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Every penny from the sale of the author's Harry Potter spin-off book, The Tales of Beedle the Bard, went to Rowling's Lumos charity, which aims to end the horrors suffered by children in institutions.

Harry Potter author JK Rowling has gifted almost £25 million of her fortune to help orphans and troubled children across Eastern Europe.

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