Joanne Rowling best known as the inventor of Harry Potter was born on 31st July, 1965 in Yate, Gloucestershire, England. She has a sister, two years younger to her, Dianne. She studied traditional school at St. Michaels. It is said that the head scholar at school was the inspiration for the Harry Potter headmaster, Albus Sumbledore. Even when she was five years old she told stories to her younger sister about rabbit and bees.
Her secondary education took place at Wyedean School and college. She had a flair for literature. After graduating from Wyedean she attended Exeter University and studied French, to take up a occupation as a bilingual secretary. But secretary ship was the last thing she wanted to do.
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By the time she was 26 she had suffered the shock of her mother's demise from multiple sclerosis after suffering for about ten years. She then moved to Portugal and taught English. Here she started working on a story about a wizard; she recalls that the idea of a fantasy series came to her while she was on a train journey from Manchester to London.
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As his fifth year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry approaches, 15-year-old Harry Potter is in full-blown adolescence, complete with regular outbursts of rage, a nearly debilitating crush, and the blooming of a powerful sense of rebellion. It's been yet another infuriating and boring summer with the despicable Dursleys, this time with minimal contact from our hero's non-Muggle friends from school. Harry is feeling especially edgy at the lack of news from the magic world, wondering when the freshly revived evil Lord Voldemort will strike. Returning to Hogwarts will be a relief... or will it?The fifth book in J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series follows the darkest year yet for our young wizard, who finds himself knocked down a peg or three after the events of last year. Somehow, over the summer, gossip (usually traced back to the magic world's newspaper, the Daily Prophet) has turned Harry's tragic and heroic encounter with Voldemort at the Triwizard Tournament into an excuse to ridicule and discount the teen. Even Professor Dumbledore, headmaster of the school, has come under scrutiny by the Ministry of Magic, which refuses to officially acknowledge the terrifying truth that Voldemort is back. Enter a particularly loathsome new character: the toadlike and simpering ("hem, hem") Dolores Umbridge, senior undersecretary to the Minister of Magic, who takes over the vacant position of Defense Against Dark Arts teacher--and in no time manages to become the High Inquisitor of Hogwarts, as well. Life isn't getting any easier for Harry Potter. With an overwhelming course load as the fifth years prepare for their Ordinary Wizarding Levels examinations (O.W.Ls), devastating changes in the Gryffindor Quidditch team lineup, vivid dreams about long hallways and closed doors, and increasing pain in his lightning-shaped scar, Harry's resilience is sorely tested.
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, more than any of the four previous novels in the series, is a coming-of-age story. Harry faces the thorny transition into adulthood, when adult heroes are revealed to be fallible, and matters that seemed black-and-white suddenly come out in shades of gray. Gone is the wide-eyed innocent, the whiz kid of Sorcerer's Stone. Here we have an adolescent who's sometimes sullen, often confused (especially about girls), and always self-questioning. Confronting death again, as well as a startling prophecy, Harry ends his year at Hogwarts exhausted and pensive. Readers, on the other hand, will be energized as they enter yet again the long waiting period for the next title in the marvelous, magical series. (Ages 9 and older) --Emilie Coulter
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She married a journalist, and after the birth of her daughter within a year her marriage ended in a divorce. She moved on to Scotland, Edinburg along with her daughter.
From now on she was determined to get the Harry Potter wizard novel closed and published. She applied for and received a grant from the Scottish Arts Council to unblemished her novel. Finally when her novel was completed on an old hand-operated typewriter, she sold the proprietary to Bloomsbury U.K. For about 00. Ms. Rowling's happiest occasion came when A Levine books/scholastics press bought the American proprietary to the first Harry potter novel. She could now speak herself and her daughter and write full time.
Recognition came very soon for Ms. Rowling and Harry potter. The first book "Harry potter and the Philosophers stone" won the British book Awards for Children's book of the year and the Nestle smarties book prize. In the U.S the same book was renamed "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone".
The sequels came one after another. In 1998 came "Harry Potter and the accommodation of secrets." A year later came "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban". These three books only made Ms. Rowling a household name. The series topped the top three slots in the Newyork time best sellers list in the U.S.A and U.K.
The fourth book 'Harry potter and the Goblet of fire" came in 2000 and was a record breaker in sales in both the countries
Three years passed and then came the fifth book "Harry potter and the order of the Phoenix". This book was again a record breaker.
The sixth book "Harry potter and the half blood Prince" too broke all sales record in the 2005.
The title of the seventh and final book of the series was released in 2006, "Harry potter and the deadly hallows". The book was release in 2007. It was sold out and a huge success.
She was filmed for a documentary which was aired in Britain on Itv. It was titled "J.K.Rowling... A year in the life". Her books have inspired an interest in reading among children at a time when they prefer Television and computer to books. Critics' are of the conception that the impacts of these books on the children need to be evaluated.
All the books in the series have been filmed and have been a huge success with the audiences of all ages. She has married Neil Michael Murray in 2001 and has two children from this marriage. She has plans to continue writing and a book titled "Political fairy tale for children" is nearing completion.
She has established the volant charitable trust to combat Poverty, public inequalities, one parent families and multiple sclerosis research.
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