J.K. Rowling is a famous author who wrote Harry Potter. She was born in Yate, United Kingdom on July 31, 1965. As a child, J.K. Rowling wanted to write. Her friend Sean told her that she’d make a great writer. One time, in 1990 on a delayed train, J.K. Rowling thought of the story of Harry Potter. When she got off the train, she started writing the story.
J.K. Rowling wrote the book about a kid named Harry Potter who finds out he is a wizard. He has a lightning-shaped scar on his forehead from a dark wizard who kills his parents. He goes to a magic school where he learns to become a wizard. J.K. Rowling wrote the first book of the series in 1997 and named it, Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone. In America, the word philosopher’s was changed to sorcerer’s. In the second book, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets that she wrote in 1998, Harry and his friend, Ron go in a flying car. This car is based off of her old friend Sean’s Ford Anglia. J.K. Rowling wrote the third book, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban in 1999. After this book, the series became famous. J.K. Rowling earned about $480 million from this.…show more content… It became the fastest selling book ever. In 2003, the fifth Harry Potter book, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix was published. It’s the longest Harry Potter book. 2005 was the year of the release of the sixth book, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood prince. It was the biggest opening of the publishing history. The seventh and final book, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows was published during 2007. It has a great ending. After all the books, J.K. Rowling was rich. There are also movies made of the books. Harry Potter is one of the most famous book series in the world it is very popular and many people read
