Amazon.com has posted on their site today that they purchased JK Rowlings book Tales of Beedle the Bard at Sotheby’s auction of the book! They have pictures, are answering questions and also post this little note:

We’re incredibly excited to announce that Amazon has purchased J.K. Rowling’s The Tales of Beedle the Bard at an auction held by Sotheby’s in London. The book of five wizarding fairy tales, referenced in the last book of the Harry Potter series, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, is one of only seven handmade copies in existence. The purchase price was £1,950,000, and Ms. Rowling is donating the proceeds to The Children’s Voice campaign, a charity she co-founded to help improve the lives of institutionalized children across Europe.

The Tales of Beedle the Bard is extensively illustrated and handwritten by the bard herself–all 157 pages of it. It’s bound in brown Moroccan leather and embellished with five hand-chased hallmarked sterling silver ornaments and mounted moonstones.

You can also see another video HERE!

You can now watch a new VIDEO interview with JKR. In it she discusses what she may do next.

Enjoy!

Hey guys,
I just made a Facebook fan page for Magical-Menagerie so we can use that instead of the old group I had made. So go here to join:

Magical-Menagerie Fan Page

If you don’t want to join thats okay, but I would appreciate it if you enjoy the site!

Tales of the Beedle the Bard sold for £1,950,000 ($3,980,128.89) this morning at auction. The buyer was Hazlitt, Gooden & Fox. JK watched the event online and said:

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.

A new behind the scenes video has surfaced online. The video is of David Yates and Stuart Craig talking about how they designed the set for the Ministry of Magic.  View the video HERE!

Thanks UHP!

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix has been nominated for a Broadcast Film Critics Association award. It is in the category of Family Film (live action). The movie is competing against August Rush, The Golden Compass, Enchanted, and Hairspray. The award ceremony will be aired live on VH1 on January 7th, 2008.

Congrats OotP!