Picture this: the illustrated edition of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

Morgan Baden  //  Sep 9, 2015

Picture this: the illustrated edition of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

For a couple of years I've been meaning to re-read the entirety of Harry Potter. Now, I'm finally going to start my re-read on October 6, with the release of the newly illustrated edition of book 1!

 
Here's Brand-New Images From The Illustrated "Harry Potter"

The first fully illustrated edition of Harry Potter goes on sale October 6. Here's a sneak peek...

Posted by BuzzFeed News on Tuesday, September 8, 2015

Jim Kay has created STUNNING artwork to accompany the brilliant text from J.K. Rowling. We've been issuing sneak peeks of the artwork over the past year, but this week, Buzzfeed released even more, including a never-before-seen image of Harry himself. *gapes*

J.K. Rowling loved it, too. She says:

 

Here's a look at what other media outlets had to say after the release:

SO EXCITING.