissionEducation will be auctioning off 5 different lots of Harry Potter items!

On Friday, June 18^th, 2010, the grand opening of the Wizarding World of Harry Potter, three high school seniors will be auctioning off five unique Harry Potter fan packages on eBay to benefit Project Bangladesh.  Project Bangladesh is the brainchild of Laurabeth Goldsmith, 18, who was recognized by her community as Student Volunteer of the Year, the highest honor that community-conscious students can receive.  The charity’s mission is to build a school, a library, and a computer lab for needy children in Bangladesh. This project is working in conjunction with Girl Scouts, Rotary International, and Kiwanis International. Although the construction of the school is nearly complete, the Harry Potter auction will raise funds for the library and the computer lab. Each of the five auction packages will consist of a signed Harry Potter book donated by Shelby Hill, 18, who acquired them when she won a contest to meet J.K. Rowling back in 2000.  Three of the books will also include a unique Harry Potter sketch by illustrator Mary GrandPré.  Altogether, the books are valued at around $20,000, most notably due to a rare Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone Collector’s Edition (First Edition), a gift which was given to Shelby by Rowling herself when they met.  The auction will be conducted with the help of Daniel Ortiz, 18, who has had experience auctioning a Harry Potter book in the past to the tune of $5,413 for a couple of his favorite charities.  Please bring us on the show to help us make this auction as successful as possible!  For more information about the project please visit www.missioneducation.webs.com

I will be posting links to the auction as soon as they are available! Thanks to Laurabeth for the information!  She also sent over some photos of the items that you can view below.