“Beedle the Bard” Sells For Nearly Two Million Pounds

On the 1st of November, we told you that J.K. Rowling has written Tales of Beedle the Bard for a charity auction to be held by Sotheby’s. The auction was held today in London, and the book was auctioned off for £1,950,000 ($3.98 million)! From CBBC Newsround:

The “Harry Potter” creator, who watched the auction live on the internet, told Newsround that she was “stunned and ecstatic” at the news.

J.K. hand wrote the jewel-encrusted volumes of short stories and gave six of them to her friends who had helped and supported her while she wrote the seven “Potter” books.

She told Newsround: “I’m stunned and ecstatic. This will mean so much to the children desperately in need of help. It means Christmas has come early for me.”

You can read more over at CBBC Newsround. Thanks to everyone who e-mailed with the tip!