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J.K. Rowling and Harry Potter have the same birthday – July 31.
The ‘t’ at the end of Voldemort is silent. The name is French for “flight of death.”
Publishers suggested that Joanne Rowling use the name “J. K.” to appeal to male readers. She took the “K” from her grandmother's name, Kathleen, since she has no middle name of her own.
The Harry Potter series may never have happened if J.K. Rowling's mother hadn't died. According to the author, writing the books helped her heal.
Dementors are based off of J.K. Rowling's battle with depression in her twenties.
Michael Jackson once approached Rowling about making a musical based on the books, but she turned it down.
After finishing the books, Ms. Rowling revealed that she “always thought” Dumbledore was gay.
Fred and George were born on April Fool’s day. (The characters, not the actors.)
The actress who played Moaning Myrtle is actually 37 years old - the oldest actress to portray a Hogwarts student in the series.
As of July 2013, the books had sold between 400 and 450 million copies, and have been translated into 73 languages.
J.K. Rowling is the first person to become a billionaire writing books.
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