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Rowling has confirmed that the character of Hermione Granger is based on her own 11-year-old self—a "know-it-all" bookish child.

To avoid paparazzi before her second wedding, she bought her wedding dress in a full disguise .

Her first manuscript was rejected by a dozen publishers. It was finally accepted by Bloomsbury because the chairman’s 8-year-old daughter loved the first chapter.

She is a known fan of the game Minecraft and has played it frequently with her son. 🏛️ Personal Life & Influences

Rowling has no middle name. She added the "K" (for Kathleen, her grandmother) after her publisher suggested a gender-neutral pen name to attract male readers.

The soul-sucking Dementors were inspired by her real-life battle with clinical depression in her 20s.