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J.K. Rowlings parents met at King's Cross Station heading to Arbroath.
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J.K. Rowling was born to Peter James Rowling and Anne Rowling. She was born in Gloucestshire, England.
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Dianne Rowling was born when J.K. was 23 months old.
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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.
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Yet again, J.K. moved. This time she moved to an area close to Chepstow, Wales.
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Joanne applied to go to Oxford but didn't get in.
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Joanne Rowling graduated from University of Exeter
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On a four hour delay traintrip the idea of a young boy going to a school of wizardry came "fully formed" in her mind.
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SHe met Jorge Arantes at a bar, who shared the interest in Jane Austen with J.K. They got married.
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Jessica Rowling Arantes (named after Jessica Mitford) was born.
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J.K. got divorced because of domestic abuse.
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Finished Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
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Published the first Harry Potter book
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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets was published!
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J.K. Rowling won three Smarties awards in a row because of this.
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She sold 372,775 copies on the 1st day in the U.K. and 3 million in the U.S. in just 48 hours!
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The Sorcerers Stone movie was released
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The Prisoner of Azkaban movie was released.
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The Goblet of Fire movie was released
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The last book of Harry Potter was released.
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The Order of the Phoenix was released
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The Half-Blood Prince movie was published
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The Deathly Hallows Part One movie came out
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The Deathly Hallows Part 2 was released
