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After only three weeks and massive interest from around the world, the home where J.K. Rowling crafted a piece of literary history has been whisked off the market for more than $3.6 million. 

 

The 47-year-old author and her family lived in the eight-bedroom mansion from 1999 to 2009, having purchased the Edinburgh abode a short time after the first Harry Potter novel took the world by storm. Besides some gorgeous gardens and very old original cornices and fireplaces, the property also comes complete with a detached office where Rowling wrote four of her later books. 

 

According to the listing agent, the sale of the house for more than its asking price was a bright spot in what's a slumping Scottish housing market — and more proof of Rowling's magical appeal. 

 

“To be honest, it was a refreshing change to the normal house," selling agent James Whitson told the Scotsman. There was a bit of 
magic involved, which was quite fun to deal with."

 

While Rowling owns several properties around the world (and with a growing fortune of more than $900 million, why not?), her main residence is still in Edinburgh at an even older million-dollar mansion. Much to the delight of fans everywhere, she received planning permission this past July to build a massive $230,000 treehouse structure for her children on the property. As I wrote then: 

 

 

Earlier this year, the childhood home where Rowling lived until she was 19 was sold for somewhere near its $640,000 asking price. Besides its Hogwarts-like architecture and gorgeous gardens, the home also included a cupboard under the stairs — just like the one Harry Potter was forced to sleep in.

 

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