J.K. Rowling: Life Before Harry Potter

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  1. 1. The colour Rowling's parents dressed her in because they wanted a boy.
  2. 4. The animal hero of J.K. Rowling's first childhood story.
  3. 6. Rowling's 'unlikeable' high school chemistry teacher inspired the character of ______.
  4. 8. The author that heavily influenced Rowling, who she named her first daughter after.
  5. 9. Rowling's friend Shawn Harris, known for his turquoise Ford Anglia, was the inspiration for the character of ______.
  6. 13. Rowling's mother was diagnosed with ______, a disease where the body's immune system attacks the covering that protects the nerves, eventually leading to her death.
  7. 14. Rowling attended the University of ______.
  8. 16. The idea for Harry Potter came to Rowling while she was traveling on a
  9. 17. Rowling's younger sister's name.
  10. 18. Rowling's first name.
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  1. 2. Rowling's father's occupation.
  2. 3. The character that Rowling most identifies with.
  3. 5. While at university, Rowling got a degree in French and ______.
  4. 6. The subject/ field that Rowling's mother worked in as a technician.
  5. 7. Rowling drew inspiration from her mischievous childhood friend, Ian, for the character of ______.
  6. 8. The month in which Rowling was born - the same as Harry Potter.
  7. 10. The forest near Rowling's childhood home that inspired Hogwarts' Forbidden Forest.
  8. 11. The neighborhood near which Rowling grew up.
  9. 12. The city where Rowling worked as a bilingual secretary before writing.
  10. 15. The station that plays a big role in Harry Potter and where her parents met.