J.K. Rowling has bought a house in the small village of Tutshill in southwest England, however, it’s not just any house, it’s her childhood home — the one which helped inspire various elements of much-beloved Harry Potter franchise.
Though this information may be new to some of her fans, the world-renowned novelist actually bought the property, called “Church Cottage,” nine years ago, under her husband’s name (Neil Murray), according to the BBC.
That’s right, by using her married name, the author quietly purchased the quaint and gothic home back in 2011 after it was put on the housing market by the man who originally purchased it from the Rowling family back in 1995.
Between the ages of nine and 18, the 54-year-old author resided in the Gloucestershire county home with her parents, Anne and Peter, and her sister Dianne, before she moved away to Paris, France, for post-secondary education.
The news came to light on Tuesday after a local U.K. tabloid, Gloucestershire Live, reported that Rowling is now renovating her secret Forest of Dean district home — which is considered a historic building in England.
As well as that, Rowling subtly named one of the Quidditch teams in the series after the small village in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix “the Tutshill Tornadoes.”
The Church Cottage property was purchased from BBC producer Julian Mercer for £400,000 — which at the time, equated to about US$505,000 according to Forbes.
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