JK Rowling has reportedly secretly bought her childhood house that inspired parts of the Harry Potter series. The author lived in Church Cottage in Tutshill, Gloustershire between the ages of nine and 18, and bought it way back in 2011, when it went back on the market.
She paid about £400,000 for the house, according to the BBC, with Land Registry records showing that Edinburgh-based Caernarfon Lettings Ltd bought the house.
Joanne’s husband, Neil Murray, is listed as a director for the company. The cottage and village are thought to have inspired parts of Harry Potter, including having a minor shout-out with the naming of the Tutshill Tornadoes quidditch team.