You might fancy yourself to be a massive Harry Potter fan, how much to do you know about the creator of the wizarding world, J.K. Rowling?

It’s no surprise to anyone that J.K. Rowling is an absolute writing icon. She is a self-made billionaire, one of the most celebrated female authors, and has made a household name out of herself.

While she is noted for being the author of many great titles, her Harry Potter series has been marked as legendary. Although it had humble beginnings of being written while Rowling was living off of welfare, to being rejected by numerous publishing houses, Harry Potter became a brand, itself.

With Rowling’s enrapturing story lines, creative diversity of characters, and full ability to create an entire universe within a series, her Harry Potter series quickly became one of the best selling stories to date.

Her life has become immersed with the Wizarding World of Harry Potter. Between film enterprises, theme parks, spin-off series, and an entire Broadway play, the heavily decorated author has a lot to be proud of.

Even though many know the life, history, and battle of many Hogwarts attendees, how much is known about the acclaimed J.K. Rowling? Although the English writer is mainly known for Harry Potter, she has also written another novel, The Casual Vacancy, and a series under a nom de plume, Cormoran Strike.

On top of her life as a notable author, she has starred as a voice actress and has performed the role of producer and screenwriter. It seems, though, that her entire life seems to centre around the series that got things rolling for her.

From running a charity that has the same name as one of her magical spells to even creating a character that held the same birthday as her, each aspect of Rowling’s life manages to intertwine with the series that made her the esteemed author she is today.

How well do you know J.K. Rowling?

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