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Born
J.K Rowling was born in Chipping Sodbury, July 31st, 1965. She was the oldest from her sister, named Dianne Rowling. -
Start University
In 1983, Rowling graduated from Wyedean and began attending Exeter University for her BA in French. -
Graduated from University
In 1986 J.K. Rowling graduated from university.She went to university to learn French. -
First Idea To Success
J.K. Rowling first had the idea for Harry Potter while delayed on a train travelling from Manchester to London King's Cross in 1990. Over the next five years, she began to plan out the seven books of the series. She wrote mostly in longhand and amassed a mountain of notes, many of which were on scraps of paper. -
Her First Book
n the US, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone was published by Arthur A. Levine Books/Scholastic in September 1998. -
Her Second Book
The second title in the series, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, was published on June 2, 1999, and debuted at No. 1 on the adult hardcover bestseller lists. -
First Movie
In November 14, 2001. The first Harry Potter Movie was released. -
Finish Books
It's been 10 years since J.K. Rowling finished writing Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. On 11 January 2007 the author stepped out of Edinburgh's Balmoral hotel having completed the last novel in the Harry Potter series — the culmination of 17 years of writing.
