There is a very special charity auction underway, featuring the personal chair used by author J.K. Rowling when she wrote the first two Harry Potter novels in her flat in Scotland. The chair, first donated and sold at auction in 2002 for charity, has now been donated again by the former owner, this time in effort to help the Books Abroad charity which sends free school books to impoverished countries. As seen here on Ebay, the auction is open now until July 26, and includes some wonderful photos. The elaborately decorated chair comes with special authentication written by J.K. Rowling, written on a special Owl Post. Ananova reports:
Rowling wrote The Philosopher's Stone and Chamber of Secrets on the
chair in her Scottish council flat when she was a single mother,
surviving on benefits and struggling with depression.It has
been personalised by the author herself and features several painted
slogans including: "I wrote Harry Potter while sitting on this chair."
.. The letter explains that she was given four mismatched dining room
chairs in 1995 and, because it was the most comfortable, it was this
one that ended up at her desk in front of her typewriter.The author finishes off the letter with the comment: "My nostalgic side is sad to see you go but my back isn't."
JKR is so awesome :)
Like it would be so easy for her to keep all the important things from her HP-writing days. The chair that saw her create the Potterverse no way is just a chair and, I can totally see how she would be nostalgic about it. It’s really something that she gives things for charity and, things that mean a lot to her. It would be easy to give money to charitable foundations and things but, she gives stuff that matters to her which makes it way more special :)
Haha, that’s awesome. I’m glad she’s donating her stuff for charity – I don’t know if I would be able to part with my stuff. I hope it raises a lot of money for charity! :D
That is so sweet! How cool would it be if Stephainie Meyer did that? And for whoever wrote that article, its “Sorcerers Stone” not “Philosophers Stone”.
@dracosprincess – Actually you are wrong. Jo wrote Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone which was subsequently published by Bloomsbury in the UK. It was Scholastic who made the decision to change the title, for marketing purposes, with permission from Jo. It was a decision she later regretted.
JKR is so awesome :)
Like it would be so easy for her to keep all the important things from her HP-writing days. The chair that saw her create the Potterverse no way is just a chair and, I can totally see how she would be nostalgic about it. It’s really something that she gives things for charity and, things that mean a lot to her. It would be easy to give money to charitable foundations and things but, she gives stuff that matters to her which makes it way more special :)