Illustrations from ‘Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone’
Updated 8:05 AM EST, Thu January 15, 2015
Groundskeeper Rubeus Hagrid was described in the first book as ‘too big to be allowed.’ Rowling details that ‘long tangles of bushy black hair and beard hid most of his face,’ and his hands were the ‘size of dustbin lids.’New ‘Harry Potter’ illustrations — An illustrated version of J.K. Rowling’s bestselling ‘Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone’ will be released in the fall. Here is a sneak peek at drawings of four characters by illustrator Jim Kay, including Harry’s nemesis Draco Malfoy.In the book, Hermione Granger is described as having ‘a bossy sort of voice, lots of bushy brown hair and rather large front teeth.’Harry’s friend Ron Weasley was described by Rowling as ‘tall, thin and gangling, with freckles, big hands and feet and a long nose.’
