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| Rowling completes Potter spin-off | Rowling completes Potter spin-off |
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| Author JK Rowling has completed a set of handwritten fairytales which were mentioned in her last book, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. | Author JK Rowling has completed a set of handwritten fairytales which were mentioned in her last book, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. |
| There will be just seven volumes of The Tales of Beedle the Bard and they will not be published. | There will be just seven volumes of The Tales of Beedle the Bard and they will not be published.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. | 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. | She said the books were a "wonderful way" to say goodbye to Potter. |
| The fairytales, which were illustrated by Rowling herself, are the first works she has written since the Potter novel was published in July. | 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 a book the Potter character, Dumbledore, left to Hermione. | The Tales of Beedle the Bard was a book the Potter character, Dumbledore, left to Hermione. |
| The book will be auctioned at Sotheby's in London in December with a starting price of £30,000, although it is expected to sell for a lot more. | The book will be auctioned at Sotheby's in London in December with a starting price of £30,000, although it is expected to sell for a lot more. |
| Harry Potter book sales already stood at 325 million copies even before the seventh novel came out - it broke records on both sides of the Atlantic by selling 11 million copies in 24 hours. | Harry Potter book sales already stood at 325 million copies even before the seventh novel came out - it broke records on both sides of the Atlantic by selling 11 million copies in 24 hours. |
| It was published simultaneously in more than 90 countries. | It was published simultaneously in more than 90 countries. |