JK Rowling, the creator and author of the Harry Potter series of children's books, received an honorary degree from Edinburgh University today.
Rowling has written a lot of her work in the Scottish capital where she lives with her husband and two children.
She also completed a teacher-training course in 1996 at the university's Moray House - the same year that she received an offer of publication for the first Harry Potter book.
The author collected the degree of doctor honoris causa, which is one of the university's highest accolades.
Rowling said: "Receiving this honorary degree is a particular pleasure. To receive such a tribute from the city I now call home, and to be in such distinguished company, means a lot to me."
