What is the title of J.K. Rowling's 2008 book that expands the Hogwarts library with wizarding folklore?
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The Tales of Beedle the Bard
J.K. Rowling's 2008 book that expands the Hogwarts library with wizarding folklore is The Tales of Beedle the Bard.
The book is presented as a collection of five fairy tales for young witches and wizards. It was published in December 2008, after appearing as a story collection connected with Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. The fictional translator is Albus Dumbledore, whose notes accompany the tales.
The best-known story is “The Tale of the Three Brothers,” which explains the origin of the Deathly Hallows: the Elder Wand, the Resurrection Stone, and the Cloak of Invisibility. Other stories include “The Fountain of Fair Fortune” and “The Warlock's Hairy Heart.”
Within the wizarding world, Beedle's tales are compared with Muggle fairy tales but are written for magical children. Rowling also created handwritten special editions, with proceeds supporting the charity Children's High Level Group, later renamed Lumos.