J.K. Rowling — biographical portrait
A Documentary Film

J.K. Rowling

b. 1965

A documentary is being written about J.K. Rowling — and you can help shape it. Read the script, pitch scenes, share what you know. When it's done, you'll be first to watch.

See the script

I was on a train going from Manchester to London, and the idea for Harry Potter simply fell into my head. I had been writing almost continuously since the age of six but I had never been so excited about an idea before.

— Early Life

—a theme throughout Harry Potter. ### The Manchester Train Journey In 1990, Rowling was on a **delayed train from Manchester to London** when the idea for Harry Potter came to her: >

— Early Life

It is our choices that show what we truly are

— **Stand up to injustice**: Dumbledore's Army; Order of the Phoenix