--- description: J.K. Rowling took to Pottermore to reveal a series of Harry Potter drawings she sketched while writing the story of the boy who lived. title: See J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter and Snape Sketches image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6574c09c89b15761/6988a359524fc00c08df93fa/j-k-rowling-sketches.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&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 _Harry Potter Sketches_ Are the Most Magical Thing You'll See Today  by [Megan McCluskey](/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer Aug 23, 2016 8:13 PM CUT  J. K. Rowling attends the press preview of 'Harry Potter & The Cursed Child' at Palace Theatre on July 30, 2016 in London, England. J. K. Rowling attends the press preview of 'Harry Potter & The Cursed Child' at Palace Theatre on July 30, 2016 in London, England.Rob Stothard/Getty Images  by [Megan McCluskey](/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer Aug 23, 2016 8:13 PM CUT Despite [recent statements](http://time.com/4432264/jk-rowling-harry-potter-end-series/ "undefined") about how “Harry is done now,” it seems as though J.K. Rowling isn’t quite done gifting fans with new [_Harry Potter_ ](http://time.com/4445149/harry-potter-cursed-child-jk-rowling/ "undefined")tidbits. After announcing that she would be releasing [three new collections of wizarding world short stories](http://time.com/4455746/j-k-rowling-pottermore-new-harry-potter-books/ "undefined") on Pottermore Sept. 6, the author took to the interactive fan site to reveal a series of drawings she sketched while writing the story of the boy who lived. The illustrations — which include depictions of Harry looking into the Mirror of Erised, Professor McGonagall scolding Peeves and [Snape teaching a potions class](https://www.pottermore.com/writing-by-jk-rowling/potions "undefined") — are scattered throughout the site and appeared at an unknown date. See the images below.  Pottermore  Pottermore  Pottermore  Pottermore  Pottermore  Pottermore  Pottermore > [](https://twitter.com/potterworlduk/status/348379674465955841) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4463272/jk-rowling-harry-potter-sketches/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4463272/jk-rowling-harry-potter-sketches/"},"headline":"J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter Sketches Are the Most Magical Thing You'll See Today","datePublished":"2016-08-23T20:13:45.000Z","dateModified":"2026-05-11T04:46:34.742Z","description":"Including her version of Snape","url":"https://time.com/4463272/jk-rowling-harry-potter-sketches/","keywords":["Books","Newsfeed","Harry Potter","J.K. Rowling","Pottermore"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6574c09c89b15761/6988a359524fc00c08df93fa/j-k-rowling-sketches.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Megan McCluskey","jobTitle":"Staff Writer","url":"https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6574c09c89b15761/6988a359524fc00c08df93fa/j-k-rowling-sketches.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"\"Harry Potter & The Cursed Child\" - Press Preview - Arrivals","caption":"J. K. Rowling attends the press preview of 'Harry Potter & The Cursed Child' at Palace Theatre on July 30, 2016 in London, England.","creditText":"Rob Stothard/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/books/","name":"Books"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4463272/jk-rowling-harry-potter-sketches/","name":"J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter Sketches Are the Most Magical Thing You'll See Today"}}]}] ```