Vaibhav By agoeller Jul 31, 1965 Born in 1965 Yate, England 1971 1971 - Writes her first book, "Rabbit," at age six 1987 1987 - Works as a human rights researcher for Amnesty International 1990 1990 - Comes up with the idea for Harry Potter on a train ride from Manchester to London 1994 1994 - On public assistance and living in Edinburgh, Scotland, she writes "Harry Potter and the Philosophers' Stone" in coffeehouses Jun 26, 1997 June 26, 1997 - "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" (UK title) is published 1998 September 1998 - "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" (US title) is published