JK Rowling Donates £1 Million to Homeless and Domestic Violence Charities

JK Rowling, creator of the Harry Potter universe, announced on Twitter that she is donating £1 million to charities protecting and supporting vulnerable people during the COVID19 viral pandemic lockdown.

£500k will go to Crisis in aid of homeless people, and the other £500k will go to Refuge to support victims of domestic abuse.

Rowling’s announcement of the donations arrived on #HarryPotterDay on Twitter where she marked the day famous to all Potter fans with a serious of tweets, and her announcement.

The day marks a special day in the Harry Potter universe.

On Twitter, Rowling said:

“Today’s the 22nd anniversary of the Battle of Hogwarts, but I am going to be honest and say that it feels inappropriate to talk about fictional deaths.

“Too many people are losing loved ones in the real world.”

Today's the 22nd anniversary of the Battle of Hogwarts, but I'm going to be honest and say that it feels inappropriate to talk about fictional deaths today. Too many people are losing loved ones in the real world. 1/4
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) May 2, 2020

So on this anniversary of a great wizarding victory, I'm thinking of the people who're out there doing their jobs to protect us and our way of life. I have 3 key workers in my immediate family, and like all such relatives, I'm torn between pride and anxiety. 2/4
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) May 2, 2020

As ever in a crisis of this sort, the poorest and most vulnerable are hit hardest, so in honour of the Battle of Hogwarts, I'll be making a donation of £1m, half of which will go to https://t.co/Lul8tbTzeI, who're helping the homeless during the pandemic
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— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) May 2, 2020

and half of which will go to https://t.co/5QOSZy1xob, because we know that domestic abuse has, sadly, increased hugely during the lockdown. 4/4
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) May 2, 2020