What a nightmare! Itās worse than being given double Potions homework from Professor Snape. How exactly do you lose Harry Potter? Well let us illuminate you.
Magical artist, Hannah Weston, painted Harry on a canvas 4ft high no less! And then it somehow vanishes in the post. Poof! Gone. As if someone whipped an invisibility cloak over it. However, we have a few theories about where it actually isā¦
Parcelforce have issued an apology and some compensation has been offered but dudes, no. You need to do more. The Chosen One has gone AWOL and our little fangirl hearts are just aching with worry.
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So weāve gone one step further and put our expert Wizarding Law Enforcement hats on to sleuth out its likely whereabouts.
The artist told the BBC:
I painted Harry out of pure adoration for stories that have brought me joy and I hope that it ends up in the hands of someone who truly appreciates it.
Well, funny she should say thatā¦ Hereās suspect NUMERO UNO!
Draco Malfoy
Come on. Itās the obvious choice, right? All you Drarry shippers out there get what weāre saying. The platinum blonde wouldnāt be able to resist a 4 foot picture of his bae, would he?
His father is certainly NOT going to hear about this one.
Dobbyās Sock
Just think about it for a moment. Dobby has always been very thankful to Mr Potter. So why wouldnāt he want to tuck away a little memento? And weāve seen how much space Hermione has in her handbag, so itās safe to assume Dobbyās sock has the same capacity.
Dobby isnāt dead. He just went home. Inside his sock. With a painting of Harry.
The Room of Requirement
Itās no secret that the muggle postal service has been using rooms like this since the dawn of time. How else do they screw up your deliveries so badly? They put it all in thereā¦ But sometimes have trouble finding it again.
Ron Weasley
Well, why should his best mate get the spotlight all the ruddy time? Why isnāt there a giant painting of Ronald Weasley getting lost in the post?
It just accidentally on purpose got fed to one of Charlieās dragons. Oops. Itās ok to admit youād do a Ron too.
Colin Creevey
Creepy olā Colin Creevey. Not content with his papped snaps of the famous boy wizard he now collects newspaper clippingsā¦ And bespoke paintings. His home is decorated in Harryās face. Fun times.
Wherever the painting has gone we also hope itās somewhere where it can be enjoyed too and that some errant post owl hasnāt carried it off to sea.