by Garry Keown

Created on: August 17, 2009

I remember it well. Seven years ago, my then girlfriend, now amazing wife told me of a series of books that she held in high regard. Of course, I had heard of them. Who hadn't heard of the Harry Potter series? They had fast become one of the best selling series of books in the world. She had already read the first three, and I was still a potter virgin. I must confess that I was always dubious, and had considered that a children's book would be beneath me. Although I am no literary genius, I do consider myself to have base level reading skills slightly higher than our Neanderthal ancestors. But, so as to maintain the status quo, I decided to give them a go. You might say that I wanted to keep the magic in our relationship, and not suffer her wrath. If you know anything of the books, you will also know that voldemort himself is nothing to the fury of a woman scorned! I started, at the beginning and now have read all seven many times. Whether happy coincidence, or not, we are now happily married and we live in each other's spell.

The author.


J.K. Rowling is one of the best known 'rags to riches' stories in the world. She is reputed to have come up with the idea of harry potter when waiting on a four hour delayed train. Let's face it; we all know how that feels. It is true that we think of many things while waiting. I however have never had the fortune to come up with such an idea. The best idea I have ever formulated was to make maltesers covered in white chocolate. I somehow don't see that being as profitable as harry potter, which is believed to have made J.K. 560 million pounds.

She is believed to have written the first book, Harry Potter and the philosopher's stone, in a little cafe in Glasgow. It is widely thought that she went here, as she was renting an unheated flat at the time, and she was desperately seeking warmth. She herself admits that she was going through hard times, but would rather have us believe that she went here so she could walk for at time and get her daughter to fall asleep.

She released philosopher's stone, and amazed by its success, the brand continued to evolve. The others began to flow, right up until Harry Potter and the deathly hallows was finally released in July 2007. It was the most anticipated book in the history of the modern world, and was spoilt only by one employee of Bloomsbury, her publishers, who took photos of every page and posted them on the net before the release. It is hard to believe that Harry Potter

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