Joanne Rowling, also known as J.K. Rowling, was born in Yute, United Kingdom in 1965 (“J. K.,” Contemporary). She is best known for writing the Harry Potter series (“J.K., Authors). She has a creative imagination and has been writing since she was a child (“J. K.,” Authors). She wrote her first book when she was six years old; it was about a rabbit named Rabbit and a giant bee named Miss Bee (“J. K.,” Encyclopedia). Soon after writing this story, she knew she wanted to be a writer (“J. K.,” Encyclopedia).
Rowling had many jobs before her dream of becoming a writer came true (“J. K.,” Contemporary). She previously worked at Amnesty International as a secretary (“J. K.,” Contemporary). During her free-time while working there, she would use …show more content…
K.,” Contemporary). Scholastic paid $100,000 for the publication rights of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, which was the most ever paid for a children’s novel (“J. K.,” Authors). Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, the fourth book in the series, set the record as the fastest selling book in history (“J. K.,” Authors). The final book in the series, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, broke this record by selling 15 million copies the first day on sale (“J. K.,” Authors). In the Harry Potter series, she mentions a book called The Tales of Beedle the Bard. She hand wrote and illustrated seven copies of The Tales of Beedle the Bard, and auctioned off one copy (“J. K.,” Authors). It sold for 1.95 million British pounds, which made it the most expensive modern manuscript ever sold (“J. K.,” Authors). In 2007, Forbes declared Rowling the first author to become a billionaire by only writing books and said she was the second wealthiest women in entertainment (“J. K.,” …show more content…
They end up locking Hermione in the bathroom with the enormous troll. She is frozen in terror while she is in the bathroom After the troll incident, she really changes: she tells her first lie and makes friends (Rowling 176-177). She tells Professor McGonagall that she went off searching for the troll because she thought she could “deal” with it on her own because she has read all about them (Rowling 177). This came as a shock to everyone: “Ron dropped his wand. Hermione Granger, telling a downright lie to a teacher?” (Rowling 177). Hermione ends up saving Harry and Ron with this lie and now their friend ship flourishes. From that moment on, a fruitful friendship beings to bloom between Harry, Ron, and Hermione ( Rowling
Rowling had many jobs before her dream of becoming a writer came true (“J. K.,” Contemporary). She previously worked at Amnesty International as a secretary (“J. K.,” Contemporary). During her free-time while working there, she would use …show more content…
K.,” Contemporary). Scholastic paid $100,000 for the publication rights of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, which was the most ever paid for a children’s novel (“J. K.,” Authors). Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, the fourth book in the series, set the record as the fastest selling book in history (“J. K.,” Authors). The final book in the series, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, broke this record by selling 15 million copies the first day on sale (“J. K.,” Authors). In the Harry Potter series, she mentions a book called The Tales of Beedle the Bard. She hand wrote and illustrated seven copies of The Tales of Beedle the Bard, and auctioned off one copy (“J. K.,” Authors). It sold for 1.95 million British pounds, which made it the most expensive modern manuscript ever sold (“J. K.,” Authors). In 2007, Forbes declared Rowling the first author to become a billionaire by only writing books and said she was the second wealthiest women in entertainment (“J. K.,” …show more content…
They end up locking Hermione in the bathroom with the enormous troll. She is frozen in terror while she is in the bathroom After the troll incident, she really changes: she tells her first lie and makes friends (Rowling 176-177). She tells Professor McGonagall that she went off searching for the troll because she thought she could “deal” with it on her own because she has read all about them (Rowling 177). This came as a shock to everyone: “Ron dropped his wand. Hermione Granger, telling a downright lie to a teacher?” (Rowling 177). Hermione ends up saving Harry and Ron with this lie and now their friend ship flourishes. From that moment on, a fruitful friendship beings to bloom between Harry, Ron, and Hermione ( Rowling