We all knew this had to happen eventually, right? The Tales of Beedle the Bard, a collection of tales about the Potter universe written and illustrated by J.K. Rowling, was formerly relegated to a limited seven-copy run for charity. But now, it’ll be available to everyone.

Rowling commented in a statement: “There was understandable disappointment among Harry Potter fans when only one copy of The Tales of Beedle the Bard was offered to the public last December. I am therefore delighted to announce that, thanks to the generous support of Bloomsbury, Scholastic and Amazon (who bought the handwritten copy at auction)—and with the blessing of the wonderful people who own the other six original books—The Tales of Beedle the Bard will now be widely available to all Harry Potter fans…. The new edition will include the Tales themselves, translated from the original runes by Hermione Granger, and with illustrations by me, but also notes by Professor Albus Dumbledore, which appear by generous permission of the Hogwarts Headmasters’ Archive.”

Amazon, always on top of things, already has it up for sale.

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