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  Joanne Kathleen Rowling was born in England in 1965, and wrote her first story at the age of six. She was in her mid-20s when the idea for the Harry Potter novels came to her, during a long train ride. By the end of that journey, she says, the character of Harry and the school for wizards which he attends were more or less fully formed in her mind.

  乔安妮·凯瑟琳·罗琳1965年在英国出生，六岁时写了她的第一篇故事。二十四五岁时，在一次长途火车中，她有了写《哈利波特》这部小说的想法。她说，旅途结束时，哈利这个角色和他就读的魔法学院或多或少已在她脑海中成形了。

  It would be several years, however, before the novel was completed. By that time, Rowling had been through a failed marriage. Living on welfare as a single parent, she wrote about Harry Potter while sitting in an Edinburgh cafe with her daughter asleep beside her. She could not have dreamed of the fame and success which Harry would bring her in the years to come.

  然而，这部小说的完成却是几年以后的事。当时罗琳经历了一次失败的婚姻。作为一个靠救助金生活的单亲母亲，她坐在爱丁堡的咖啡馆中写着《哈利波特》，女儿睡在她的身旁。她绝对想不到，哈利竟会在以后的岁月里给她带来如此的名誉和。

  Harry Potter is not your average superhero. He is 12 years old, skinny, wears glasses, and tends to worry a lot. Yet, he has   captured the imagination of children and adults the world over, and has introduced millions to the joys of reading.