Harry Potter is back in new Rowling story

J.K. Rowling has given fans a glimpse of the grown-up boy wizard in a new story posted on her Pottermore website the first update since Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows was published in 2007.

July 08, 2014 11:58 pm | Updated December 16, 2016 02:57 pm IST - LONDON

In this film publicity image released by Warner Brothers, Daniel Radcliffe is shown in a scene from “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2”.

In this film publicity image released by Warner Brothers, Daniel Radcliffe is shown in a scene from “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2”.

Harry Potter is back mysterious, married, and going gray.

J.K. Rowling has given fans a glimpse of the grown-up boy wizard in a new story posted Tuesday on her Pottermore website the first update since Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows was published in 2007.

The 1,500-word story describes Harry, about to turn 34, attending the final of the Quidditch World Cup with his family and old friends Ron and Hermione.

The story is written in the style of a gossip column for the Daily Prophet by reporter Rita Skeeter, a minor character in the novels.

The story discloses that Ron now runs the family joke shop, while Hermione is a literally high-flying civil servant, Deputy Head of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement.

There are also updates on other characters, including Neville Longbottom and Luna Lovegood, as well as glimpses of a new generation of teenage wizards. Rowling has long said that Deathly Hallows , would be the last Potter novel, but the new story will raise fans’ hopes.

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