Harry Potter is back in new J.K. Rowling story

FILE - In this Thursday, Sept. 27, 2012 file photo, British author J.K. Rowling poses for photographers at the Southbank Centre in London. J.K. Rowling has given fans a glimpse of the grown-up boy wizard in a new story posted Tuesday July 8, 2014 on her Pottermore website. The 1,500-word story describes Harry, now 34, attending the Quidditch World Cup with his old friends Ron and Hermione and their children. Harry has "threads of silver" in his hair and a mysterious cut on his cheekbone, while Ron Weasley's red hair "appears to be thinning slightly." (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis, File) FILE - In this Thursday, Sept. 27, 2012 file photo, British author J.K. Rowling poses for photographers at the Southbank Centre in London. J.K. Rowling has given fans a glimpse of the grown-up boy wizard in a new story posted Tuesday July 8, 2014 on her Pottermore website. The 1,500-word story describes Harry, now 34, attending the Quidditch World Cup with his old friends Ron and Hermione and their children. Harry has "threads of silver" in his hair and a mysterious cut on his cheekbone, while Ron Weasley's red hair "appears to be thinning slightly." (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis, File)

By Associated Press July 8, 2014 2 min read

LONDON (AP) – Harry Potter is back – mysterious, married, and going gray.

J.K. Rowling has given fans a glimpse of the grown-up boy wizard in a new story posted Tuesday on her Pottermore website – the first update since “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows” was published in 2007.

The 1,500-word story describes Harry, about to turn 34, attending the final of the Quidditch World Cup with his family and old friends Ron and Hermione.

Harry now has “threads of silver” in his hair and a mysterious cut on his cheekbone, related to his “top secret” work as an evil-battling Auror.

The story is written in the style of a gossip column for the Daily Prophet by reporter Rita Skeeter, a minor character in the novels.