...we’ll just pretend that Trump never happened...we’ve been pretending that for 4 years anyway so it’s instinct now...

JK Rowling (born Joanne Rowling)

her mother's French paternal grandfather Louis Volant was awarded the War Cross for exceptional bravery in defending the village of Courcelles-Le-Comte during World War 1


an advertisement in The Guardian, led Rowling to Porto, Portugal, to teach english as a foreign language

1995 she had finished her manuscript for Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, 2 years later in 1997 it won the British Book Award

its sequel Chamber of Secrets was published in 1998, and had won the smarties prize, the third novel Prisoner of Azkaban was published in 1999, won the smarties prize and making Rowling the first person who won that award three times in a row, in 2000 prisoner of azkaban won the inaugural children's book of the year award

the fourth book Goblet of Fire, was published in UK and the US on the 8 of July 2000 and broke sales records in both countries

the fifth novel Order of the Phoenix, was released after a wait of 3 years, in 2003

the sixth novel Half Blood Prince, was released in 2005, it too broke all sales records, selling 9 million copies in its first 24 hours of its release, it also won the ''book of the year'' prize at the british book awards

the seventh and final book was announced as Deadly Hallows on december 2006, and finished on 21 of July 2007, and broke its predecessor's record as the fastest selling book of all time, it sold 11 million copies on day of its release

''Harry Potter'' is now a global brand worth up to 11 Billion US Dollars


Other Work

- Rowling has contributed money and support for research and treatment of multiple sclerosis, from which her mother suffered before her death in 1990

- Rowling is the president of the charity Gingerbread (one parent families)

- 2012 Rowling had featured in the summer olympics opening ceremony in London, where she read a few lines of Peter Pan, as part of a tribute for Great Ormond street hospital for children

Filmography



The Simpsons short cameo

Deathly Hallows Part 1 & 2 (Producer)

The Casual Vacancy (Executive Producer)

Fantastic Beasts and where to find them (Screenwriter, Producer)

Strike (drama series) (Executive Producer)

Fantastic Beasts and Crimes of Grindelwald (Screenwriter, Producer)

Awards

''1997: Nestlé Smarties Book Prize, Gold Award for Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
1998: Nestlé Smarties Book Prize, Gold Award for Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
1998: British Children's Book of the Year, winner Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
1999: Nestlé Smarties Book Prize, Gold Award for Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
1999: National Book Awards Children's Book of the Year, winner Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
1999: Whitbread Children's Book of the Year, winner Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
2000: British Book Awards, Author of the Year[83]
2000: Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE), for services to Children's Literature[283]
2000: Locus Award, winner Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
2001: Hugo Award for Best Novel, winner Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
2003: Premio Príncipe de Asturias, Concord
2003: Bram Stoker Award for Best Work for Young Readers, winner Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
2006: British Book of the Year, winner for Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince
2007: Blue Peter Badge, Gold
2007: Named Barbara Walters' Most Fascinating Person of the year[284]
2008: British Book Awards, Outstanding Achievement
2008: The Edinburgh Award[285]
2010: Hans Christian Andersen Literature Award, inaugural award winner.[286]
2011: British Academy Film Awards, Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema for the Harry Potter film series, shared with David Heyman, cast and crew.[287]
2012: Freedom of the City of London
2012: Rowling was among the British cultural icons selected by artist Sir Peter Blake to appear in a new version of his most famous artwork—the Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band album cover—to celebrate the British cultural figures of his life.

Rowling also received honorary degrees from St Andrews University, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh Napier University, University of Exeter, also she was made a Chevalier de la legion d'honneur by then french president Nicolas Sarkozy''

Political Views

to many, Rowling is known for her centre left political views, she also once had donated 1 million to the Labour Party




one can say, thanks to Rowling's successes of Harry Potter, we had this Harry Potter star on Dancing with the Stars Evanna Lynch



because of her also launched careers of some other notable Harry Potter actors into superstardom such as Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint

i added every bit of positive message i could find (and made some up but with clever thinking of course)

i left out religion cuz there lies the main negative bits what people dislike of her so, also a good choice leaving that out of this task, and i hope it is 300 words :worry:

also i don't care if mine gets downmarked for not having chosen from the list (but i just cannot say anything positive about a Perez Hilton, Donald Trump, Piers Morgan)

Nicky. Firstly well done on completing the task. I'll say more later.
However I'm sorry you didn’t like it. I would have thought actually that it would have been perfect for you as you are an article writer. That's why I am not impressed to see you implying that I chose the task to rig it to get you out. That's ridiculous.

Also one more point. No you will not be down marked for choosing someone not on the list. It says in the task description that you can do this.

Sigh.

It looked daunting Nicky but you pulled through :clap1:

Dont take it too personal Kate nicky always accuses of rigging in every single game he has played of mine.

No, i must apologize for saying such immature stuff to you Kate, i should've read it better first time around and went for JK immediately rather than first going with Perez, then making my mind up and going with Trump, and making my mind up again

:hug:

no matter what the result here at this task, i've loved taking part in this (but i do have some things to improve upon, to not be a drama queen in anymore and just have more confidence in myself, read the task more through)

Ok Nicky. Xx

Considering English isn't your first language Nicky....you do amazing. I doubt many on here could take part in a Dutch forum game and do half as well as you. Don't put yourself down but also just think a little before you post as there is a lot of work that goes into the games too.

This post sounds far more patronising than I mean it to :laugh:

I've typed up the task for the final and sent it to Lord n Lady Shugrr. :devil:

Barry is quite poorly he has informed me. Am waiting to hear back from him as to whether he wants to carry on or not. I've offered extra time for Task 4 if he is feeling better today:love:

get well soon Baz :love:

:hee:

Thank you Matthew xx

Just having a chat with the lovely Barry now. I'll keep you all posted.

well Barry has gone offline so I'm in the dark. Xx

...Barry...:hug:..be well soon my love...:love:...

...Matthew and Nicky, your write ups look wonderful...:love:..I’ll read through in a bit...

ANNOUNCEMENT

BARRY. Our lovely Barry has informed me of his decision to bow out at this stage. He's not very well. Bless him. I've thanked him most sincerely for taking part and being great. Sorry to see you go Barry. Xx

....awwww Barry, I’m so, so sad to see you go, you’ve been amazing...I loved what you produced for the last task, especially...it really was all perfect and stunning...:lovedup:..the most important thing is your health though and that you take time to care for yourself and become well again...be healthy again soon, Barry...:hug:..

my feedback

Jake. I enjoyed reading your PR article. It flowed very well. You clearly did a lot of research and it showed. Well done.

Nicky. As with Jake you did a lot of research. Loved the detail. A nice job.

Matthew. Your article was very warm and funny. I clearly got your affection for Gemma. Well done.

Ahh Bazza. The perfect gent until the end, giving the others a chance. Look after yourself.

Jake.

I really liked yours. As neither a fan of dancing shows or soaps, I've actually learned some things. However, I think this was a great task for some humour to come shining through, so if I had a criticism it would be that's where it's lacking, but really well done.

Nicky - Really thorough entry from you. Feel like I know her better than myself at this point in time, and I really liked the simpsons clip you added in. Good job.

Matthew - you knocked it out the park on this task. I wanted humour and you more than delivered. I'm not really a GC fan, but just reading some of that stuff had me laughing. Excellent - well done.