J.K. Rowling Reveals the Original Name of Dean Thomas

By Maryann Yin 

J.K. Rowling (2)J.K. Rowling revealed on her Twitter page that the minor character Dean Thomas was originally named Gary. Rowling shared this information after a reader named Chris Clarke made an inquiry about a small note that can be found on one of her personal Harry Potter drawings. We’ve embedded tweets from both Rowling and Clarke below.

A total of seven drawings by Rowling have been posted on the Pottermore website. Fans have been marveling at her detailed depictions of the characters from her beloved children’s books series. Click here to check out a compilation of all seven pieces on The Rowling Library website.

Here’s more from TIME: “After announcing that she would be releasing three new collections of wizarding world short stories on Pottermore Sept. 6, the author took to the interactive fan site to reveal a series of drawings she sketched while writing the story of the boy who lived. The illustrations — which include depictions of Harry looking into the Mirror of Erised, Professor McGonagall scolding Peeves and Snape teaching a potions class — are scattered throughout the site and appeared at an unknown date.” (via Yahoo!)