1966, Rowling was born in Chipin Saberi, a small town in central England, which is famous for its forests and hills. Rowling's parents love reading. They often read stories to little Rowling. Rowling recalled: "My most vivid childhood impression is that my father sat there and read the Wind in the Willows to me." After listening to many stories, she began to weave her own fantasy stories in her mind. Rowling has a sister who is one and a half years younger than her. Whenever the two sisters get along alone, she will tell these stories to her sister. At that time, all her stories were related to rabbits, always beginning with "Dai (sister) fell into the rabbit hole" and always ending with "Dai strawberry was fed by the rabbit's family". My sister never tires of hearing these stories. Rowling was asked to tell them again and again. At the age of six, she took out a pen and paper and wrote down one of them. This is Rowling's first work. It is worth mentioning that in this small town, Rowling has two close friends named Potter, Harry Potter's "Potter".
When Rowling was nine years old, her family moved to another town, Tuskegon Primary School. She hates this school and Mrs Morgan, who teaches math. On the first day of school, Mrs Morgan asked Rowling to write a paper. Unfortunately, she didn't get any of the ten questions right. So, she was arranged in the rightmost position of the classroom and almost sat on the playground. Later, she learned that Mrs. Morgan ranked the seats according to the students' intelligence, with the "genius column" on the left and the "idiot column" on the right.
However, she has her own way to resolve this unhappiness. On the one hand, she develops her own writing skills, gets good grades in English subjects, and at the same time tutors mathematics; Besides, she has made several best friends. One day, her efforts paid off, but it made her sad-Mrs. Morgan finally let Rowling exchange seats with a student sitting in the "genius row", but this student was Rowling's good friend. "A short walk in the classroom makes me' smart', but it also becomes annoying." Fortunately, in the rough primary school years, Rowling regained everyone's love and maintained good results. After graduating from primary school, she entered Whiting Comprehensive Middle School.
Like all girls, Rowling entered an awkward adolescence shortly after entering middle school, and she began to wear glasses. "I am quiet, nearsighted, with many freckles on my face, and I don't know anything about all kinds of sports." Even so, she still has a way to be recognized-she found some quiet, smart but lonely girls like herself at school and organized a small group. At this time, she will still use her spare time to write many stories, and then choose one or two of them to read to everyone in group activities. As a result, all her new friends liked it, which made her more confident.
Another accident happened, which made her a little conspicuous. Once, a fierce girl attacked her. She didn't run away like others, but resisted. At that time, her body was just supported by the cabinet, so she didn't fall. As a result, she became the only unstable student in her grade and became famous in the whole school. In fact, she was scared to death. For a long time, she kept a close eye on the corner of the corridor in case she was attacked.
With the growth of age, Rowling's middle school life is getting better and better. Her creative talent was praised and encouraged by teachers. Her cleverness and friendliness attracted many friends. In the last school year, she was elected as the female monitor.
In Rowling's teenage life, it is not difficult to see the characters and stories of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Schools are made up of bright side and dark side. The good side is friendly classmates, kind professors, active youth and all kinds of young people's tricks. The dark side is rigid school rules, rigid and abnormal teachers, bullies, misunderstandings, loneliness and so on. Maybe Mrs Morgan is a lot like Professor Umbridge. That fierce girl is the prototype of Malfoy's best friend Crabbe and Goyle, and Rowling herself, no doubt, has pinned her image on the cutest Hermione. When talking about Ani maggs, a wizard who can be transformed into an animal, she said, "I would like to be an otter, which is my favorite animal." And everyone knows that Hermione's patron saint is the otter.
You can easily find that Rowling and Hermione have a lot in common: first, of course, they are smart, get good grades, win everyone's love by strength, and become the head of a small group; Second, independent, tenacious and brave personality; Third, they are all girls who love reading and neglect to improve their looks (in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Rowling created the most beautiful dream for such girls: Hermione changed into a dress and surprised four people); Fourth, they all became prefects.
Hermione's name comes from Hermes, the messenger of the gods in Greek mythology. Hermes was also the god of debating numbers. The popular hermeneutics in today's philosophy also comes from his name. No wonder Hermione always finds answers when she goes directly to the library whenever she has any questions. In the story of Harry Potter, she is not a vase heroine who only waits for the hero to rescue her, but a think tank that plays a role in communication and exchange. Maybe she is Rowling's incarnation in the magical world.
When she graduated from Whiting Middle School, both teachers and parents expected Rowling to have a bright future. However, before the real bright day comes, she will have to spend a long period of darkness.
Rowling entered the University of Exeter. Originally, she thought the style of study here was free, but later it was found to be a more traditional college. In Exeter, she continued to write, writing down plots and outlines of all kinds of epiphany on pieces of paper, which filled the information shelves. But whenever someone suggested her to contribute, she always refused because she was not confident.
Six years after graduating from college, she fell into the whirlpool of constantly changing jobs, all of which were unprofitable, and her mind was often unable to devote herself wholeheartedly. "No matter what I do, I always write like crazy," she once wrote. "In meetings, I usually don't pay much attention. Instead, I write down the latest stories or give names to the characters on the edge of my notebook. This can cause problems when your job should be to take minutes of meetings. "
At the age of twenty-four, she got a new job in Manchester, so she had to go back and forth between London and Manchester by train. One day, the train stopped for four hours because of mechanical failure. Rowling passed the time by looking at the scenery outside the window. She clearly remembers a herd of cows scattered on the grass. "Suddenly, I remembered Harry's story. I can't tell you' why' and' what triggered this idea', but I clearly saw Harry and the magic school. There is another version of the story about how this great inspiration came about: it was a stormy day, and Rowling was sitting on the train from Manchester to London, staring blankly at the gurgling rain outside the window. Suddenly, she saw a little wizard with green eyes flying around the window on a broom, so the idea of Harry Potter suddenly appeared in her mind. The only similarity between the two versions is the train. Perhaps this is why the train becomes the medium of the muggle world leading to the magical world in the story.
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone is the first book in the Harry Potter series, and it took six years from the inspiration of generate to the completion of manuscript printing. During this period, Rowling experienced a series of blows, such as the loss of her mother, unemployment and marriage failure. 1993, she came to Edinburgh with her newborn daughter and the first three chapters of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. Rowling can look for another job, but then she won't have much time to write. She decided to apply for a public service post. However, Prime Minister Major said in a recent speech that single parents are freeloaders who love public welfare stickers. Rowling's application for welfare stickers is full of humiliation and is looked down upon everywhere. Rowling said in an interview: "This may be the lowest point in my life. My self-esteem has reached the floor, but I don't want Jessica (daughter) to grow up in this situation, so she has become my inspiration and writing has become a paradise for me to take refuge. "
Welfare allowance can only maintain the minimum living standard. Rowling lives in a cold and small apartment, and the ceiling almost touches her head. She called it a "small short room". Not to mention the computer, she can't even afford a typewriter. Every morning, she goes out with Jessica's baby basket and walks around the city. Until the child falls asleep, she goes to Nicholson Cafe, where she buys the cheapest drink and buries herself in writing all day. The owner of this store recalled: "She would push the cradle with one hand and write with the other. This is a miracle. "
Finally, all the sufferings, comforts, ideals and struggles were entrusted to writing, and Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone was finished at the beginning of 1994. Rowling borrowed an old typewriter to type two manuscripts and sent them to the publishing agent. After waiting for another three years (during which she got a job as a French teacher and started writing the second Harry Potter series), this fascinating work finally came out. The story that followed fell into a rut: interviews, signatures, and full-fledged book sales sites, which sold more than 260 million copies worldwide. Rowling has become rich, so don't mention it.
In a word, Rowling not only shows magic in the book, but also shows magic in her life. The causal relationship between the two seems to be closely intertwined and inseparable.