In 1990 Jo Rowling, as she preferred to be known, wanted to move with her boyfriend to a flat in Manchester and in her words, "One weekend after flat hunting, I took the train back to London on my own and the idea for Harry Potter fell into my head...
I 1990 ville J.K. Rowling, som hun foretrækker at blive kaldt, flytte sammen med sin kæreste i en lejlighed i Manchester og med hendes egne ord, "En weekend efter boligjagt, tog jeg selv toget tilbage til London og ideen om Harry Potter kom til mig...