Showing posts with label J.K. Rowling. Show all posts
Showing posts with label J.K. Rowling. Show all posts

Tuesday, October 22, 2024

Curiosities about J.K. Rowling part two / Curiosidades de jk rowling parte dos

 


Her favorite characters from Harry Potter were Lupin and Hagrid.

Hermione was based on Rowling herself when she was eleven, which is why Hermione's Patronus is an otter, as it is the author's favorite animal.

Before selling Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, she received government assistance to make ends meet, as she was a woman with a low income.

Today, she owns three properties.

Upon graduating from high school, she enrolled in a Modern Languages program, from which many of her character names and spells originated, most of which are Latin words.

She worked as a secretary at Amnesty International, where she learned about the harsh realities faced by people in various countries, which later inspired her to create several organizations to help the underprivileged.

Her favorite author is Jane Austen.

For a time, she stopped being a billionaire and returned to being a millionaire due to all the money she donated to charitable organizations.

 

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Sus personajes favoritos de Harry Potter fueron Lupin y Hagrid.

Hermione fue basada en la propia Rowling cuando tenía once años, por eso el patronus de Hermione es una nutria, porque es el animal favorito de la escritora.

Antes de vender el libro Harry Potter y la piedra filosofal, ella recibía ayuda del gobierno para mantenerse, ya que era una mujer de pocos ingresos.

Hoy en día tiene tres propiedades

Al graduarse de la preparatoria, ingresó a la carrera de Lenguas Modernas, de ahí salieron varios de los nombres de sus personajes y conjuros, que en su mayoría son palabras en latín.

Trabajó como secretaria en Amnistía Internacional, donde conoció la triste realidad que enfrentan las personas en distintos países, por lo que más tarde creó varias organizaciones a favor de los desfavorecidos.

Su autora favorita es Jane Austen.

Por un tiempo dejó de ser billonaria y regresó a ser millonaria por todo el dinero que donó a organizaciones caritativas.


Pic by BlancaElenda from pixabay - Foto por BlancaElenda de pixabay 

Friday, May 31, 2024

Did you know? J.K. Rowling / Sabias que? J.K. Rowling

 

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Did you know? J.K. Rowling

J.K. Rowling lived with her sister while she was completing the first book of Harry Potter. She was struggling to get by financially as she was unemployed and a single mother.

The idea of the Dementors is based on Rowling's experiences of clinical depression in her 20s. Rowling's depression even went so far as to consider suicide in those early days.

She has the same birthday as Harry Potter. For those of you wondering, the date is 31st July.

Her first Harry Potter manuscript was rejected by 12 publishers. Bloomsbury, the publishing house that eventually published her first Harry Potter story, was a small indie publisher back in the 90s.

She is a philanthropist and has donated millions to different charities and organisations. In 2009, she donated the proceeds of the two Potter companion books to Comic Relief  — a total estimated at over £17 million and counting.

Rowling was a producer for most of the film adaptations of her book. Initially she was only a consultant for the film scripts.