Rowling, her agents and publishers kept her work and life very secret, especially after the harry potter books became a global phenomenon. But once it was up and running again, muggles were treated to a. Rowling launched pottermore in 2012, the harry potter author has been steadily revealing secrets of the wizarding world, delving into the histories of beloved and some notsobeloved. Incorporate these tips into your habits and your created worlds will soon become just as real as the world of harry potter. How did rowling come across the idea of harry potter. Rowling just revealed some little known facts about herself. Jun 09, 2017 rowling claims that her wizarding world is purely imaginary and she doesnt believe in the kind of magic found in her books. For starters she created the bestselling book series of all timein the process. Rowling managed to deliver us some of the most expertly crafted material in modern literature as we know it today. The charity named after the light giving spell from her books was founded in 2005 with the. Once upon a time, the harry potter fandom was rife with theories about the upcoming book releases.
Nov 14, 2016 from the homework daniel radcliffe, emma watson, and rupert grint did on set to the owlss nationality, find out 20 surprising harry potter facts. Jul 17, 2017 though the series may have ended ten years ago this july with the release of deathly hallows, the magic of j. She would use the experience to characterize the harry potters dementors. Here are 10 facts about the author of the new book the casual vacancy. Why there was a different defense against the dark arts professor every year. I ts officially been 19 years since harry potter defeated voldemort to end the second wizarding war, which means this years battle of hogwarts anniversary is the last before the events of.
Rowling their burning questions about harry potter. Rowling visited oprah to talk about what the journey was like. Shes a big fan of the blockbuilding video game minecraft, which. Did you know all of these facts about the harry potter books. What books has jk rowling written other than harry potter. We may never get another harry potter novel, but that hasnt stopped author j. Rowling debuted a new harry potter story on tuesday, and its filled with telling twists that hint at possible new plots that fans will love.
Rowling, creator of the fantasy adventure world of harry potter and his friends, turns 50 on july 31, 2015. Rowling pottercast interview is an interview with the creator of the harry potter series published by time magazine in 2007. She has stated in an interview that her hero is robert f. Rowling has revealed since the harry potter series.
Jk rowling gave a press conference to talk about harry potter and the halfblood prince. At the moment im only planning to write seven harry potter books. Either in response to her fans questions on twitter or on pottermore or through an interview, rowling continued to talk about the harry potter universe long after the last book was published. Rowling facts you probably never knew interesting facts. Rowling, the author of the bestselling series about harry potter. In a later interview, however, rowling possibly backtracking. Rowling has stated in an interview that her own personal favorites are tied between harry potter. Here are 10 of the most startling revelations rowling made about the harry potter universe that blew our mind. Aug 08, 2016 in 2000 jk rowling spoke to the big issue ahead of the release of the fourth harry potter book, the goblet of fire.
Rowling s first harry potter novel had been rejected by many publishing houses when her agent gave sample chapters of the book to nigel newton, an editor at bloomsbury publishing. Rowling facts in the harry potter books, hogwarts students famously catch the school train from fictitious platform nine and threequarters at kings cross station. Without consulting rowling, the director of the third movie, alfonso cuaron, told thewlis to play lupin as though the werewolf professor was a gay man. Rowling s bouts of depression inspired her to create the dementors in the harry potter series. In 2000 jk rowling spoke to the big issue ahead of the release of the fourth harry potter book, the goblet of fire.
Thats how i always planned it, from when the first book was finished, that the three marauders and his mother would. Shes known as the first writer to become a billionaire from writing books and the creator of the harry potter. Rowling, is a british author and screenwriter best known for her seven book harry potter childrens book series. Jk rowling interview harry potter in the 21st century the. She was born on 31st july 1965 in a town called yate in gloucestershire, england. Rowling does an interview with star daniel radcliffe where she. He also claims that he helped rowling frame the harry potter. Rowling reportedly wrote the first two harry potter books in this chair, which was auctioned off in 2002.
Harry potter author jk rowling has made a powerful plea to young people going traveling. While we know that the idea of the boy wizard came to j. Jk rowling gave a press conference to talk about harry potter and the half blood prince. Jk rowling discusses the rules for usage of the charm that allows witches and wizards. Rowling struggled to get her first book, harry potter and the philosophers. Why doesnt fred appear in the woods at the end as well.
Rowling facts while on a crowded train back to london from manchester. The fourth book, harry potter and the goblet of fire, was released simultaneously in the uk and the us on 8 july 2000 and broke sales records in both countries. The authors real name is joanne rowling, but she refers to herself as jo. Rowling will never say she definitely wont write a new harry potter book.
Here are 10 facts about the author of the new book the casual. Rowling created harry potter more than 20 years ago, she. Rowling once rejected a harry potter musical proposed by. With so much to consume in this rich, complex, heavily populated wizarding world established by author j. If you have not read all these books, you may not want to continue. Jun 20, 2019 34 mindblowing harry potter movie facts thatll make you want to watch them all over again. Jan 28, 2016 17 times jk rowling shocked harry potter fans as jk rowling announces that a new childrens book is on the way, read the revelations that have emerged since her last was published. With seven books and nine films in the harry potter franchise, youd think author j. Fans of harry potter take great ownership of the stories told by the novels, films, stage plays, and spinoffs the franchise has yielded so far. Rowling later made canon that werent in the books from dumbledores sexuality to hatstalls, relations, fantheories and more, j k rowling made a whole lot of rectons to harry potter. The first harry potter book was released on june 26, 1997 and from there.
Rowlings biggest regrets about harry potter youtube. In her interview with time and in webchats with fans, the harry potter author reveals a few more secrets. Of course, rowling couldnt update the world on so many harry potter facts. Mar 28, 2019 any sort of tidbit about lore or history from the books was eagerly devoured by the series fans. Read the full jk rowling interview cbbc newsround world. This was a pivotal moment in pottermania with a recordbreaking first print run of five million, it was the first novel in the world to go on sale in the uk and us on the same day, shifting three million copies in the states alone on its first weekend. Jk rowling s harry potter books turnedmovies are a cultural phenomenon. Here are some magical facts about the one and only j. In an interview in 2000, rowling admitted that she wrote what i thought was half the book. Yet, with a universe as rich as the one she created, theres always more to divulge. Rowling revealed that albus dumbledore was meant to be a gay character, even if it wasnt completely spelled out in her books. With pottermania once more upon us, we revisit a classic big issue interview with jk rowling and discover where it all went right. A fan asked her about some small details for a sample portfolio and the harry potter author was only too.
The life of jk rowling explained origins of the harry. In an interview with the today show, rowling was once again posed the question. Rowling teases a new book sequel video april 10, 2015 8. On february 3, 2000, classrooms across america went online to ask j. Her first screenplay, for fantastic beasts and where. Rowling estimates that most of her books were read by only seven people before they were released to bookshelves around the world. Rowling s series may have been published back in 2007, but that hasnt stopped her from dropping a. Jk rowling interview harry potter in the 21st century. Rowling had begun writing the harry potter books when she was pregnant the first time. Actor david thewlis, who played remus lupin in the movie adaptations of the harry potter books, revealed a surprising motivation for his character. She had an active hand in writing them, as i understand it. From shipping to horcruxes, fans argued back and forth about what would be canon and what wouldnt. Rowling from offering bits of information about the magical world that has entranced so many.
Facts about harry potter that every fan should know insider. There are spinoff books, movies, and a play in the franchise many of which reveal new insight about harry, ron, hermione, and other characters from the original series. On x list we will be providing daily family friendly content covering everything trend related on. Rowling and emma watson discuss ron, hermione, and harry. She is best known for writing the harry potter fantasy series, which has won multiple awards and sold more than 500 million copies, becoming the bestselling book. Every publisher had passed on the first harry potter book when 8yearold alice. These writing tips from jk rowling show that with some patience, a little ambition, and a willingness to make writing a priority, anyone can be an author.
Rowling was a single mother, barely getting by on unemployment benefits, who wrote her first novel about the boy wizard in a cafe in her hometown of edinburgh. Rowlings writing process to how it changed the new york times. The series has sold more than 500 million copies and was adapted into a. Harry potter author jk rowling denied these 7 movie stars from acting in the harry potter movies. Rowling published a new harry potter story on tuesday morning, which briefly crashed her pottermore website. In december 2014, rowling wrote a special 12 days of. The series, totalling 4,195 pages, has been translated, in whole or in part, into 65 languages. Sep 26, 2017 either in response to her fans questions on twitter or on pottermore or through an interview, rowling continued to talk about the harry potter universe long after the last book was published. Rowling found inspiration for the setting of harry potter in edinburgh, scotland and, as for the names of the characters. In a series of interviews over the years, the author has revealed the future of the harry potter characters. Potterheads still cherish the novels for their brilliant plot and for the characters rowling introduced us to.
Rowling penned two sidekick books to complement the harry potter. The proceeds from both books were donated to comic relief adding up to over. Actor haley joel osment could have been harry potter instead of daniel radcliffe. London harry potter really is the gift that keeps on giving. Rowling later made canon that werent in the books from dumbledores sexuality to hatstalls, relations, fantheories and more, j k rowling made a whole lot of rectons to harry potter canon. She seems pretty tight with steve kloves, who wrote the scripts for every film. Jk rowling is the author of 15 books, including the seven harry potter novels, the casual vacancy and, as robert galbraith, three crime novels. Rowling penned two sidekick books to complement the harry potter seriesfantastic beasts and where to find them and quidditch through the ages. In a 2004 interview with usa today, rowling described the creation of. What do the letters j and k stand for in jk rowling. He now claims he was the first person to read about harry potter. And since closing the book on the main series in 2007, she keeps adding to it. The life of this author of one of the bestselling book series in history is itself. Rowling, is a british author, film producer, television producer, screenwriter, and philanthropist.
Jk rowlings harry potter books turnedmovies are a cultural phenomenon. Rowling found inspiration for the setting of harry potter in edinburgh, scotland and, as for the names of the characters, each has a special meaning. After completing the harry potter series, famed author j. But the pain has been somewhat alleviated thanks to pottermore, new books such as harry potter and the cursed child. Nov 16, 2015 harry potter has been one of the most successful novelfilm franchises in history and it single handedly turned its author j.
However, as the books released and time went on, rowlings lore drops began to be more and more outlandish. Rowling initially penned the ideas for harry potter. The transcript below reveals plot elements from books in the harry potter series. Theres a very personal reason that kings cross takes such a key role in harry potter j. The first harry potter book was published because of an 8 yearold girl. Scott barbourgetty images on a delayed train from manchester to londons kings cross station, rowling came up with the idea for harry potter.
The delivery may not have been perfect and some of the material does not stand as tall as it did, say, over 20 years ago when it first debuted on the shelves, but the harry potter franchise remains some of the most celebrated and beloved books of all time, even to this day. Rowling has always said shes pretty much done with those stories. Rowling, it was inevitable that potterheads from around the world would fill in certain blanks with their own imaginations, creating fan. In her amazon interview, rowling explained, i wanted a sport for. After 7 successful novels and 8 films of similar success, harry potter has left a huge mark in the media world, creating one of the largest fandoms to ever walk the earth. I dont think its too strong to say that there wouldnt be harry potter. Feb 26, 2019 apparently, the king of pop had some grand ideas for how to mount a harry potter musical, but was ultimately shot down by author j. Jk rowling s harry potter series covers a lot of ground, but here are 10 facts about the forbidden forest not found in the books. In october 2000, an 11yearold canadian fan got to interview j. Rowling sits down with matt lauer to talk about her charity, lumos, which helps children living in orphanages and institutions, and the future of harry potter. Rowling had revealed all there is to know about this magical world and its inhabitants. On december 30, 1990, rowlings mother succumbed to a 10year battle with the condition multiple sclerosis. She answered lots of questions from children about the books, the plot. Jk rowling wrote the 7 harry potter books, and their 3 companion books.
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