Rowling studied for a BA in French and Classics at the University of Exeter, which she says was a 'bit of a shock' as she 'was expecting to be amongst lots of similar people– thinking radical thoughts.' Once she made friends with 'some like-minded people' she says she began to enjoy herself. She has also said that because of her lack of a proper father there are many father figures for Harry in her books. Growing up, her relationship with her father was strained, and as a result she has not spoken to him in recent years. In 1990, her 45-year-old mother succumbed to a decade-long battle with multiple sclerosis. She attended secondary school at Wyedean School, where she told stories to her fellow students.

Together with her mother, father, and younger sister Dianne, she moved to Winterbourne, Bristol and then to Tutshill near Chepstow. Joanne Rowling was born in Yate, United Kingdom in 1965, to Peter and Anne Rowling.

2.2 Harry Potter-related books and stories.

In February 2004, ' Forbes' magazine estimated her fortune as £576 million, making her the first person to become a US dollar billionaire by writing books. Rowling is most famous for authoring the Harry Potter series, which have gained international attention and have won multiple awards. Rowling (pronunciation: rolling), is an English novelist, film producer, television producer, screenwriter and philanthropist. Joanne 'Jo' Rowling, CH, OBE, FRSL, FRCPE (born 31 July 1965 in Yate) better known by her pen name J. Rowling on her Harvard Commencement Speech in J We have the power to imagine better.' -J. We do not need magic to transform our world, we carry all the power we need inside ourselves already. ' If you choose to use your status and influence to raise your voice on behalf of those who have no voice if you choose to identify not only with the powerful, but with the powerless if you retain the ability to imagine yourself into the lives of those who do not have your advantages, then it will not only be your proud families who celebrate your existence, but thousands and millions of people whose reality you have helped change.

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