J. K. Rowling
![]() | This page uses content fromWikipedia. The original article was atJ. K. Rowling. The list of authors can be seen in thepage history. As with theHarry Potter Wiki, the text of Wikipedia is available under aCreative Commons License. |
This article covers a subject that is part of the real world, and thus should not be taken as a part of theHarry Potter universe.
This article is aboutthe author. You may be looking forthein-universe J. K. Rowling.
![]() | Editing of this article by newly registered users is currentlydisabled. Such users maydiscuss changes, orrequest unprotection. |

Joanne Rowling
Biographical information
Birth name
Nationality
Gender
Eye colour
Hair colour
Height
Family
Alias(es)
Occupation
- "If you choose to use your status and influence to raise your voice on behalf of those who have no voice; if you choose to identify not only with the powerful, but with the powerless; if you retain the ability to imagine yourself into the lives of those who do not have your advantages, then it will not only be your proud families who celebrate your existence, but thousands and millions of people whose reality you have helped change. We do not need magic to transform our world, we carry all the power we need inside ourselves already. We have the power to imagine better."
- — J. K. Rowling in her Harvard Commencement Speech on 5 June 2008[src]
Joanne "Jo" Rowling (pronunciation:rolling),CH,OBE,FRSL,FRCPE (b.31 July1965) better known by herpen nameJ. K. Rowling, is aBritish novelist, film producer, television producer, screenwriter and philanthropist. Rowling is most famous for authoring theHarry Potter series, which have gained international attention and have won multiple awards. InFebruary2004,Forbes magazine estimated her fortune as £576 million,[1] making her the first person to become aUS dollar billionaire by writing books.
Early life[]
Joanne Rowling was born in Yate, United Kingdom in1965, to Peter and Anne Rowling. Together with her mother, father, and younger sister Dianne, she moved toWinterbourne,Bristol and then toTutshill nearChepstow. She attended secondary school atWyedean School, where she told stories to her fellow students. In1990, her 45-year-old mother succumbed to a decade-long battle withmultiple sclerosis. This affected her very much. Growing up, her relationship with her father was strained, and as a result she has not spoken to him in recent years. She has also said that because of her lack of a proper father there are many father figures for Harry in her books.

J. K. Rowling in her childhood
Rowling studied for a Bachelor of Arts inFrench and Classics at theUniversity of Exeter, which she says was a "bit of a shock" as she "was expecting to be amongst lots of similar people– thinking radical thoughts". Once she made friends with "some like-minded people" she says she began to enjoy herself.[2] She wrote a short essay titled "What was the Name of that Nymph Again? or Greek and Roman Studies Recalled" and published it in the university journalPegasus, which recounts her time at Exeter studying for her BA in Classics.[3] After a year of study inParis, Rowling moved to London to work as a researcher and bilingual secretary for Amnesty International.[4] During this period, she had the idea for a story of a young boy attending a school of wizardry while she was on a four-hour delayed train trip betweenManchester andLondon. When she had reached her destination, she already had in her head the characters and a good part of the plot forHarry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, which she began working on during her lunch hours.
Rowling then moved toPorto,Portugal, to teach English as a foreign language. While there she married Portuguese TV journalist Jorge Arantes on 16 October1992. They had one child, Jessica Isabel Rowling Arantes (born27 July1993), before their divorce in1995.
InDecember1994, she and her daughter moved to be near her sister inEdinburgh. Unemployed and living on state benefits, she completed her first novel, doing some of the work in an Edinburgh café. (There is a widely circulated rumour that she wrote in a local café to escape from her unheated flat — but according to the author this is false.)
Harry Potter and beyond[]

Rowling
Rowling's publisher,Bloomsbury Publishing, wanted to use initials on the cover of theHarry Potter books, suggesting that if they used an obviously female name, the target group of young boys might be reluctant to buy them. Since Rowling didn't have a middle name, she chose to adopt her paternal grandmother's name, Kathleen (full name: Kathleen Ada Bulgen Rowling), for the middle initial.
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone was a huge success, and she has thus far published six sequels. The sales made her a multi-millionaire, and in 2001, she purchased a luxurious 19th-century mansion, Killiechassie House, on the banks of theRiver Tay inPerthshire, Scotland, where she married her second husband, Dr Neil Murray, on 26 December 2001.
TheHarry Potter series runs seven volumes, one for each year Harry spends in school. The series is complete. The fifth book, titledHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, was delayed by an unsuccessful plagiarism suit directed towards her by rival authorNancy Stouffer (see below). Rowling took some time off from writing at this point because during the process of writing the fifth book she felt her workload was too heavy. She said that at one point she had considered breaking her arm to get out of writing because the pressure on her was too much. After forcing her publishers to drop her deadline, she enjoyed three years of quiet writing, commenting that she spent some time working on something else that she might return to when she is finished with theHarry Potter series. The fifth book was released on 21 June 2003.

Rowling's appearance as herself onThe Simpsons
In late 2003, she was approached by television producerRussell T. Davies to contribute an episode to the British television science-fiction seriesDoctor Who. Although she was "amused by the suggestion", she turned the offer down, as she was busy working on the next novel in thePotter series. On 20 December 2004, she announced that the sixthHarry Potter book would be released on 16 July 2005.
Rowling has also made a guest appearance as herself on the American cartoon showThe Simpsons, in a special British-themed episode entitled "The Regina Monologues".
On 5 June 2008, J. K. Rowling was the keynote speaker forHarvard University Commencement.[5]
Harry Potter books[]

The complete set of Harry Potter books
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (26 June 1997)
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2 July 1998)
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (8 July 1999)
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (8 July 2000)
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (21 June 2003)
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (16 July 2005)
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (21 July 2007)
- Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (31 July 2016)
Harry Potter-related books and stories[]
- Quidditch Through the Ages (2001)
- Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2001)
- The Tales of Beedle the Bard (2008)
- Harry Potter prequel (2008)
- Pottermore Presents[6]
- Hogwarts: An Incomplete and Unreliable Guide (6 September 2016)
- Short Stories from Hogwarts of Power, Politics and Pesky Poltergeists (6 September 2016)
- Short Stories from Hogwarts of Heroism, Hardship and Dangerous Hobbies (6 September 2016)
The first twoHarry Potter-related books purport to be facsimiles of books mentioned in the novels.Fantastic Beasts is a textbook, whileQuidditch is probably the most popular book in theHogwarts Library. They are complete with handwritten annotations and scribblings in the margins and include introductions byAlbus Dumbledore. All proceeds from them go to the UKComic Relief charity. She has contributed money and support to many other charitable causes, especially research and treatment of multiple sclerosis, from which her mother died in 1990. By Rowling's own account, this death greatly affected her writing.
Fantastic Beasts-screenplays[]



- Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: The Original Screenplay (19 November 2016)
- Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald - The Original Screenplay (16 November 2018)
- Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore - The Complete Screenplay (30 June 2022) (The screenplay was announced to be released 5 months later from the film release.)
In 2013, Rowling announced that she had begun to write a screenplay forFantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, which would take place seventy years before the events of theHarry Potter novels.[7]
In 2016, she finished the screenplay for the sequel,Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald.[citation needed]
In 2018, the same month of the release ofFantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, she announced she finished writing the first screenplay ofFantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore - The Complete Screenplay that was not used, that is different to the one that was written by her andSteve Kloves in 2020.[citation needed]
Harry Potter andFantastic Beasts films[]
Rowling sold the film rights of the first four books to Warner Bros. for a reported price of $2 million.
In keeping with the book's British atmosphere and themes, Rowling made a mandatory rule that the cast be kept strictly British and Irish. She resisted suggestions by the filmmakers that the movies should be filmed in the United States or cast with American actors (only two Americans appear in the first film).[8] She only reluctantly went along with changingPhilosopher's Stone toSorcerer's Stone and limited it to the U.S. only but later allowed it to be extended to India and Philippines, therefore making them the only three countries to use such a title. In particular, Rowling's primary insistence on British and Irish actors for the main roles resulted inSteven Spielberg passing on the opportunity to direct the series.
Rowling assistedSteve Kloves in writing the scripts for the films, ensuring that his scripts do not contradict future books in the series. She says she had told him more about the later books than anybody else, but not everything. She has also said that she had toldAlan Rickman andRobbie Coltrane certain secrets about their characters that had not yet been revealed, in order to inform their performances and avoid later inconsistencies.
thefilm adaptation ofHarry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone was released in late 2001 and thefilm adaptation ofHarry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets in 2002. Both were directed by American film directorChris Columbus.
A darker atmosphere was adopted in thefilm adaptation ofHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, attributed to the new director,Alfonso Cuarón. Rowling, who was a fan of Cuarón's work prior to the third film, has stated that the third film is her personal favourite.
Kloves took time off fromHarry Potter in 2007 to work on his own film;Michael Goldenberg was hired to thefilm adaptation ofHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, while Kloves returned for thefilm adaptation ofHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince,Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 andHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2.
Alongside writing the screenplays forFantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them,Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald,Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore - she did produce each film and attended some days on the set of the films.
Television series[]
For two whole years from 2020 to 2022, J. K. Rowling refused to meet with any employee of Warner Bros, and had refrained from attending a reunion special. This was likely due to several cast members criticising her comments on transgender issues. After Warner Bros' new CEO David Zaslav sent a message saying he wanted to meet with her, they met at a London Supper Club, and discussed for four hours about various topics. Zaslav revealed that he wanted to breathe new life into the franchise by creating atelevision series instead.[9]
On the evening of21 June 2025, Rowling stated on her X account that she has read the first two episodes of the series, complimenting the writers that the scripts are"SO, SO, SO GOOD!" She has also declared she is not writing for the show but is closely working with the screenwriters.[10]
Other books[]
In 2012, Rowling began publishing books unrelated to herHarry Potter series. Her first adult book wasThe Casual Vacancy, which has since been adapted into a three-episode miniseries that aired on BBC One in February 2015. In December 2016, Rowling announced that she was working on two new novels - one written with the name J. K. Rowling and another written with the name Robert Galbraith. She was unsure which one would be completed first and promised to update when she was. She also clarified that neither would be centred aroundNewt Scamander.[11]
In April 2013, Rowling published the first of herCormoran Strike series titledThe Cuckoo's Calling under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith. Since 2014 to 2020, she has published five sequels. In November 2020, she published a children's book,The Ickabog. In August 2022, the sixth novel in herCormoran Strike series, calledThe Ink Black Heart, was published. In September 2023, the seventh novel,The Running Grave, was published. The eighth novel,The Hallmarked Man, was released in September 2025.[12]
The Casual Vacancy[]
- "I think I've really exhausted the magical. It was a lot of fun, but I've put it behind me for the time being. If there is a connection between Harry Potter and my new novel, it's my interest in characters."
- — J. K. Rowling comparingThe Casual Vacancy to theHarry Potter series[src]

The cover ofThe Casual Vacancy
The Casual Vacancy was released worldwide on27 September2012[13] by Little, Brown and Company in hardback, e-book, audio download, and CD formats.[14] It was Rowling's first novel targeted specifically at an adult audience and her first published work outside of theHarry Potter series.[13][14] It was released in paperback on18 July 2013 in theUK, with two new covers available.[15]
It is set in the fictional location of Pagford, a seemingly peaceful and idyllic town. However, beneath its surface, Pagford is a "town at war", where rich clash with poor, teenagers with parents, wives with their husbands, and teachers with their students. After the sudden death of Barry Fairbrother shocks the town, his seat on the parish council is left open, leading to an election "fraught with passion, duplicity and unexpected revelations".[13]
The title was promoted with a "minimalist" approach, with few advance copies being released, with few appearances by Rowling herself. She had only one appearance in the United States well in advance of its release. Those who received advanced copies were reportedly required to sign contracts described as "more legal documents than would typically be involved in buying a house".[16]
The print copy reached #1 on Amazon.com's list of bestsellers and #1 in both the Contemporary and Literature sections. Early reviews were generally favourable, but noted its vast difference from theHarry Potter novels, including elements such as drugs, sex, and explicit language.[17][18]
Lawsuits[]
Rowling has been involved in a lawsuit over the Harry Potter series, and other litigation has been suggested or rumoured.
Nancy Stouffer[]

The cover of Nancy Stouffer'sThe Legend of Rah and the Muggles
In the late 1990s, Nancy Stouffer, an author of children's books published in the 1980s, began to charge publicly that Rowling's books were based on her books, includingThe Legend of Rah and the Muggles andLarry Potter and His Best Friend Lilly.
In 2001, Rowling, Scholastic Press (the American publisher of her books), andWarner Bros. (the producer of the film adaptations) sued Stouffer, asking the court to judge that there was no infringement of Stouffer's trademarks or copyright. Stouffer, who had not previously sued, then filed counterclaims alleging such infringement. Rowling and her colitigants argued that much of the evidence that Stouffer presented was fraudulent, and asked for sanctions and attorneys' fees as punishment. In September 2002 the court found in Rowling's favour, stating that Stouffer had lied to the court and falsified and forged documents to support her case. Stouffer was fined $50,000 and ordered to pay part (but not all) of the plaintiffs' costs.[19]
In January 2004, it was reported that Stouffer's appeal against the judgement had been rejected. The appeals court agreed that Stouffer's claims were properly dismissed because "no reasonable juror could find a likelihood of confusion as to the source of the two parties' works". The Court explained:
Stouffer's and Plaintiffs' marks are used in two very different ways. Rowling's use of the term "Muggles" describes ordinary humans with no magical powers while Stouffer's "Muggles" are tiny, hairless creatures with elongated heads. Further, the Harry Potter books are novel-length works and whose primary customers are older children and adults whereas Stouffer's booklets appeal to young children. Accordingly, the District Court correctly dismissed Stouffer's trademark claims.
Stouffer was also ordered to pay the costs of the appeal. A report of the judgement can be found atEntertainment Law Digest, available via Web Archive. The 2002 judgement can be found here:ROWLING v. STOUFFER
Some sources, such as the TV Tropes Wiki, have pointed out that the word "muggle" (sometimes in its present meaning of "naïve/incompetent person") dates back at least to the 1920s.
New York Daily News[]
On 19 June 2003, Rowling and her American publisher Scholastic announced that they would sue theNew York Daily News for $100 million because the newspaper had printed information on her workHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix before the book's official release date. The novel was due for release on Saturday 21 June, but the newspaper published a plot summary and short quotes on Wednesday 18 June. An accompanying image even revealed two pages from the book with legible text. However, the story was complicated further when it was revealed that the paper had purchased the book from a health store whose owner received the novels wholesale and decided to place them in the window. The man claimed he was unaware he was supposed to wait until that Saturday.
Publications[]
Children[]
Harry Potter series[]
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (26 June 1997)
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2 July 1998)
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (8 July 1999)
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (8 July 2000)
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (21 June 2003)
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (16 July 2005)
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (21 July 2007)
Related works[]
- Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (supplement to theHarry Potter series) (1 March 2001)
- Quidditch Through the Ages (supplement to theHarry Potter series) (1 March 2001)
- The Tales of Beedle the Bard (supplement to theHarry Potter series) (4 December 2008)
- Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (story concept) (play written byJack Thorne) (31 July 2016)
- Short Stories from Hogwarts of Power, Politics and Pesky Poltergeists (6 September 2016)
- Short Stories from Hogwarts of Heroism, Hardship and Dangerous Hobbies (6 September 2016)
- Hogwarts: An Incomplete and Unreliable Guide (6 September 2016)
- Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: The Original Screenplay (film script) (19 November 2016)
- Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald - The Original Screenplay (film script) (16 November 2018)
- Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore (film script) (15 April 2022)
- The Harry Potter Wizarding Almanac (10 October 2023)
Short stories[]
- Harry Potter prequel (July 2008)
Other[]
- The Ickabog (originally published online, print release November 10 2020)[20]
Adults[]
- The Casual Vacancy (27 September 2012)
Cormoran Strike series[]
- The Cuckoo's Calling (as Robert Galbraith) (18 April 2013)
- The Silkworm (as Robert Galbraith) (19 June 2014)
- Career of Evil (as Robert Galbraith) (20 October 2015)
- Lethal White (as Robert Galbraith) (18 September 2018)
- Troubled Blood (as Robert Galbraith) (15 September 2020)
- The Ink Black Heart (as Robert Galbraith) (30 August 2022)
- The Running Grave (as Robert Galbraith) (26 September 2023)
- The Hallmarked Man (as Robert Galbraith) (2 September 2025)
Other[]
Non-fiction[]
- McNeil, Gil and Sarah Jane Brown|Brown, Sarah, editors (2002). Foreword to the anthologyMagic. Bloomsbury.
- Brown, Gordon (2006). Introduction to "Ending Child Poverty" inMoving Britain Forward. Selected Speeches 1997–2006. Bloomsbury.
- Sussman, Peter Y., editor (26 July 2006)."The First It Girl: J. K. Rowling reviewsDecca: the Letters by Jessica Mitford".The Daily Telegraph.
- Anelli, Melissa (2008). Foreword toHarry, A History. Pocket Books.
- Rowling, J. K. (5 June 2008)."The Fringe Benefits of Failure, and the Importance of Imagination".Harvard Magazine.
- J. K. Rowling,Very Good Lives: The Fringe Benefits of Failure and Importance of Imagination, illustrated by Joel Holland, Sphere, 14 April 2015, 80 pages (ISBN 978-1-4087-0678-7).
- Rowling, J. K. (30 April 2009)."Gordon Brown – The 2009 Time 100".Time magazine.
- Rowling, J. K. (14 April 2010)."The Single Mother's Manifesto".The Times.
- Rowling, J. K. (30 November 2012)."I feel duped and angry at David Cameron's reaction to Leveson".The Guardian.
- Rowling, J. K. (17 December 2014).Isn't it time we left orphanages to fairytales?The Guardian.
- Rowling, J. K. (guest editor) (28 April 2014)."Woman's Hour Takeover".Woman's Hour, BBC Radio 4.[21]
Awards[]
J. K. Rowling has received numerous honours and awards:
- Booksellers Association Author of the Year -1998 and1999[22]
- Author of the Year -1999[22]
- Order of the British Empire (OBE) -2001[22]
- Prince of Asturias Award for Concord -2003[22]
- W.H. Smith Fiction Award -2004[22]
- Blue Peter Gold Badge -2007[22]
- James Joyce Award - University College Dublin,2008[22]
- The Edinburgh Award -2008[22]
- Outstanding Achievement Award - South Bank Show Awards,2008[22]
- Lifetime Achievement Award -2008[22]
- Commencement Speaker - Harvard University, U.S.A.,2008[22]
- The French Legion of Honour Award

J. K. Rowling at the French Legion of Honour Awards
On 3 February 2009, the French president awarded Rowling the insignia of Chevalier of the Order of theLegion of Honour, France's highest honour. Rowling believed until recent years that her great-grandfather Louis Volant had also received the award for bravery during the war when she discovered the recipient was a different man with the same name in the programmeWho Do You Think You Are?. The awarding ceremony was held at Palace Elysee in Paris, France.[22][23][24]
- H.C. Andersen Literature price -19 October2010 in Odense, Denmark[25]
- Order of the Companions ofHonour -2017
Personal life[]
Rowling's first marriage was to Jorge Arantes. They have a daughter, Jessica Rowling-Arantes.
On 26 December 2001, Rowling married Dr Neil Murray in a private ceremony at her home in thePerthshire village ofAberfeldy.[26] On 23 March 2003, Rowling gave birth to her second child, a boy named David Gordon Rowling Murray, at the Simpson Centre for Reproductive Health at the New Royal Infirmary in Edinburgh.[27][28] On 23 January 2005, Rowling's third child, also by Dr Murray, was born, fulfilling Rowling's lifelong wish to have three children. The baby girl was named Mackenzie Jean Rowling Murray.
Rowling is a member of theChurch of Scotland and has stated that she believes in God, although the Christian theme was not included in the books as it might have been easy to predict where the stories were going.[29]
Behind the scenes[]

Her original sketch ofPeeves

Her drawing ofRubeus Hagrid,Albus Dumbledore, andMinerva McGonagall cooing over a babyHarry Potter

J. K. Rowling's drawing ofHarry Potter at4 Privet Drive
- J. K. Rowling wrote her first book at the age of six. It was about arabbit called Rabbit.
- InThe Tales of Beedle the Bard, J. K. Rowling writes an in-universe introduction to the stories, which ostensibly have been translated byHermione Granger. As such, she establishes thata J. K. Rowling exists in theHarry Potter universe.
- In 2010, J. K. Rowling said that she can't guarantee she wouldn't return to the world ofHarry Potter in the next ten years or so, therefore she didn't want to say she never would, but she also said it was unlikely. However, during an interview with Oprah, she gave signs of an eighth book.[30] It is possible that this turned out to beHarry Potter and the Cursed Child, as the stage play was marketed as the eighth story.
- Magic Beyond Words: The J.K. Rowling Story is a television film by the Lifetime television channel, broadcast on18 July2011. It is based on the bookJ.K. Rowling: A Biography by Sean Smith, with Poppy Montgomery starring as J. K. Rowling. The film details the journey of struggling single mother J. K. Rowling, her bid to become a published author, and her rise to fame that followed the publication ofHarry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone.
- In June of 2011, Rowling announcedPottermore, an online interactive experience.
- When J. K. Rowling received the Legion of Honour Award fromNicolas Sarkozy in 2009, she gave a speech in French in which she talked about her grandfather, Louis Volant.[31]
- InFebruary 2012, Rowling announced the publication of an upcoming new book, targeted at adults, but no further information was given. The title was later revealed to beThe Casual Vacancy. She also announced a complete revamp of her official website, slated to be launched sometime in the spring.
- InApril 2012, she reopened her official website and announced that her new novel was to be titledThe Casual Vacancy and would be published on September 27. The tone of the novel is described as being "blackly comic."[13]
- J. K. Rowling wassorted intoGryffindor on Pottermore.[32] However, before that, she once took an online Sorting Hat Quiz which sorted her intoHufflepuff.
- J. K. Rowling has stated that herPatronus would be aPine Marten,[33] although when she did thePatronus quiz again, she instead received aheron.[34]
- InHarry Potter: Beyond the Page, Rowling revealed that she cannot remember a time when she wanted to be anything other than a writer.
- InJuly 2013, theSunday Times newspaper revealed that the "debut" novel,The Cuckoo's Calling by "Robert Galbraith" (published inApril 2013), was actually written by Rowling under a pseudonym (presumably a combination of the names of businessmanRobert Rowling and economistJ. K. Galbraith). She is planning to write a second novel about this book's protagonist, Cormoran Strike.[35]
- A secondCormoran Strike novel,Silkworm, was published on 19 June 2014.
- In December 2013, Rowling auctioned aHarry Potter-themed charm bracelet which was designed based on her sketches.[36]
- Rowling said theHarry Potter series might not have happened if her mother hadn't died. "The books are what they are because she died ... because I loved her and she died."
- J. K. Rowling disapproved ofDonald Trump's idea to ban citizens of countries accused of sponsoring terrorism from entering the United States of America, which was perceived by some as Islamophobic. Following this, BBC Newsbeat published an article titled "Why people are calling American businessman Donald TrumpVoldemort." However, Rowling disagreed as she felt that Voldemort is "nowhere near as bad".[37]
- J. K. Rowling revealed on Twitter that she was sorted into theThunderbird House forIlvermorny School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.[38]
- J. K. Rowling once stated that if she were to choose her own wand, it would be made ofwalnut wood, with aPhoenix feathercore.[39]
- AsInternational Women's Day passes, many have said her publishers told her to write her author name as 'J. K. Rowling' instead of 'Joanne Rowling' because if young boys knew a woman wrote the books, they 'wouldn't buy them.'
- J. K. Rowling cannot drive.[40]
- J. K. Rowling has said that her favouritemagicalbeast is theDemiguise.[41]
- Recently, Rowling has been accused oftransphobia by many following several controversial tweets posted on herX account regarding thetransgender community and transgender issues, along with the contents of her 2020 crime novelTroubled Blood.[42][43] Rowling's Twitter comments also notably sparked backlash from severalWizarding World actors, includingDaniel Radcliffe,Emma Watson,Rupert Grint,Eddie Redmayne,Evanna Lynch,Bonnie Wright,Noma Dumezweni,Chris Rankin andKatie Leung.[44] Wizarding World fan sitesMuggleNet andThe Leaky Cauldron have distanced themselves from Rowling concerning her transgender comments and criticised them.[45] She has also received criticism from transgender and non-binaryHarry Potter fans, who have cited their disappointment in her comments and found them disheartening.[46][47] Rowling has defended these comments in a written statement on her website.[48][49] In response to criticism Rowling has received in the media for these comments, she has also received many tweets deemed abusive which have also been heavily criticised.[50]
- SeeControversy over the Harry Potter franchise (Rowling's gender-critical views) for more information.
- She was considered to be extremely protective of her work, having revealed to Leslie Stahl that she refuted numerous companies from licencing her characters to numerous companies, such as Boeing.[citation needed]
- In an interview record for her own website, she went into details about her writing process on theHarry Potter series.[51]
- She revealed that Alan Rickman called her via phone and asked "Look I'm spinning plates here. I really need to understand what Snape's up to? Am I a pure baddie?", to which she replied "you were in love with Harry's mother" and talked him through it by saying "You are a double agent. But you do dislike Harry. You can't overcome your spiteful visceral dislike of this boy who looks just like your arch enemy." She then told him what was coming, before it appeared in the films. She also revealed she disliked killing off characters, and killing off Severus Snape was terrible, as well as the deaths of Remus Lupin,Nymphadora Tonks, andFred Weasley.
- After she spent 17 years writing in the world ofHarry Potter, she said "I'm free to fail, I'm free to write what I want to do, (even) if no one wants to read it."
- She had writer's block during the writing of the second book, but that feeling of being overwhelmed lasted a week.
Notes and references[]
- ↑"J.K. Rowling And The Billion-Dollar Empire"
- ↑Fraser, Lindsey.Conversations with J. K. Rowling, pg 34 Scholastic.
- ↑Rowling, J. K. (1988). "What was the Name of that Nymph Again? or Greek and Roman Studies Recalled".Pegasus (41). University of Exeter Department of Classics and Ancient History. OCLC179161486.
- ↑Norman-Culp, Sheila.British author rides up the charts on a wizard's tale. Associated Press. 1998. Retrieved 6 December 2007.
- ↑J.K. Rowling Harvard Commencement Speech
- ↑Pottermore has a brand new treat for you this September: Pottermore Presents, a trio of eBooks that delve even deeper into the wizarding world.
- ↑"JK Rowling to write new Harry Potter-inspired film series based on Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" atThe Independent
- ↑WhileZoë Wanamaker has made a name for herself as an English actress, she was born in New York.
- ↑https://www.wsj.com/business/media/jk-rowling-harry-potter-warner-bros-tv-ba66a767
- ↑I read the first two episodes of the forthcoming HBO Harry Potter series and they are SO, SO, SO GOOD!
- ↑JK Rowling is working on TWO new novels (Merry Christmas, everyone!) by Glamour Magazine
- ↑https://robert-galbraith.com/strike-books/the-hallmarked-man/
- ↑13.013.113.213.3"J.K. Rowling's next book: 'The Casual Vacancy'" fromUSA Today
- ↑14.014.1"JK Rowling announces title of first adult novel" from BBC News
- ↑SnitchSeeker - J. K. Rowling'sCasual Vacancy Set for July 18th paperback release
- ↑The Casual Vacancy: Want an advance copy? Good luck.
- ↑Christian Science Monitor - "The Casual Vacancy: Adult content shows we're not at Hogwarts anymore"
- ↑The Guardian - J.K. Rowling:The Casual Vacancy: Review
- ↑"Rowling wins Potter plagiarism case" BBC news report on suit
- ↑Scholastic -The Ickabog
- ↑Alison Flood (10 April 2014). "JK Rowling to become Woman's Hour first guest editor for 60 years". Retrieved on 7 May 2014.
- ↑22.0022.0122.0222.0322.0422.0522.0622.0722.0822.0922.1022.11jkrowling.com
- ↑JKR receive the Legion of Honour award from French president
- ↑Décoration de Mme J.K. ROWLING, romancière
- ↑Azkaban.dk
- ↑"Potter creator buys Scots hideaway" - BBC News article, dated November 22, 2001
- ↑"Baby joy for JK Rowling" - BBC News article, dated March 24, 2003
- ↑"Potter author has baby boy" - BBC News article, dated March 25, 2003
- ↑Wyman, Max. " 'You can lead a fool to a book but you can't make them think': Author has frank words for the religious right," The Vancouver Sun (British Columbia), October 26, 2000, retrieved from Accio Quote!
- ↑J.K. Rowling isn't done with 'Harry Potter' Universe, but where could it go?
- ↑Transcript: J.K. Rowling's Legion of Honour Award Acceptance Speech
- ↑Harry Potter Reading Club live webchat, 11 October 2012 (sourcehere)
- ↑JK Rowling's Patronus is a Pine Marten - The Mary Sue
- ↑All the Known Patronus Shapes for 'Harry Potter' characters - Insider
- ↑JK Rowling writes secret crime novel under false name
- ↑J.K. Rowling on Charm Bracelets, Harper's Bazaar, December 1st, 2013
- ↑
J. K. Rowling onX: "How horrible. Voldemort was nowhere near as bad." - ↑
J. K. Rowling onX: "I'm a Thunderbird." - ↑Comic Relief live chat transcript, March 2001
- ↑
J. K. Rowling onX: "My favourite bit of utter nonsense about Potter landmarks is still this one. I can't drive." - ↑Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them: Live European Premiere from London
- ↑A Complete Breakdown of the J. K. Rowling Transgender-Comments Controversy - Glamour
- ↑JK Rowling on Twitter: why the Harry Potter author has been accused of transphobia on social media platforms - The Scotsman
- ↑Harry Potter actor who's spoken out against J.K. Rowling's controversial trans comments
- ↑Harry Potter fan sites distance themselves from JK Rowling over transgender rights
- ↑Harry Potter and the Author Who Failed Us - Vox
- ↑Is J.K. Rowling transphobic? Let's let her speak for herself.
- ↑J.K. Rowling Writes about Her Reasons for Speaking out on Sex and Gender Issues
- ↑J.K. Rowling posts lengthy defence of trans stance, says she's a sexual assault survivor
- ↑J.K. Rowling's Transphobia Is Unacceptable—But So Is Her Online Harassment - Vogue
- ↑[https://www.jkrowling.com/on-writing/ JK Rowling's website on Writing
See also[]
External links[]
J. K. Rowling's official account onFacebook
J. K. Rowling's official account onX- Scholastic interview with J. K. Rowling
- J. K. Rowling at Coolspotters.com
- J. K. Rowling at The Fashion Spot.com
| Harry Potter television series | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Production team | |||
| J. K. Rowling(original author & producer) ·Francesca Gardiner(executive producer, showrunner & screenwriter) ·Ruth Kenley-Letts(executive producer) ·Neil Blair(executive producer) ·Mark Mylod(director & executive producer) ·David Heyman(producer) ·Josephine Gardiner(screenwriter) ·Laura Neal(screenwriter) ·Ripley Parker(screenwriter) | |||
| Actors | |||
Dominic McLaughlin ·Arabella Stanton ·Alastair Stout ·Leo Earley ·Alessia Leoni ·Sienna Moosah ·Lox Pratt ·John Lithgow ·Janet McTeer ·Paapa Essiedu ·Nick Frost ·Luke Thallon ·Paul Whitehouse ·Katherine Parkinson ·Bel Powley ·Daniel Rigby ·Bertie Carvel ·Johnny Flynn ·Anton Lesser ·Rory Wilmot ·Amos Kitson ·Louise Brealey ·Tristan Harland ·Gabriel Harland ·Gracie Cochrane ·Ruari Spooner ·Aaron Zhao ·Mickey McAnulty ·Warwick Davis ·Bríd Brennan ·Richard Durden ·Elijah Oshin ·Finn Stephens ·Sirine Saba ·William Nash ·Jon Furlong ·Lambert Wilson ·Marthe Keller ·Isaac Geut ·Rachael Wooding | |||




