Wizard show: Crystal ball predicts new Harry Potter exhibition with author’s items will be a success

A fan gazes at a crystal ball giving a visual representation of divination for visitors during a preview for the Harry Potter: A History of Magic exhibition at the British Library in London. Items from author JK Rowling’s own archives, including handwritten drafts of chapters from her famous stories, will be on display for the first time. Highlights include an annotated sketch of Hogwarts School Of Witchcraft And Wizardry by Rowling, complete with the giant squid that lives in the lake. The exhibition features an eight-yearold’s written response to the first chapters of Harry Potter And The Philosopher’s Stone.