With Harry Potter set to return with a Max Originl television series for each of the famous books about the boy wizard, we’ve taken a look at the Edinburgh locations linked to the record-breaking series of novels.
Author JK Rowling’s books have inspired millions of people since she released the first of a series of seven books, with Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone having been published in 1997. The books then went on to spawn the highly successful film franchise.
The Edinburgh-based writer, who has lived here since 1993, was believed to have been inspired by locations across the city and began writing about ‘the boy who lived’ in the Capital’s cafes. Here are just some of the Edinburgh locations that have been linked to Harry Potter, where visitors young and old visit to discover Rowling’s inspirations for the world she created for the iconic young wizard.
9. The JK Rowling Suite at The Balmoral Hotel.
Although JK Rowling initially undertook her writing in the humble surroundings of Edinburgh's cafés, she completed the last scenes of her final book, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows in one of the hotel's grandest suites, Room 552. The suite, renamed ‘The JK Rowling Suite’ in her honour, has an owl door knocker and contains her writing desk as well as a marble bust of Hermes, the Greek god of travel, which is signed by the author. Photo: Contributed
10. Greyfriars Kirkyard
It is believed that JK Rowling used some of the names on the tombs at Greyfriars Kirkyard for inspiration for the books’ leading characters - keep an eye open for Robert Potter, William McGonagall, Elizabeth Moodie and Margaret Louisa Scrymgeour Wedderburn. Photo: sub