'Too many are losing loved ones in the real world': J.K. Rowling donates £1million to help the homeless and domestic abuse victims on the 22nd anniversary of the Battle of Hogwarts

J.K. Rowling has donated £1million to help the homeless and domestic abuse victims. 

The Harry Potter author, 54, took to Twitter on Saturday to make the announcement, which she thought was fitting on the 22nd anniversary of the Battle of Hogwarts. 

Jo said she felt it was 'inappropriate to talk about fictional deaths' when 'too many people are losing loved ones in the real world'. 

Generous: J.K. Rowling has donated £1million to help the homeless and domestic abuse victims (pictured in 2018) 

J.K. said with three key workers in her immediate family, she feels torn between 'pride and anxiety', as like the wizarding world we are faced with our own battle against coronavirus. 

In the announcement, the author said she was dividing the money between two charities; Crisis, which helps homeless people and Refuge, a domestic abuse charity to help victims.    

J.K. wrote: '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. 

Hard-hitting: Jo said she felt it was 'inappropriate to talk about fictional deaths' when 'too many people are losing loved ones in the real world'

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

'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.

'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 crisis.org.uk, who're helping the homeless during the pandemic and half of which will go to refuge.org.uk, because we know that domestic abuse has, sadly, increased hugely during the lockdown.'

In response to her generosity, Refuge tweeted: 'This is wonderful news – and comes at a time when we have seen calls to our already overwhelmed helpline increase by 50% during Covid-19.

'Our huge thanks, JK Rowling – your support will underpin our frontline specialist services and enable us to reach more abused women who need us.'

Meanwhile, Jon Sparkes, chief executive of Crisis, told The Guardian: 'We are overwhelmed to have the support of JK Rowling and we'd like to say a huge thank you for her incredibly generous donation. 

'People experiencing homelessness during the outbreak have been hit especially hard.  

'The money donated by JK Rowling will go towards our frontline response to the pandemic, helping us to carry on supporting people who are homeless across Great Britain at this very difficult time. Together we can protect more people from the worst effects of the outbreak and make sure they are safely housed when it is over.' 

J.K. Rowling is estimated to have a net worth of £700million. 

The Battle of Hogwarts is a significant date to announce the donation as it is the final conflict of the Second Wizarding War. 

It took place in the early hours of 2 May, 1998, within the castle and on the grounds of Hogwarts School Of Witchcraft And Wizardry in the mountainous region of Scotland. 

The battle ended with a decisive victory for the Order and Dumbledore's Army, but it was the most devastating battle of the war, with many casualties. 

On Saturday, England and Wales announced 414 more coronavirus deaths, taking Britain's official fatality toll to 27,594.

NHS England confirmed another 370 COVID-19 victims in hospitals. But the number of deaths elsewhere in the community has yet to be revealed.

Patients in England were aged between 38 and 100 years old, and 25 of them had no known underlying health conditions.