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LONDON, Aug. 18 (UPI) -- J.K. Rowling has written a new short story set in the Harry Potter universe. The story is a biographical piece about singing sorceress Celestina Warbeck. The character is mentioned in the Harry Potter series of books as being Molly Weasley's favorite singer.
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"Celestina Warbeck is one of my favorite 'off-stage' characters in the Harry Potter series," Rowling writes. "Although we never lay eyes on Celestina during the whole seven volumes of the Potter books, I always imagined her to resemble Shirley Bassey in both looks and style. I stole her first name from a friend with whom I worked ... 'Celestina' was simply begging to be scooped up and attached to a glamorous witch."
The story is available to those with a free account on the Pottermore website, and is also posted on Today.com. Celestina is described as a former Gryffindor with a larch and phoenix feather wand, who has the "ability to drown out a chorus of banshees."
