Which J.K. Rowling book is presented as a collection of five wizarding fairy tales?

The Tales of Beedle the Bard is J.K. Rowling’s book presented as a collection of five wizarding fairy tales.

The stories are “The Wizard and the Hopping Pot,” “The Fountain of Fair Fortune,” “The Warlock’s Hairy Heart,” “Babbitty Rabbitty and Her Cackling Stump,” and “The Tale of the Three Brothers.” The final story is particularly important because it explains the legend of the Deathly Hallows in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.

Within the fictional world, the tales are attributed to Beedle the Bard, a medieval wizard. Rowling’s published edition includes commentary attributed to Albus Dumbledore, with notes edited by Hermione Granger. The real book was published in 2007, and proceeds from the original charity edition supported the Children’s High Level Group, now associated with Lumos.