Reading 'Deathly Hallows' in the temple of J.K. Rowling
Posted: Monday, July 23, 2007 3:33 PM by Jen Brown
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(From Jen Brown, TODAYShow.com)
I was so engrossed in “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows” that I didn’t notice the young woman who had approached me until she pointed to my book and asked if it was the new Harry Potter.
I nodded.
“Ahh, I see you have come to the temple to read it,” she said.
J.K. Rowling actually wrote a big part of “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone” on the second floor of this building located in Edinburgh, Scotland, right in the heart of Edinburgh University. Back then it was Nicholson’s Café; it has since been converted into a Chinese restaurant (below).
The ground floor is now occupied by the Black Medicine Coffee Co., frequented by students and tourists. While it is not the exact seat while Rowling sat writing out her novel in long hand with her baby girl sleeping beside her, I certainly enjoyed looking up from the “Deathly Hallows” and knowing Rowling must have been looking at a similar scene where she laid the foundations for this series’ finale over 12 years ago.
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