J.K. Rowling

J.K. Rowling is the person who made the Harry Potter Books.
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1. Her first Harry Potter manuscript was rejected by 12 publishers before Bloomsbury picked it up

2. But, her publisher did suggest she not use her real name- Joanne Rowling - for her books , because they didn't believe boys would want to read a fantasy book about a boy wizard by a woman.

3. The "K" in "j.K." is the initial of her grandmother's name- Kathleen Rowling had no middle names of her own.

4. In 1993, she pent Christmas in Edinburgh with her sister & her young daughter Jessica. She stayed for a few months & received welfare benefits while she finished Harry Potter and the Philosopher Stone.

5. A voracious reader from an early age, Rowling said she based the character of Hermione Grander on her 11-year-old-self.

6. She used to write books for her family's entertainment, and planned her first one at age six,titled rabbit.

7. She's a big fan of block-building video game Mine craft which ,she plays wit her son David.

8. During her late twenties following a failed marriage struggling as an unemployed single mom,Rowling went though a period of clinical depression. Her experience with this later inspired her descriptions of the soul-stealing Dementors introduced in her third Harry Potter book. 

9. Her net worth is estimated to be around $1 billion , in 2004 , Forbes magazine declared her the first person to become a u.s. dollar billionaire primarily though book writing.

10. Rowling parents actually met on a from King's cross station , Potter Fans will Recognize.