Last week
we told you about a set of Harry Potter books donated by J.K. Rowling to a charity fundraiser for an Edinburgh rugby club that had been burned down by vandals. The set of books
brought in more than double the expected amount, selling for £6,960 (nearly $14,000 U.S.).
According to Portobello Rugby Club president Iain Goodall:
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We lost everything in the fire. All the memorabilia since the club was formed in 1930 was lost. We only had two photographs remaining - one from 1931 and one from 1967. Every trophy, every plaque we had is gone.
I'm so delighted at this unexpected windfall that we've received, thanks to the generosity of JK Rowling. We'll use the money to enhance the club.
We're starting again, like a phoenix rising from the ashes.