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Rowling's masquerade ball helps raise cash for MS

  March 20, 2006 at 11:16 AM ET
  Geri     HPANA (via Various)
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Harry Potter author, JK Rowling, patron of the MS Society of Scotland held a masked ball at Stirling Castle on Friday night and helped raise £200,000 ($351,060) from the event.

The ball included an auction with a diamond necklace donated by the author, a chance to become a hero or villain in Ian Rankin's next Rebus novel and a treasure hunt, with the clues written by Rowling. Among the many guests to attend was actor Robbie Coltrane.

You can view 3 pictures of the event here courtesy of WireImage and thanks to everyone who wrote in about the event.