What is the name of J.K. Rowling’s 2008 Harry Potter charity companion book about wizarding tales?

J.K. Rowling’s 2008 Harry Potter charity companion book about wizarding tales is The Tales of Beedle the Bard. It is presented as a collection of five fictional fairy tales from the wizarding world.

The book is especially important within Harry Potter because Albus Dumbledore leaves Hermione Granger a copy of it in his will. The tale “The Tale of the Three Brothers” contains the legend of the Deathly Hallows, making the collection directly relevant to the final novel’s mythology.

Rowling wrote and illustrated the original edition. The book was published in December 2008, after the seven main novels had been completed. Proceeds from the original publication supported the Children’s High Level Group, the charity later known as Lumos.

It is often confused with two other companion books: Quidditch Through the Ages and Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. Those works resemble Hogwarts reference books, while Beedle’s book is a collection of stories and moral tales.