Fame and Fortune Over the years we have seen JK Rowling dominate all other authors in the world. Rowling has gone through many trials, tribulations and hardships to become the great woman she is today. Rowling's life is now in the public eye thanks to one boy, Harry Potter. JK Rowling once said: “I thought I'd written something that a handful of people might like. So this was kind of a shock. "- JK Rowling (Rowling JK). Subsequently Rowling's life will be changed forever. Joanne Kathleen Rowling demonstrated perseverance, determination and intuition to become the best author in the world. Joanne Kathleen Rowling's childhood helped her become the person she is today. Rowling was born on July 31, 1965 in Gloucestershire, England, at Chipping Sodbury General Hospital (In 1). his creative mind. At the age of six, JK made stories that he told to his sister Dianna (Di). One of his first stories was titled The Rabbit and the Bee measles and Di who fell into a secret burrow only to be "fed strawberries by the rabbit family inside". JK once said (8). further away there lived one family with two children, Vikki and Ian Potter. Ian Potter and Rowling's girls loved playing pranks, along with witches and wizards (8). After years of living alongside the Potters, the Rowling family moved to Tutshill, Wales. At the age of nine, Joanne despised her new school, Tutshill Primary. Mrs. Morgan, her teacher, often played favorites and quickly moved Joanne to the right side of the room which was considered "the dark side." (9) Among JK's first influential people were teachers... middle of paper... ideas actually through influential people, the death of his mother, love, heartbreak, a child of his own, and then fame and fortune. JK learned hard life lessons as a young adult. JK Rowling has achieved what many people believe to be impossible. Joanne Kathleen Rowling demonstrated perseverance, determination and intuition to become the best author in the world. Works Cited Kirk, Connie. Kirk Connie. West Port CT: Green Wood Press, 2003. Print.(Kirk)Nel, Philip. In Philip. New York: The Continuum International Publishing Group, Inc, 2001. Print.(In )"Honors and Awards." JK Rowling.com. Np, March 6, 2011. Web. April 16, 2011.("JKRowling.com")"Multiple Sclerosis." ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. Np, March 12, 2011. Web. April 16, 2011.("ncbi.nlm.nih.gov")"Rowling JK." Enciclopedia.com. Np, March 6, 2011. Web. April 16, 2011. ("Enciclopedia.com")