Which J.K. Rowling book was presented as a collection of fairy tales in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows?

The Tales of Beedle the Bard is the fairy-tale collection presented in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.

In the final Harry Potter novel, Albus Dumbledore leaves Hermione Granger a copy of Beedle the Bard’s tales. The collection contains five stories, including “The Tale of the Three Brothers,” which explains the legendary origin of the Elder Wand, Resurrection Stone, and Invisibility Cloak.

Rowling later published the collection as a real companion book in 2007. Its framing material includes commentary attributed to Dumbledore, while notes from Hermione and a foreword connect the fictional collection with the wider wizarding world.

It is distinct from Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them and Quidditch Through the Ages, the other two Hogwarts library-style companion works originally published for charity. Beedle is specifically a book of wizarding fairy tales.