The lightning-bolt-shaped scar on Harry's forehead is sporadically causing him agonizing pain, and he is also hearing disturbing voices. At the Quidditch World Cup, Voldemort's signature Dark Mark appears in the sky over the stadium, causing pandemonium. Lord Voldemort, the dark wizard responsible for the deaths of Harry's parents, is growing stronger. Harry and friends Hermione and Fred are stretched to their limits in a desperate fight against Draco Malfoy and his gang, the hideously stuck-up new professor Gilderoy Lockheart, the malevolent owner of the diary of Tom Riddle, giant spiders, and perhaps even.Hagrid! Could Harry Potter be the long-feared heir of Slytherin? Almost immediately a student is found turned to stone, and then another. But getting back to Hogwarts isn't the cure Harry expects it to be. And just when he thinks the endless summer vacation is over, a creature named Dobby the house-elf shows up issuing a grave warning to Harry not to go back to school or disaster will happen! Of course, Harry has to go back- and he does so in grand style, in a flying-car magicked by his friends Ron and Percy Weasley. The Dursleys of Privet Drive are more horrible to him than ever before. And I was really worried that I would mess up.The summer after his first year at Hogwarts is worse than ever for Harry Potter. I felt that I had to solve everyone's problems. I am so grateful for what happened that this should not be taken in any way as a whine, but you don't expect the pressure of it, in the sense of being bombarded by requests, she said. "name": "She also cites her sudden wealth as a challenge, noting that she didn't expect the kind of problems it brought. I didn't know anyone - anyone - to whom I could turn and say, 'What do you do?' So it was incredibly disorienting." , I knew no one who'd ever been in the public eye. Everything changed so rapidly, so strangely. For a few years I did feel I was on a psychic treadmill, trying to keep up with where I was, she told The Guardian in 2012. "caption": "To cope with her hurtle to stardom, Rowling says she sought therapy. I didn't know anyone - anyone - to whom I could turn and say, 'What do you do?' So it was incredibly disorienting.", "name": "To cope with her hurtle to stardom, Rowling says she sought therapy. "caption": "She eventually became the first person on earth to make $1 billion by writing books, and her Harry Potter series has now sold more than 450 million copies, won innumerable awards, been made into movies, and transformed Rowling's life." , "name": "She eventually became the first person on earth to make $1 billion by writing books, and her Harry Potter series has now sold more than 450 million copies, won innumerable awards, been made into movies, and transformed Rowling's life.", Source: Who the Hell Is Pansy O'Hara?: The Fascinating Stories Behind 50 of the World's Best-Loved "ImageObject", "caption": "Three days after the Harry Potter book was published in the UK, Scholastic bid $100,000 for the American publishing rights, an unprecedented amount for a children's book at the time." ,
"name": "Three days after the Harry Potter book was published in the UK, Scholastic bid $100,000 for the American publishing rights, an unprecedented amount for a children's book at the time.", Her editor also suggested she get a teaching job, since she was unlikely to earn a living from children's books." , Rowling added the K to her pen name (for Kathleen, her paternal grandmother) at the publisher's request, since women's names were found to be less appealing to the target audience of young boys. The London publishing house paid £2,500 for the manuscript. "caption": "Bloomsbury finally gave book the green light in 1997. Her editor also suggested she get a teaching job, since she was unlikely to earn a living from children's books.", "name": "Bloomsbury finally gave book the green light in 1997. Rowling, author of the highly anticipated 'Harry Potter and the Cursed Child,' turned rejection into unprecedented success Rowling, author of the highly anticipated 'Harry Potter and the Cursed Child,' turned rejection into unprecedented success T14:29:51+05:30 T14:29:51+05:30 Here's how J.K.