哈利·波特真愛粉們可能要為這個消息感到興奮了。一本由JK羅琳親手書寫的哈利·波特故事下個月將在倫敦拍賣，出價達到了50萬英鎊。

　　The bejewelled copy of The Tales of Beedle the Bard could fetch up to 500,000 pounds when offered for sale at Sotheby's London next month.

　　在下個月倫敦索思比舉行的一場拍賣會上，這本鑲嵌著珠寶的《詩翁彼豆故事集（The Tales of Beedle the Bard）》將被開出50萬英鎊的高價。（注：《詩翁彼豆故事集》故事情節與《哈利·波特》系列緊密相關又獨立成篇。它是《哈利·波特與死亡圣器》中霍格沃茨魔法學校校長阿不思·鄧布利多留給赫敏·格蘭杰的一本書，包含幫助哈利和朋友打敗伏地魔的重要線索。）

　　Rowling originally gave it to Barry Cunningham, who accepted the first Harry Potter book for publication.

　　JK羅琳最初將這本書贈與了巴里·坎寧安，后者當時接受了哈利·波特系列第一本書的出版工作。

　　He now plans to sell it with her blessing and said he will donate some of the profits to her charity Lumos.

　　而現在巴里·坎寧安則計劃出售這本帶著羅琳祝福的書，他還表示說將把部分拍賣所得捐給慈善機構Lumos。

　　The Tales of Beedle the Bard was originally released in 2007 as a spin-off from the main Harry Potter series.

　　《詩翁彼豆故事集》最初發布于2007年，故事情節與《哈利·波特》系列緊密相關又獨立成篇。

　　Cunningham's copy includes illustrations drawn by Rowling as well as a personal inscription.

　　巴里·坎寧安的這本書里有羅琳親手繪制的插圖和題詞。

　　The author wrote: "To Barry, the man who thought an overlong novel about a boy wizard in glasses might just sell...THANK YOU".

　　羅琳在這本書中寫道：“贈與巴里--一個認為一本關于一個戴著眼鏡的小巫師的冗長小說能夠大賣的人。謝謝你！”

　　The book is bound in brown morocco leather and is adorned with semi-precious stones and a sterling silver mounted skull.

　　這本書外面蒙著棕色的摩洛哥皮革，封面裝飾著半寶石和純銀制的骷髏頭。

　　The editor, who now runs his own publishing house, played an instrumental role in launching Rowling's career as an international best-selling author.

　　巴里·坎寧安現在經營著自己的出版社，他在JK羅琳成為國際暢銷作家的過程中扮演了重要的角色。

　　The manuscript of the wizarding tales is one of only seven unique copies that exist.

　　這本魔法故事手稿是世界上僅有的7份獨一無二的手稿之一。

　　Six were personally produced by Rowling for friends while a seventh was made specifically for sale at auction. It was sold for 1.95m pounds in 2007.

　　其中六本是羅琳親手書寫的，用來贈與自己的朋友。而第七本則是專門用來拍賣的，2007年的時候那本手稿賣出了195萬英鎊的高價。