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    Watercolour for first Harry Potter book up for auction at ‘record estimate’ £400,000

    by Emma Guinness May 01, 2024 2 minutes
    Source: Sotheby’s New York

    An original watercolour from the first-ever Harry Potter book is up for auction and could sell for close to half a million pounds.

    It depicts Harry Potter and his famous lightening bolt scar nervously standing in front of the Hogwart’s Express — having recently been informed that he is a wizard and must attend a wizarding school.

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