1.J.K. Rowling ── from a single mother to a well-known author

    When starting to write Harry Potter, she was a nobody, working in Amnesty International(國際特赦組織)."In 1990, while she was on a four-hour-delayed train trip from Manchester to London, the idea for a story of a young boy attending a school of wizardry "came fully formed" into her mind."(from Wikipedia)
    "I did not have a functioning pen with me, but I do think that this was probably a good thing. I simply sat and thought, for four (delayed train) hours, while all the details bubbled up in my brain, and this scrawny, black-haired, bespectacled(戴眼鏡的) boy who didn't know he was a wizard became more and more real to me."

──from her website

    Going through the divorce and the single-parent hood, she finished the manuscript, and then finally had it published after some twist and turns. It not only improved her economic condition, but also made her to be a world-famous author, who has set off a whirlwind of Harry Potter around the world!

The manuscript of the Philosopher's Stone

    

Covers of the series of Harry Potter.

2.Story

    At the 11 year-old birthday, Harry Potter, a boy who had escaped from the notorious, frightening wizard, Voldemort, was bring to the wizard school, Hogwarts.

    The series is about the Harry and his friends' adventure in the wizard world, and the fight with the final boss, Voldemort.

    Let's see a short film to know the synopsis of each volume:

3.My Thought

    If you think that you've watched the movie so you don't need to read the novels, you are absolutely wrong!
    There are many interesting and exciting part, more details that are only mentioned in the novels. You may be amazed by the exquisite description which cannot be showed in the movie.
    For people don't have time to read whole seven volumes, I recommend the forth one, the Goblet of Fire. It's about the Triwizard Tournament. You will find that not only the 3D special effects but the words can bring the excitement to you!