--- description: 'Tis the season to be Harry title: New Harry Potter Stories to Debut for Christmas image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7ced68beb65ba95a/6986a73306f2c156823311d0/j-k-rowilng.jpg?branch=production&width=640&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Books](/tag/books/) ## Books Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # J.K. Rowling's Christmas Present to You Is More Harry Potter Stories by [Sarah Begley](/author/sarah-begley/) ## Sarah Begley Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Dec 5, 2014 7:19 PM CUT  Author J.K. Rowling attends a photocall ahead of her reading from 'The Casual Vacancy' at the Queen Elizabeth Hall on Sept. 27, 2012 in London. Author J.K. Rowling attends a photocall ahead of her reading from 'The Casual Vacancy' at the Queen Elizabeth Hall on Sept. 27, 2012 in London.Ben Pruchnie—Getty Images by [Sarah Begley](/author/sarah-begley/) ## Sarah Begley Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Dec 5, 2014 7:19 PM CUT On the first day of Christmas, J.K. Rowling [will give to you](http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/harry-potter/11276065/JK-Rowling-Draco-Malfoy-pottermore.html "undefined"): new Harry Potter material. On the second day of Christmas, she’ll give you some more. And so on, through the 12 days leading up to Christmas Eve. The author announced the new stories in a newsletter to Pottermore members, explaining that each new installment would be posted at 1 pm GMT (8am ET) every day beginning Dec. 12\. The email [promises](http://www.buzzfeed.com/jarrylee/deck-the-halls-with-boughs-of-harry "undefined") “wonderful writing by J.K. Rowling in Moments from _Half-Blood Prince_, shiny gold Galleons and even a new potion or two.” ### PHOTOS: See the Harry Potter Theme Park Gringotts-Themed Ride  Universal Orlando  Universal Orlando  Universal Orlando  Universal Orlando  Universal Orlando  Universal Orlando MORE: [The Top 10 YA Books of 2014](http://time.com/3600001/top-10-ya-books/ "undefined") One story will reportedly center on Draco Malfoy, Harry’s nemesis. In the spirit of the holiday season, maybe he’ll get a little redemption, Ebenezer Scrooge-style. \[[_Daily Telegraph_](http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/harry-potter/11276065/JK-Rowling-Draco-Malfoy-pottermore.html "undefined")\] _Read next:_ [_J.K. Rowling Reveals Her Dream Job If She Weren’t A Writer_](http://time.com/3602325/jk-rowling-harry-potter-dream-job-writer/?xid=time%5Freadnext "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3620743/j-k-rowling-christmas/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3620743/j-k-rowling-christmas/"},"headline":"J.K. 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