A Glimpse of Someone New
- flowry28
- Mar 25
- 2 min read
When my daughter's became a big sister, and once my son was old enough, they would play outside all the time together in our garden. She would speak of the fairy that lived behind the door in our fence and leave notes for her, which were magically answered overnight.
As I watched my children play and the fun they had writing and receiving letters from Pip, our fairy, a story began to grow in my mind with two very different main characters. One strong and determined, the other arriving a little more quietly. Not with certainty, or bold belief in what he was hearing, but with questions. With hesitation, and that small, familiar voice that wonders, is this real?
Harris was always going to be part of this story, with a strong imagination and scientific thinking. He isn't the one who leads the way straight into magic, but as the one who pauses at the edge of it. The one who isn’t quite sure. The one who wants to believe, but isn’t ready to say it out loud yet.
In these early sketches, there’s something beautifully simple about him. Unfinished, in a way that feels honest, because Harris is still figuring things out. Still learning where he stands, and still deciding whether he dares to step forward or stay safely where things make sense.
For me, Harris brings something this story needed and where the most magic lies. Not in the instant belief, but in the real feeling, because not every child starts with confidence. Some need to question first, to test, or watch, and to quietly wonder before they begin to trust what they feel inside.
If you’d like to be part of Harris's journey as he grows, with more of his world still to be revealed before his autumn release, I share little glimpses and gentle updates through my newsletter:
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