More Stories in the Potterverse

Posted on November 1, 2007

J.K. Rowling has written a series of wizard fairy tales set in the world of Harry Potter. There are only seven copies of the handwritten book called The Tales of Beedle the Bard. One will be auctioned for charity, the rest she will give as presents.

There will be just seven volumes of The Tales of Beedle the Bard and they will not be published. One copy will be auctioned to raise money for her charity, The Children's Voice, and the author will give away the rest of them. She said the books were a "wonderful way" to say goodbye to Potter. "People kept saying to me 'you'll be glad to have a break from writing', when of course I wasn't taking a break at all," added the writer.

"I was literally writing out - as these are handwritten books - these new stories which has been a wonderful way to say goodbye. It's like coming up from a deep dive." The fairytales, which were illustrated by Rowling herself, are the first works she has written since the Potter novel was published in July. The Tales of Beedle the Bard was left to Potter character Hermione by Hogwarts school headmaster Dumbledore.

Surely she will relent and make the stories available to readers? Because Potter fans aren't going to ignore the fact that there are new stories set in the Potterverse. They'll do whatever it takes to get a copy.

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