But her imagination is now getting even more real now that the wizarding world of harry potter theme park just. Because its intensely irritating, rarely adds anything to the original text, and frequently comes off as rowling desperately trying to keep herself relevant. Rowling published three more books under the pen name robert galbraith. The first manuscript of harry potter and the philosophers stone was produced by rowling while sitting in small cafes around edinburgh. Rowling later made canon that werent in the books 15 harry didnt name a son remus out of respect for teddys future child. When the names of harrys children were revealed, fans revolted at the. If you, like me, have been on the internet pretty much constantly since 2007, you will have noticed an uptick in the amount of extraneous harry potter information that j. The bestselling british author made the announcement on her website on. Facts about harry potter that every fan should know insider. In october 2007 she stated that her future work was unlikely to be in the fantasy genre.
Jk rowling reveals there was more than one harry potter. Still, we should be happy that fantastic beasts 3 is on the way and that j. Rowling s bouts of depression inspired her to create the dementors in the harry potter series. Rowling published her harry potter series, she was a single mom on welfare. K rowling announces there are 3 new harry potter books coming this september. However, in the years since, rowling has gotten, for lack of a better word, bored. The bestselling british author made the announcement on her website on wednesday, august 17. The novels chronicle the lives of a young wizard, harry potter, and his friends hermione granger and ron weasley, all of whom are students at hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry. Any sort of tidbit about lore or history from the books was eagerly devoured by the series fans. The fact that rickman knew more about his character than anyone else made for an. Rowling knows the rumors that are out there and where they come from. Alison oliver is the authorillustrator of moon and the illustrator of more than 30 babylit board books, including, most recently, anne of green gables. She arrived in edinburgh in 1993 with three chapters of harry potter and the.
Rowling penned two sidekick books to complement the harry potter. Harry potter is a series of fantasy novels written by british author j. Rowling, creator of the fantasy adventure world of harry potter and his friends, turns 50 on july 31, 2015. Harry potter author jk rowling has launched an online potter hub to keep children educated and. Rowlings series may have been published back in 2007, but that hasnt stopped her from dropping a. What clues were left by rowling in the harry potter books which pointed toward the fact. The life of this author of one of the bestselling book series in history is itself. London harry potter really is the gift that keeps on giving. We have put together a jk rowling quiz to see how much you know about her. The 3rd book, harry potter and the prisoner of azkaban was also a huge success for j. Rowling is about to release 3 new harry potter books.
The author who gave us the harry potter universe and let our imaginations run wild. She seems pretty tight with steve kloves, who wrote the scripts for every film. She is best known for writing the harry potter fantasy series, which has won multiple awards and sold more than 500 million copies, becoming the best selling. Rowling has lately decided to grace andor burden us with. Rowling were to write new harry potter books years from now, what. After a number of rejections, rowling finally sold her first book, harry potter and the philosophers. If you want to see the true measure of a man, watch how he treats his inferiors, not his equals. In a series of interviews over the years, the author has revealed the future of the harry potter characters. Rowling seriously considered killing off one of the core characters in the harry potter series, and the reason why is much more sinister than.
She is also authorillustrator of a forthcoming be bold, baby board book series, featuring biographies of strong, inspiring women. While the sales of her harry potter books represent some of her most successful projects to date, she has produced bestseller after bestseller since the finale of her instant classic. Rowling had begun writing the harry potter books when she was pregnant the first time. Rowlings harry potter manuscript was rejected 12 times. K rowling continues to add more weird facts to the canon.
Harry potter has been one of the most successful novelfilm franchises in history and it single handedly turned its author j. Rowling has stated her mother was a big influence on the harry potter series. Rowling is the author of the muchloved series of seven harry potter novels, originally published between 1997 and 2007. Rowling, and learn more about the author of the harry potter book series. Ever since the publication of her seventh hogwarts novel, harry potter and. From the sorting hat to wand woods, the marauders map and more. It started as a book and snowballed into a major movie franchise that fans will be watching for decades to come. In fact, over the past year, fans have speculated and rumors have. There have been 8 harry potter films, the first one being harry potter and the philosophers stone, produced in 2001. The real stories behind that alleged harry potter book and other. Rowling is the creator of the harry potter fantasy series, one of the most.
It was three weeks later, so i was in the film for around three weeks and then they cut me out. If she doesnt have a middle name, why didnt we all read harry. Rowlings mother, who had multiple sclerosis, died in 1990, after which rowling suffered a period of depression. She would use the experience to characterize the harry potters dementors. Jk rowlings harry potter booksturnedmovies are a cultural phenomenon.
The frightening dementors in the harry potter books were created to reflect her period of clinical depression. The first manuscript of harry potter and the philosophers stone was produced. Joanne grew up surrounded by books as her mum and dad loved reading she says, i lived. She then had success with the second installment of harry potter, harry potter and the chamber of secrets.
The authors real name is joanne rowling, but she refers to herself as jo. Bored without having to commit to a seemingly endless series of books anymore. Rowling is set to release three more harry potter books. She had an active hand in writing them, as i understand it. Jk rowling is the reason why we have the incredible harry potter universe. However, as the books released and time went on, rowlings lore drops began to be more and more outlandish. Rowling has said it is unlikely she will write any more books in the harry potter series. K rowling announces there are 3 new harry potter books coming. The main story arc concerns harrys struggle against lord voldemort, a dark. After 7 successful novels and 8 films of similar success, harry potter has left a huge mark in the media world, creating one of the largest fandoms to ever walk the earth. Rowling may have finished the harry potter books a long time ago. Rowling later made canon that werent in the books from dumbledores sexuality to hatstalls, relations, fantheories and more, j k rowling made a. Rowling claims that her wizarding world is purely imaginary and she doesnt believe in the kind of magic found in her books. The 4th book was released on july 8th 2000, and has been one of the eagerly anticipated books of the year.
The 7 books featuring harry have sold over 450 million copies around the world. Rowling birth date july 31, 1965 age 54 did you know. Rowling suffered clinical depression which lead to dementors. Along with the three companion books written for charity, the series has sold over 500 million copies, been translated into 80 languages, and made into eight blockbuster films. Rowling worked through the ideas of the seven books of harry potter, mostly on scraps of paper. She was born on 31st july 1965 in a town called yate in gloucestershire, england. While i am sure rabbit was an instant success, the harry potter series would take a little longer to bring to life. Jk rowling almost killed off ron weasley in the harry. Rowling was awarded an obe by the her royal highness queen elizabeth ii for. Even more impressive, rowling was able to produce harry potter as both a successful book franchise and a successful movie franchise, which is hard to pull off. Pottermore presents sounds like the best thing ever.
Will jk rowling write another harry potter book in her lifetime. Here are some magical facts about the one and only j. Her confirmation that anthony goldstein is a jewish wizard 1, for instance, adds virtu. Why are so many people upset that jk rowling keeps adding. Rowling was revealed to the press by a friend of one her lawyers, but not before robert galbraith sold 8,500 copies of the books and received two offers from television production companies. Here are some interesting facts about the harry potter series that even the biggest. But, rowling knows how to jolt us out from our socalled concrete understanding of the magical universe. Joanne rowling the girl who grew up to write harry potter. Here are five more fun things you likely to have yet learnt about this incredible author and her journey though the united kingdom. Harry potter and the cursed child, a script for a west end stage play set in the harry potter universe, was the highestselling print book of 2016 by more than 3.
Rowling has lived rags to riches life story, state benefits to being a multimillionaire. Some of this information is very cool and interesting. In 2007 jk rowling was runner up for time magazines person of the year. Rowling has revealed about harry potter on twitter. But that being said, theres of course going to be things that get missed out. Probably the most famous author in the world, rowling was the first author to become a billionaire. Rowling is of course the infamous english author, who wrote the harry potter series of books i still prefer enid blyton. Rowling is about to release 3 new harry potter books j. It is almost 20 years since jk rowling first bewitched the world with harry potter, yet the author continues to excite fans by revealing small details from the magical universe. Her mind is what brought harry and the other incredible characters to life. The idea for the harry potter series came whilst she was stuck on a delayed train from manchester to london in 1990. Jk rowling quiz 2020 test your knowledge potter quizzes. On top of the harry potter series, jk rowling has written a few supplemental books that tie in to the harry potter.
This time, rowling wanted to take her writing persona away from being j. Harry potter is a fictional character created by the british author j. Rowlings 10 bestselling books, and how many copies they sold. Jk rowling harry potter 10 inspiring facts and quotes.
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