The author of the

much-loved series
of seven Harry
Potter novels.
Joanne Rowling, who goes by the pen name J.K. Rowling, is a British
author and screenwriter best known for her seven-book Harry
Potter children's book series. The series has sold more than 450 million
copies and was adapted into a blockbuster film franchise.

Before J.K. Rowling published her 'Harry Potter' series, she was a single
mom on welfare.

The idea for the book reportedly occurred to her while she was traveling
on a train from Manchester to London in 1990.
• Harry Potter Series
• Fantastic Beasts Series
• Quidditch Through the Ages
• The Tales of Beedle the Bard
• The Casual Vacancy

• Also, Cormoran Strike Series (by one of her

another Pen Names - Robert Galbraith)
JK Rowling wrote 7 Harry Potter books which were gradually
developed into films.

Harry Potter is a story about an 11 year old boy Harry, when he

learns that he is a wizard. He is quickly swept up into the
spellbinding world of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry
alongside new best friends, Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger.
He soon discovers, though, that there is a much darker side to the
wizarding world than any of them could have imagined.
Harry Potter

Hermoine Granger

Ron Weasley