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  • In the Harry Potter books, occasionally, there are interviews with J. K. Rowling, the author of the series. But there are questions which doesn't pop up in the interview, and sometimes I've really wondered about my questions toward her that wasn't in them. 

     Later, when I knew all the answers, I kind of decided to, like, share the information. So I came up with an interview with Rowling, but I can't actually mail or email her out and ask about them. I think the answers would come back in almost three years.

     So, I thought what she'd say if she received my questions. I admit this isn't very accurate because I came up with all the answers. But I guarantee you they'd be well-written and somehow... well, satisfy you?

     Anyway, here you go.


    Q: Mrs. Rowling, is your surname "Rowling" your husband's surname? I know it's kind of rude, but I'm curious.

    A: No, Rowling is my maiden surname. When I first married a photographer in Portugal and when we got divorced, I went back to using my maiden name, Rowling. Later I remarried Neil Murray, but I was already famous with the name Joanne Kathleen Rowling I just decided to use my known name in my later works, such as The Casual Vacancy. Well, you could say my real name is actually Joanne Murray.

     Actually, the Kathleen part, I just added that to my name. It's the name of my grandmother's. I also used other names because when I first went to Bloomsbury Publishing, the editor said boys wouldn't like to read what a female had written.

     

    Q. Are you gonna write another fantasy stories? Or is one already come out?

    A: I don't know my future yet, but no, I didn't write any more fantasy stories other than Harry Potter. It was giant project, and I put all my imagination into it. I could write The Casual Vacancy because it's not fantasy, but Harry Potter sure was. If I write another fantasy novels, I just know it won't be as good as my first series.

     

    Q. Are you a philanthropist like Bill Gates? I think you've got enough money.

    A: Well, yes. I founded Lumos—you would recognize that word. It was actually a light-making spell (the countercurse is Nox) that I created in the series. I was inspired by the concept of Lumos, which is making light. So I created a foundation called Lumos which helps orphans like Harry to better education and things like that. You could also find out about Lumos in Quidditch Through The Ages and The Tales of Beedle the Bard, two companion stories to Harry Potter I've written. I'm afraid to say Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them has the copyright by Comic Relief.


    Q. What did you have to pass through writing Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, the first volume?

    A. After I formulated the idea in the train ride to London, I immediately went to writing it. Actually, I should say them. I've written out the basic formulas of all the seven volumes. In fact I also had the idea that each books would give the readers an idea of Harry's (and his friends') age.

     But believe me, it wasn't easy writing them. My first child, Jessica, was only a toddler when I first started to write the series. Every second when Jessica was asleep was like gold, because that was the only time I could actually write down.

     I often visited a café called Elephant House, where I could wait for hours after I ordered. And it was a rocky path after I finished the first book, too.

     I was rejected by dozens of publishers—they mostly said it was too long and children wouldn't read it. But I met an agent and I went to Bloomsbury, which was a small publishing company back then. They liked it, and they eventually decided to print it. Who knew it would be such a success?

     

    Q. Kids love the Harry Potter series, and I've heard some kids even draw the lightning-scar in their own heads, like one Harry has. Did you target children for your series?

    A: That's actually a difficult question. I was surprised that children loved the series, but I never really intended for the series to be children's literature, or adults' literature, or even an young-adult literature, which you would think after you've read the last three volumes. I actually wrote the series for fun, for me. I imagined all the adventures Harry, Ron, and Hermione had to go through, and that made me feel joyful for sure.


    Q. Where did you come up with all those snappy names? I wouldn't imagine Dumbledore's surname for a decade.

    A. I invented out a lot of names, such as Quidditch or Muggle (search them in Google and you'll know what I mean), but I also had ideas from real things. For example, the name of Harry's beloved snow owl, Hedwig, was borrowed from a real saint in Europe centuries ago. Dumbledore was from the old English name of bumblebee. Pretty similar, aren't they? And also Snape is a place in England.


    Return from the (fake) interview:

     I hope you enjoyed all this, and I also hope Rowling wouldn't mind if she ever found out about this (though I extremely doubt about this). I hope the answers she'd... uh, fakely (whoops, a red underline is bellow it so I guess it's not correct) given are correct. Meanwhile I have nothing to say but thank Rowling (actually Murray) for cooking up with such an awesome series.

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