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Peter Rowling & Anne Volant get married
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Joanne Rowling is born
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Joanne attends secondary school at Wyedan School & College
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Joanne is gifted a copy of Jessica Mitford's autobiography, Hons and Rebels by her great aunt
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Joanne is accepted into the University of Exeter for a bachelor of Arts in French and Classics
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The idea of Harry Potter appears into her mind after a delayed train. She begins writing the night of.
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Anne Rowling passes away
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Rowling has a daughter, Jessica. Raises her with her sisters in Edinburgh.
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Three chapters of Harry Potter are completed
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Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone is finished writing
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Harry Potter is eligible to be published in the UK
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Publishers tell Rowling to go by her initials on her publications
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First publication of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone in the USA
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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets published in US
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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban published in US
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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire published in US
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Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix published in US
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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince published in US
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows published in US
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Opening night for Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, a play set in the HP universe