As she had no middle name, she chose K as the second initial of her pen name, from her paternal grandmother Kathleen Ada Bulgen Rowling. Anticipating that the target audience of young boys might not want to read a book written by a woman, her publishers demanded that she use two initials, rather than her full name.
Rowling, pronounced like rolling, her name when her first Harry Potter book was published was simply Joanne Rowling.
But doing so will bring him into contact with forces more terrifying than he ever could have imagined.įull of sympathetic characters, wildly imaginative situations, and countless exciting details, the first installment in the series assembles an unforgettable magical world and sets the stage for many high-stakes adventures to come.Īlthough she writes under the pen name J.K. There is a dangerous secret object hidden within the castle walls, and Harry believes it's his responsibility to prevent it from falling into evil hands. Though Harry's first year at Hogwarts is the best of his life, not everything is perfect. He is the boy who lived: the only person to have ever survived a killing curse inflicted by the evil Lord Voldemort, who launched a brutal takeover of the Wizarding world, only to vanish after failing to kill Harry. But even within the Wizarding community, he is special. A mysterious visitor rescues him from his relatives and takes him to his new home, Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.Īfter a lifetime of bottling up his magical powers, Harry finally feels like a normal kid. But his fortune changes when he receives a letter that tells him the truth about himself: he's a wizard. His parents are dead and he's stuck with his heartless relatives, who force him to live in a tiny closet under the stairs.
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