A broomstick and a double bass don't really have anything in common except they are both used as fluing utencils by preteen orphans with glasses
We all know that Harry uses the broomstick in Quitich and other chalenges but the double bass??
Well that is used by Tanya Grotter , the heroin of a series of russian books by Dmitry August. The russian series sold 100.000 copies in Russia.
Tanya lives in a magical world just like our favourite Harry, but instead of a cool scar on her forehead she has a mole on her nose.
Yemets claims that his books are intended as a parody of J.K Rowling's but it is drawned by the Russian folklore.
J.K Rowling was the top female earnerin Britain in 2002, earning $ 77 million , six times as much as the Queen herself. The British Mail ranked the woman by annual salary not by accumulated wealth
J.K. Rowling
J.K. Rowling was born in Chepstow, Gwent on 31st July 1965, and her full name is Joanne Kathleen Rowling. Her writing career started at the age of six when she wrote a story called Rabbit. Since then she has graduated from Exeter, worked as a teacher and been an unemployed single parent. Divorced and living on public assistance she wrote Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone at a table in a café during her daughters naps. When Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone was bought and published by Bloomsbury in 1997 her life changed dramatically, the Harry Potter series has since then won numerous awards and become a tremendous success around the world.
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-She has 2 children , a daughter Jessica and a son David.
-She has a guinea-pig and a mad rabbit.
-Her favourite colour is blue .
-Her favourite subject in school was English , but she still went to get a french degree.
-Her Hobbies are reading, drawing and tropical fish keeping.
-Her favourite movie is "This Wonderful Life"
J.K answers often asked Questions
1.Where did you get the idea for Harry Potter?
I was sitting on a train going from Manchester to London in 1990 when the idea popped into my head. i saw Harry very clearly , knew he was a wizard, and started imagining what wizard school would be like. The train was delayed, and by the time I got off it, many of the characters who appear in the book were fully formed in my head.
2.How long did it take you to write the books?
It took 5 years to finish The Philosopher's Stone, but I was working full-time for four of those years, and also plotting the rext of the series. Chamber of Secrets took 2 years, but again, I was working as a teacher while writing it. Prisoner of Azkaban took me one year , and Goblet of Fire has been my fastest yet.
3. Who is your favourite character?
I like all my characters, even the horrible ones like Dudley and Snape, because they're still fun to write about. The ones I would most like to meet, however, are Harry ,Hagrid and Professor Lupin ( I already know Hermione- she's a lot like me when I was younger- and Ron , who is loosely based on one of my oldest friends.)
4. Are there goign to be more Harry Potter books?
There will be seven Harry books in total, one for each year at Hogwarts. In the final book, he will come of age( wizards do this at seventeen), so he will finally be allowed to use magic outside school.
5. Where do you get your ideas?
I wish I knew where ideas came from, because I would go and live there. it is a mystery to me where it all comes from, but I'm quite pleased I don't know; it might spoil the fun if I did.
6. Where do u get your names?
I collect names; I have got them from maps ( Snape and Dursley) , saints ( Hedwig) and war memorials ( Lockhart). Some of the names in the book mean something - Dumbledore is an old English word for bumble bee, and I gave it to Dumbledore because I imagine him humming to himself a lot. I also invent names; Malfoy , Flitwick and Quidditch are all made up.
7. What advice would you give to young writers?
When writing I think a good starting point is what you know- for instance , your own feelings, or subjects you know a lot about. The most important thing is to READ as much as you can. This will teach you to recognise good writing, and by analysing what you like best, you can find out how to improvve your own writing.
" Talking to adults scares me", Rowling admited once.
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"Hermione is a lot like me when I was younger , although I was't that smart, and hopefully not that annoying.
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