Aaron B

English 8-core 1

14 February 2007

Joanne Rowling: The mother of Harry Potter

 

J.K. Rowling aka Joanne Rowling was born on July 31, 1965 in Yate, south Gloucestershire, England. She has living and is still living from 1965 to ?. Joanne’s sister was born 1 year 1 month after herself.

After studying French and Classics at the University of Exeter (she had previously applied to Oxford but was turned down), with a year of study in Paris, she moved to London to work as a researcher and bilingual secretary for Amnesty International. During this period she had a idea for a 11 year old boy to attend a school of witch craft and wizardtry. In 1990 her mother succombed to a 10 year long battle with multiple sclerosis. Rowling commented “I was writing Harry Potter when she died. I never did tell her a bought Harry Potter”. Her father called her at seven oclock the next morning she knew what happened befor he even spoke. Joanne states that “I was a moral wreck and I was in total denial.” She has stated “that not a day goes by that I do not think of my mother”.

Joanne has one child, Jessica , who was named after Rowling heroine, Jessica Mitford. Her husbaned though her out of his house. In 1994 She and her daughter moved to live wither Joannes sister. Unemployed and living off state benefits she completed the first book “Harry Potter and the socerer’s stone” which up to date she has made 12 different copy’s of the book.

When she finished her first book she received a 8,000 dollar grant to continue writing. The next spring a aution was held to publish the novel. The highst bidder was 100,000 us dollors. Joanne said “I almost died on that spot”. Joanne is currently writing her last Harry Potter book “Harry Potter and the deathly hollows”. In this book is the final battle in harrys life and it is were 2 of the characters die off. Steven King and John Irving have pleaded to her not to kill off Harry Potter. Joanne has not leaked even a drop more of the book and she swears she will not till the book comes out. A year ago she put out a book known as Harry Potter and the half prince blood. The book is in the Genise book of world records for being the fastest selling book ever in 24 hours.

Once in Joannes life has she been sued.  She was sued by Nancy Stouffer because she said  Joannes work was based on her own Larry Potter and his best friend lilly. Stouffer forged the documents and was fined 50,000 us dollars for the plantifs costs and forging documents. In 2002 there was an unauthorized publishing of gohst written chinese language sequal Harry Potter and Lepord walks up to Dragon. Joannes lawers took legal action and sued the publishers for 100 million dollors.

Citations

 

J. K. Rowling.” wikipedia. wikipedia. 20 Feb 2007 <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._K._Rowling>.

J. K. Rowling .” Fact Monster. 20 02 2007. Fact Monster. 20 Feb 2007 <http://www.factmonster.com/spot/harrycreator1.html>.