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The Harry Potter author is keen to help orphans, a cause close to almost every parent's heart, and she's putting some serious money into it, too. Rowling's newest title, The Tales Of Beedle The Bard, which is a spin-off from the Harry Potter series, is sure to make a ton of money. Rowling is counting on it, as she hopes to earn $30 million in sales from the book to fund a charity close to her heart--The Children's High Level Group, which provides for children orphaned in Europe.
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11-20-2008 @ 1:27PM
Catherine said...Beedle the Bard is like the Shakespeare of the wizard world... His stories are referred to in most of the Harry Potter books, & one of them in particular plays a huge role in the plot of Book 7.
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