https://padlet.com/madibug02/ng3ga96ayod5 by Madi Rucker en-us 2018-06-20 23:24:12 UTC 2018-06-22 15:49:36 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Thunder.png madibug02 https://padlet.com/madibug02/ng3ga96ayod5/wish/268016741 Joanne Rowling and her boyfriend wanted to move in together, so they went flat shopping in a small town in England. After a weekend of searching and finding nothing, she decided to go back home to London. ]]> 2018-06-20 23:27:11 UTC https://padlet.com/madibug02/ng3ga96ayod5/wish/268016741 madibug02 https://padlet.com/madibug02/ng3ga96ayod5/wish/268119227 On her way home, she rode the train alone. As she rode, a lightbulb went off in her mind. The life of a young wizard and his the wonderful world full of magic played through her mind. She had a napkin but no pen to write on it, so she thought about it all the way home. ]]> 2018-06-21 15:33:15 UTC https://padlet.com/madibug02/ng3ga96ayod5/wish/268119227 madibug02 https://padlet.com/madibug02/ng3ga96ayod5/wish/268121083 As Rowling began to write, life threw her many curveballs. Her mother passed away, causing her to move to Portugal. There, she met a Portuguese journalist and they got married. But, shortly after the birth of their first child, Jessica, they split up.]]> 2018-06-21 15:47:22 UTC https://padlet.com/madibug02/ng3ga96ayod5/wish/268121083 madibug02 https://padlet.com/madibug02/ng3ga96ayod5/wish/268122043 After her divorce, Rowling moved to Scotland with her newborn daughter. They were “as poor as it was possible to be in Britain, without being homeless.” She somehow still found the energy to create her story. ]]> 2018-06-21 15:55:34 UTC https://padlet.com/madibug02/ng3ga96ayod5/wish/268122043 madibug02 https://padlet.com/madibug02/ng3ga96ayod5/wish/268123304 A few years later, she finally finishes her manuscript for her first book, Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone. She sent the first three chapters to many literary agents but most seemed to send it back the moment they received it. ]]> 2018-06-21 16:04:40 UTC https://padlet.com/madibug02/ng3ga96ayod5/wish/268123304 madibug02 https://padlet.com/madibug02/ng3ga96ayod5/wish/268123604 However, one agent fell in love with the story and begged for more. He had high hoped for Rowling and his company made her an offer. Thanks to his support, Harry Potter hit the shelves in the UK and became a big success. It later popped up in America and later it was all over the globe. The book became very very popular and J.K found herself, a single mom who had been living in her car, to be richer than the royal family. ]]> 2018-06-21 16:07:19 UTC https://padlet.com/madibug02/ng3ga96ayod5/wish/268123604 madibug02 https://padlet.com/madibug02/ng3ga96ayod5/wish/268124943 J.K. Rowling went on to write 6 more Harry Potter books and even a playwright about the wizarding world. The imaginary world that she created allowed people to escape their lives, which is why, she feels, her stories blew up so much. The Harry Potter franchise is still very popular. Many people couldn’t imagine their lives if Joanne Rowling never thought about a young wizard boy on her train ride home. ]]> 2018-06-21 16:17:01 UTC https://padlet.com/madibug02/ng3ga96ayod5/wish/268124943