Who the hell is Gary?

There has been no shortage of Harry Potter news in the past few weeks, much to the delight of die-hard fans. So naturally people were pretty excited yesterday when J.K Rowling released a number of early sketches she had drawn when writing the hugely popular series. She shared the images on the official website for all things Hogwarts, Pottermore. She shared a sketch of a game of Quidditch.   This adorable image of the Weasleys: And a sketch of Hagrid, Dumbledore and McGonagall holding baby Harry.   But the one image that people were most interested in is of a scene in the Philosophers stone, "Chap 7. Draco Duel". The image features Harry, Hermione, Ron, Neville and... Gary. This had a lot of people wondering who the hell Gary was and where he disappeared to. https://twitter.com/Clarkey9/status/768136149625888769?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw In true Rowling fashion, the author responded on twitter to clear up any confusion. https://twitter.com/jk_rowling/status/768137347590414336?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw So it turns out, Gary wasn't some mysterious character that never got to see the light of day, she just renamed him Dean. https://www.instagram.com/p/BJFsiTPgTWM/

Images via Pottermore.