--- title: Instagram Celebrates Harry Potter 20th Anniversary Photo description: Instagram pays tribute to the young wizard on the 20th anniversary of the release of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone canonical: https://time.com/4832401/instagram-harry-potter-20th-anniversary/ author: Melissa Locker article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-06-26T18:48:12.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-10-08T09:20:21.722Z og:title: Instagram Celebrates the 20th Anniversary of Harry Potter og:description: Paying tribute to the boy wizard with an illustration only a Potterhead could do og:url: https://time.com/4832401/instagram-harry-potter-20th-anniversary/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb87ae7649cd05f7b/6988b44e656a3f4d46bce46a/harry-potter-quotes.jpg?branch=production&width=594&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 594 og:image:height: 334 og:image:alt: Harry Potter and The Sorcerer's Stone - Movie Stills og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Instagram Celebrates the 20th Anniversary of Harry Potter twitter:description: Paying tribute to the boy wizard with an illustration only a Potterhead could do twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb87ae7649cd05f7b/6988b44e656a3f4d46bce46a/harry-potter-quotes.jpg?branch=production&width=594&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Instagram Celebrates the 20th Anniversary of Harry Potter With an Illustration Only a True Fan Could Create > Sponsored content. 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Hundreds of schoolchildren in full Harry Potter garb gathered on the lawn of Smithills Hall in Bolton, England, on Friday in honor of the 20th Anniversary of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone_ by [Melissa Locker](https://time.com/author/melissa-locker/) ## Melissa Locker Jun 26, 2017 6:48 PM UTC Hundreds of schoolchildren in full Harry Potter garb gathered on the lawn of Smithills Hall in Bolton, England, on Friday in honor of the 20th Anniversary of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone by [Melissa Locker](https://time.com/author/melissa-locker/) ## Melissa Locker Jun 26, 2017 6:48 PM UTC It has been 20 years since the world was introduced to a young wizard by the name of [Harry Potter](http://time.com/4413658/donald-trump-harry-potter-study/?iid=sr-link1) when J.K. Rowling’s _Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone_ was published in the United Kingdom. The book, which was published in the United States as _Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s_ _Stone_, grew to become a legend bringing the wizarding world to books, movies, a [play](http://time.com/4422192/harry-potter-cursed-child-play-review/?iid=sr-link5), amusement [parks](http://time.com/4282676/harry-potter-world-hollywood/?iid=sr-link2) and fan fiction. To mark the anniversary, Instagram posted a heartfelt tribute to the magical series. The illustration, drawn by “self-proclaimed Hufflepuff” Taryn Knight, shows Harry casting a Patronus spell to ward off an attack by the chilling Dementors. Like many [Harry Potter fans](http://time.com/4809884/harry-potter-house-sorting-hat-quiz/?iid=sr-link3), Knight fell in love with the world of wizards and Muggles as a young girl. “I just kept reading them over and over,” she says in the caption of the picture posted by the [official Instagram account](https://www.instagram.com/p/BVy6RlkgPEs/). “Something just clicked. I was immediately obsessed.” As she started to explore her talent for drawing, she says her “passion for Harry Potter began to creep in.” It shows in the illustration, which reveals a true fan’s love for the subject. Instagram was not alone in paying homage to Harry Potter. [Facebook](http://fortune.com/fortune500/facebook/) presented its users with [an easter egg](http://time.com/4832382/harry-potter-anniversary-facebook/?iid=sr-link2) that casts a colorful spell on the social network. ## Transcript [00:00] [ APPLAUSE ] [ LAUGH ] We're doing [00:18] math. Who's good at math? Me. Right. [ APPLAUSE ] I [00:30] feel very excited because it's the first record I've been [00:33] in. And I'm with my friends, and I'm with my school. [00:33] And why do you think people like Harry Potter so [00:33] much? Because, it's very good book. [ FOREIGN ] And [00:34] it's a goods. [ LAUGH ] [ SOUND ] [ CROSSTALK ] Are [00:34] you a big Harry Potter fan? Yeah. Yeah. I've read all the [00:38] books that exist. Why do you like Harry Potter so [00:39] much? It's [01:02] coz their quite exciting And entertaining. Yeah, who's [01:02] your favorite character? Harry. Cuz he's brave and [01:02] fights against Voldermort. [ UNKNOWN ], one, five, six, [01:02] [ UNKNOWN ]. We're gonna make [01:08] you a [ UNKNOWN ] [01:14] of the Harry Potter. 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