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The Harry Potter Encyclopedia, also called the Scottish Book, is a planned guidebook by J. K. Rowling as the authoritive directory of all the creatures, characters, places, and other elements that comprise the Harry Potter universe, containing mostly un-published notes, letters, drawings, etc.

PublicationEdit

In a (somewhat) recent interview with PotterCast, Rowling revealed she definitely intends to write the encyclopedia, but wished not to rush the process.

In court testimony in April 2008 (regarding grounds of copyright infringement) Rowling stated that she had 'recently' begun working on the project.^[1]

On 4 September, 2009, the Leaky Cauldron website reported that Rowling's fellow author, friend, and neighbor, Ian Rankin, mentioned in a BBC interview that Rowling had been "making family trees of all her characters", presumably for the encyclopedia.^[2]

On 13 April, 2012, she confirmed that she had started work on the project, and that all royalties made from the project would be donated to charity.^[3]

ContentsEdit

Among the subjects covered will be the method of creating a Horcrux, the manner in which Peter Pettigrew gave Lord Voldemort a rudimentary body, and the reasons for Florean Fortescue's murder.^[4]

Behind the scenesEdit

• J. K. Rowling's calling it "The Scottish Book" is probably a reference to the way the play Macbeth is called "The Scottish Play".

Notes and referencesEdit

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J.K._Rowling#Subsequent_writing