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  2. Jul 31, 2018 · In 1990, she began planning out the "Harry Potter" series. J.K. Rowling reportedly wrote the first two "Harry Potter" books in this chair, which was auctioned off in 2002. Scott Barbour/Getty...

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    • Rowling owes her success to an 8-year-old girl. Like many first-time authors, Rowling struggled to get her first book, Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone published.
    • Rowling made up her middle initial in response to her publisher’s sexism. In addition to assuming that the book would not sell well, the editorial team at Bloomsbury advised Rowling that she should not publish under her real name, Joanne Rowling, because boys would not read a book written by a woman.
    • The names of the houses at Hogwarts were originally written on a barf bag. Rowling likes to write her first drafts in longhand, preferably in black ink.
    • The increasingly dark tone of the series was inspired by Rowling’s life experiences. The Harry Potter series becomes considerably more sophisticated as it progresses, grappling with serious issues like death and bigotry.
  3. Rowling completed Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone in June 1995. The initial draft included an illustration of Harry by a fireplace, showing a lightning-shaped scar on his forehead. Following an enthusiastic report from an early reader, Christopher Little Literary Agency agreed to represent Rowling.

  4. Jun 26, 2017 · But witchcraft wasn’t the only evil the books were accused of peddling. In 2007, after the series’ end, J.K. Rowling retroactively outed the powerful wizard

  5. Jan 12, 2017 · It’s been 10 years since J.K. Rowling finished writing Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. On 11 January 2007 the author stepped out of Edinburgh’s Balmoral hotel having completed the last novel in the Harry Potter series — the culmination of 17 years of writing.

  6. Oct 16, 2016 · Cunningham's instincts didn't fail him, and thanks to his support Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone hit shelves in the U.K. in June 1997, signaling the dawn of the Potter Era. The book...

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