Instagram shares magical 'Harry Potter' illustration to mark 20-year anniversary

So damn magical.
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Sam Haysom
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If you've so much as tapped the Twitter icon on your phone this morning, you'll probably have seen at least 100 posts about Harry Potter.

Basically, today is the books' 20-year anniversary. On 26 June 1997, The Philosopher's Stone was published and the Harry Potter universe was magicked into existence.

And although there have been a huge number of fan tributes shared on social media, the following illustration posted by Instagram's official account -- and drawn by illustrator Taryn Knight -- is particularly spell-binding.

This isn't the first time Knight's drawn the Harry Potter world, either; her Instagram is packed full of other magical gems:

You can see more of Knight's work on her Instagram account.

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Sam Haysom

Sam Haysom is the Deputy UK Editor for Mashable. He covers entertainment and online culture, and writes horror fiction in his spare time.

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