--- title: Harry Potter Author J.K. Rowling Pens New Story About Dolores Umbridge description: The 'Harry Potter' author has written a new story about Dolores Umbridge, a witch and former Hogwarts professor canonical: https://time.com/3536456/jk-rowling-new-harry-potter-story-halloween-pottermore/ author: Megan Gibson article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2014-10-24T12:55:56.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-21T10:59:44.918Z article:section: Entertainment og:title: J.K. Rowling Will Publish a New Story on Halloween og:description: Featuring Dolores Umbridge! og:url: https://time.com/3536456/jk-rowling-new-harry-potter-story-halloween-pottermore/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4429f67dea786432/69869acbf983e7fc1b04eb59/187481786.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: JK Rowling Hosts Fundraising Event For Charity 'Lumos' og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: J.K. Rowling Will Publish a New Story on Halloween twitter:description: Featuring Dolores Umbridge! twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4429f67dea786432/69869acbf983e7fc1b04eb59/187481786.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # J.K. Rowling Will Publish a New Story on Halloween ## Video: New Harry Potter Spin-off! [Watch (HLS stream): New Harry Potter Spin-off!](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/gsmowCnQ.m3u8) (1:24)  _Published 2013-09-13. A new Harry Potter spin-off is in the works._ by [Megan Gibson](/author/megan-gibson/) ## Megan Gibson Oct 24, 2014 12:55 PM CUT  J.K. Rowling at a charity event at Warner Bros Studios in London in 2013. J.K. Rowling at a charity event at Warner Bros Studios in London in 2013.Danny E. Martindale--Getty Images by [Megan Gibson](/author/megan-gibson/) ## Megan Gibson Oct 24, 2014 12:55 PM CUT Author J.K. Rowling’s website [Pottermore.com](https://www.pottermore.com/ "undefined") has announced that the Harry Potter creator has penned a brand new story, which will go live on the site on Oct. 31. The story will feature Dolores Umbridge, a witch and former Hogwarts professor, who first appeared in the fifth Harry Potter book, _Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix_, which was published in 2003\. Umbridge was played by actor Imelda Staunton in the film adaptation of the series. “Umbridge is not only one of the most malicious Potter characters, she is the only person other than Lord Voldemort to leave a permanent physical scar on Harry,” reads the update posted to Pottermore.com on Friday. “The new exclusive J.K. Rowling content provides a rich, 1,700-word back story about Umbridge’s life filled with many new details, as well as Rowling’s revealing first-person thoughts and reflections about the character.” Earlier this year, Rowling published a story on Pottermore.com [featuring](http://time.com/2965574/j-k-rowling-new-harry-potter-story/ "undefined") a now-grown Harry Potter. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3536456/jk-rowling-new-harry-potter-story-halloween-pottermore/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3536456/jk-rowling-new-harry-potter-story-halloween-pottermore/"},"headline":"J.K. 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