It was a short story that took the world by storm.

The Pottermore fictional gossip column showing Harry Potter as a 34-year-old with his family in tow left all the Potterheads scratching their heads and thinking: 'Is JK Rowling going to publish any more thrilling tales...or is she simply teasing us?'

Many of the high-class Potter fans have now come to one conclusion: JK Rowling IS going to do something very exciting... on July 31.

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Could she even be ready to unleash a new book...?

Lets examine the evidence.

The Quidditch short story revealed another Rita Skeeter book; 'My new biography, ''Dumbledore's Army: The Dark Side of the Demob'' will be available from Flourish and Blotts on July 31st'.

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The 31st July is Rowling's birthday, this year marking her 49th year. Coincidently, she shares her birthday with the star of the show, Harry Potter; who is fifteen years younger.

The date is significant in that it's the anniversary of many keys events in the novels.

To name a few:

Hagrid arrives to collect Harry in the early hours of the morning, on his 11th birthday (1991)

Harry's first trip to Diagon Alley (1991)

Quirinus Quirrell attempts to steal from Gringotts Bank but the Philosopher's Stone has already been collected (1991)

Dobby warns Harry not to return to Hogwarts (stubborn Harry goes anyway), after trying to make it seem like his friends didn't like him (1992)

At a family meal, Harry loses his temper and accidentally blows Aunt Marge up like a balloon (1993)

Igor Karkaroff is found dead, killed by the Death Eaters that he betrayed (1996)

Ginny gives Harry a birthday kiss (1997)

Dumbledore's Will is read to Harry, Ron and Hermione by Rufus Scrimgeour (1997)

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What if Rowling actually does publish/announce something on this date?

It would be fitting, after all, as LeakyCon is held on that day. For those new to the world of Harry Potter, LeakyCon is the national day for the celebration of our Nerd-dom. It's like ComicCon, but possibly slightly better.

Potterheads have come up with a couple of plausible new stories.

The Obvious Route. Harry Potter is now an Auror, a highly trained Department of Magical Law Enforcement Officer whose main job is to track down and capture any Dark Wizards.

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A further explanation of the work performed by Aurors would make a great story, with tales based around Potter and his crew tracking down the few remaining Dark Wizards.

Or perhaps the rise of a new Dark Wizard. Let's face it, He-Who-Can-Now-Be-Named died 16 years ago- someone has to have filled his robes...or at least tried.

Trouble with the Kids. James Sirius Potter has just met Victor Krum, the world-renown seeker. If he's anything like his father and his grandfather, he'll love Quidditch and probably play for Gryffindor. What if James went to play for England or to be trained by Krum?

Albus Severus Potter is the godson of Neville Longbottom who, according to the mini-series recently released, is now a professor of Herbology at Hogwarts. If his brother went away to study under Victor Krum, Albus might find his roots in Herbology.

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He's also quite shy, almost an opposite to his boisterous brother, which could lead to him quietly becoming evil... perhaps he will rise as the new Dark Lord, studying the Defence Against the Dark Arts in order to know how to counter-counter-attack the Ministry of Magic's counter-attacks.

Lily Luna Potter is too young, as far as we can tell, to be at Hogwarts; but what if she were stolen by a Dark Wizard? He'd have some nerve and probably die but having one of Harry's children raised to be evil would be pretty epic. Or disastrous. Or both. But then again Harry has probably had Hermione cast a tracking spell on all the children.

However: only time will tell. With any luck, the UK's biggest fandom will prove themselves correct, and we will be looking at a new saga of Harry Potter tales to read this winter.