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J.K. Rowling
J.K. Rowling
Why did J.K. Rowling choose July 31 as Harry Potter's birthday? J.K. Rowling chose to share her own birthday with her most famous creation, Harry Potter. Harry celebrated his 11th birthday when he first burst onto the scene in 1997 in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (aka Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone in the US). Rowling was unemployed and living off public assistance when she wrote the first book in the series. The books were such a hit that within a few years Rowling became one of England's richest women and one of the world's most successful writers. After she finished her seven-volume series about the young wizard and his friends, Rowling went on to write a collection of fairy tales, The Tales of Beedle the Bard, which had originally been mentioned as a fictional book in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, the final book in the series. Happy 45th birthday to the writer who enticed millions of children and adults to read.
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