J.K. Rowling: Important Events and Highlights

By FenixN
  • Parents met each other

    Parents met each other
    J.K. Rowlings parents met at King's Cross Station heading to Arbroath.
  • Birthdate

    J.K. Rowling was born to Peter James Rowling and Anne Rowling. She was born in Gloucestshire, England.
  • A New BABY?!?!?!?

    Dianne Rowling was born when J.K. was 23 months old.
  • Moving to Winterbourne

    Joanne Rowling attended St. Michael's Primary School. Her headmaster, Alfred Dunn, was inspiration for Professor Dumbledore. She also enjoyed writing fantasy when she was a kid.
  • Moving...Again

    Moving...Again
    Yet again, J.K. moved. This time she moved to an area close to Chepstow, Wales.
  • A Failure

    Joanne applied to go to Oxford but didn't get in.
  • Graduation

    Graduation
    Joanne Rowling graduated from University of Exeter
  • Harry Potter: The Beginning

    On a four hour delay traintrip the idea of a young boy going to a school of wizardry came "fully formed" in her mind.
  • Love <3

    Love <3
    SHe met Jorge Arantes at a bar, who shared the interest in Jane Austen with J.K. They got married.
  • The First Born

    Jessica Rowling Arantes (named after Jessica Mitford) was born.
  • Divorce

    Divorce
    J.K. got divorced because of domestic abuse.
  • Harry Potter FINISHED!-

    Finished Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
  • Published

    Published
    Published the first Harry Potter book
  • The Chamber of Secrets

    Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets was published!
  • The Prisoner of Azkaban

    J.K. Rowling won three Smarties awards in a row because of this.
  • Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

    She sold 372,775 copies on the 1st day in the U.K. and 3 million in the U.S. in just 48 hours!
  • The 1st Movie

    The 1st Movie
    The Sorcerers Stone movie was released
  • The 2nd Movie

  • The 3rd Movie

    The Prisoner of Azkaban movie was released.
  • The 4th Movie

    The Goblet of Fire movie was released
  • The Ending: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

    The last book of Harry Potter was released.
  • The 5th Movie

    The Order of the Phoenix was released
  • The 6th Movie

    The Half-Blood Prince movie was published
  • The 7th Movie

    The Deathly Hallows Part One movie came out
  • The 8th Movie

    The 8th Movie
    The Deathly Hallows Part 2 was released