Chapters
Artwork Books and Writing Healing Legends and Lore Magical Devices and Items Muggles Wizarding Culture

The Fountain of Fair Fortune

High on a hill in an enchanted garden, enclosed by tall walls and protected by strong magic, flowed the Fountain of Fair Fortune.
-- opening lines of "The Fountain of Fair Fortune"

FFF: The Fountain of Fair Fortune

“The Fountain of Fair Fortune” is a wizarding world fairy tale, part of the collection Tales of Beedle the Bard. In the story, three witches and a hapless knight are on a quest to find the Fountain of Fair Fortune in its enchanted garden. Once a year, one unfortunate person is given the chance to find the Fountain and bathe in it, thereby gaining good fortune forever. The four travelers decide to help each other on through the garden and discover along the way that in doing so they help each one overcome their unfortunate circumstances. They leave the garden happily together.

Interesting facts and notes

Jo's comments about the story:

'"Fountain of Fair Fortune" is my favorite one, and that's really about the qualities you need to achieve your heart's desire, and the moral being that magic ultimately is not the best weapon.'  (PC/JKR1)

Other Canon Notes

Characters:

  • Asha
  • Altheda
  • Amata
  • Sir Luckless

Items and other details:

  • The Fountain of Fair Fortune
  • garden protected by strong magic
  • Creepers
  • gigantic white worm

Characters Introduced
TBB — The Fountain of Fair Fortune
Author
Abbreviation FFF: The Fountain of Fair Fortune
Canonicity Primary Canon
Related Entries

Commentary

Related images:

Pensieve (Comments)

Tags: anger darkness flower fruit garden happiness old pain proof protection screaming treasure

Editors: and

Timeline
The Harry Potter Canon
The Harry Potter novels • Other Potter books • Interviews • Other canon
Philosopher's Stone • Chamber of Secrets • Prisoner of Azkaban • Goblet of Fire • Order of the Phoenix • Half-Blood Prince • Deathly Hallows
About • 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17
About • 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18
About • 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22
About • 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 • 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37
About • 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 • 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38
About • 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 • 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30
About • 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 • 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • Epilogue
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them • Quidditch Through the Ages • The Tales of Beedle the Bard
About
About • 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • Epilogue
About • The Wizard and the Hopping Pot • The Fountain of Fair Fortune • The Warlock's Hairy Heart • Babbity Rabbity and her Cackling Stump • The Tale of the Three Brothers
Daily Prophet Newsletters • Rowling's original website • Pottermore • more
About • 1 • 2 • 3 • 4