Last month we joined forces with Bloomsbury – the home of Harry Potter – to invite our readers to enter a very exciting competition. In honour of the 20th anniversary of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, we asked you to draw a picture of your Patronus, the magical animal guardian that Harry and his friends are taught to summon when they need protection from the dreaded Dementors. We received thousands of beautifully illustrated entries featuring a whole host of colourful creatures, including bears, dolphins, dragons, foxes, hamsters, narwhals, phoenix, snakes, stags, wolves and a pair of pangolins.
It was a very difficult decision to make, but having looked at all your amazing entries, the judges eventually managed to pick a winner. Eleven-year-old Niamh Appleyard drew an incredible image…