--- description: JK Rowling's new Harry Potter Story brings back beloved characters Fred and George Weasley title: J. K. Rowling's New Harry Potter Story Takes Readers to Diagon Alley image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt002e4c8f407e0cb2/69876e8be53abab26e4d684b/jk-rowling-harry-potter.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&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 New Harry Potter 'Story' Is Better Than Mistletoe by [ashley Ross](/author/ashley-ross/) ## ashley Ross Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Dec 13, 2014 2:28 PM CUT  J K Rowling poses on Day 2 of The Times Cheltenham Literature Festival on Oct. 6, 2012 in Cheltenham, England. J K Rowling poses on Day 2 of The Times Cheltenham Literature Festival on Oct. 6, 2012 in Cheltenham, England.David Levenson—Getty Images by [ashley Ross](/author/ashley-ross/) ## ashley Ross Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Dec 13, 2014 2:28 PM CUT On the second day of J. K. Rowling’s new Harry Potter 12 Days of Christmas ‘series,’ the best selling author plays Cupid. Well, if you can solve the riddle to unlock the day’s story anyway. If one thing is clear about this ‘series,’ it’s that it’s not for casual fans. While the riddle answers have been fairly simple, those who’ve read the books only once might not know the answer immediately. Today’s goes as such: _Weasleys’ Wizard Wheezes is a marvellous place, Full of jokes and potions by the box and the case. The premises are stuffed with people, ready to pop, But on what magical street can you find this fun shop?_ Diagon Alley, obviously. Solve the riddle and head inside, where you’ll see Harry, Ron, Hermione and Ginny surrounded by balloons and toys you can pop and spin. There’s one measly paragraph about the shop, but hit the right balloon and you’ll be granted a love potion. Well, it is Christmas. Seeing as this “story” takes place during the Half Blood Prince, before the final battle at Hogwarts, several key characters have yet to be killed off by Death Eaters. Watch out for Lavender Brown, Ron. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3632655/jk-rowling-harry-potter-love-potion/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3632655/jk-rowling-harry-potter-love-potion/"},"headline":"J. K. Rowling's New Harry Potter 'Story' Is Better Than Mistletoe","datePublished":"2014-12-13T14:28:58.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T02:50:11.725Z","description":"On the second day of Christmas your favorite author gives to you ... a bottle of love potion","url":"https://time.com/3632655/jk-rowling-harry-potter-love-potion/","keywords":["Books","Harry Potter","JK Rowling"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt002e4c8f407e0cb2/69876e8be53abab26e4d684b/jk-rowling-harry-potter.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"ashley Ross","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/ashley-ross/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt002e4c8f407e0cb2/69876e8be53abab26e4d684b/jk-rowling-harry-potter.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"The Times Cheltenham Literature Festival - Day 2","caption":"The Times Cheltenham Literature Festival - Day 2","creditText":"David Levenson—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/3632655/jk-rowling-harry-potter-love-potion/","name":"J. K. Rowling's New Harry Potter 'Story' Is Better Than Mistletoe"}}]}] ```