Rowling is offering free audiobooks and ebooks to the first novel, harry potter and the philosophers stone, throughout april. Rowling updates the series with new information and insight, and a pentalogy. Rowling announced harry potter at home, a brandnew harry potter website. Rowling made a substantial donation for research into the treatment of multiple sclerosis at a center named after her late mother. Original harry potter actors evanna lynch, bonnie wright, jason isaacs and warwick davis are also featured. The site offers character outlines, reading guides, bookthemed. Rowling creates new harry potter site for coronavirus.
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K rowling s character won the hearts of readers throughout the seven book instalments. Harry potter has been named the most inspirational childrens book character. Rowling has given fans an update on the beloved wizard in new writing published to her website pottermore in. Jk rowling has launched an online harry potter project to help ease boredom and bring us some magic while were all staying at home. Rowling s tales of beedle the bard audio book stars jude law, other harry potter alums.