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J.K. Rowling was awarded the Edinburgh Award in 2008. The Edinburgh Award is an annual award presented by the City of Edinburgh Council to an individual born or resident in the city. The handprints sit outside the Edinburgh City Chambers. Rowling's…

J.K. Rowling moved to Porto, Portugal to teach English after attending University. Livraria Lello bookstore is rumored to have inspired Rowling's depiction of Flourish and Blott's book store in Diagon Alley and Hogwarts library and magical…

Victoria Street in Edinburgh Scotland is said to have been the inspiration for Diagon Alley. Author J.K. Rowling wrote many of the Harry Potter books while living in Edinbugh.

Greyfriar's Kirkyard in Edinburgh is near several of the coffeeshops that J.K. Rowling frequented as she wrote the Harry Potter book series. Several of the tombstones within the kirkyard feature similar names to characters in the books, such as…

J.K. Rowling visited the Elephant House Cafe while writing "Harry Potter and the Sorcerers (Philosophers) Stone". The Elephant House has become one of the most popular Harry Potter sites in Edinburgh. It is situated near Greyfriar's Kirkyard, another…

J.K. Rowling frequently visited Nicolson’s Cafe while writing "Harry Potter and the Sorcerers (Philosophers) Stone". She was a single mother without much money and was able to spend time writing in the cafe for just the price of a cup of tea or…