Rowling finishes fairytale Potter spin-off

JK Rowling has finished writing The Tales of Beedle the Bard, her fairytale spin-off from Harry Potter.

The stories, which are given to the character Hermione Granger in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, will not be published.

There are seven volumes of the tales and they have all been handwritten by the author. Rowling plans to sell one copy at auction to raise money for The Children's Voice charity and will give the rest away.

Talking about the books, she said: "People kept saying to me 'you'll be glad to have a break from writing', when of course I wasn't taking a break at all.

"I was literally writing out - as these are handwritten books - these new stories, which has been a wonderful way to say goodbye."