When J.K. Rowling’s Church Visit Led To Harry Potter’s Most Annoying Character’s Name —Here’s The Story!
Here’s What Went Behind The Naming Of Harry Potter’s Most Annoying Character (Photo Credit – Instagram/Facebook) Long before Harry Potter became a billion-dollar juggernaut, J.K. Rowling was just another writer wandering around Edinburgh, trying to finish a story about a boy wizard. The tale we know today (full of spells, dark lords, and magical mayhem) actually started on a delayed train ride from Manchester to London. That’s where the seed for Harry Potter first popped into her head. Fast forward a few years, and Rowling was knee-deep in plot lines. She had spent five years laying out the entire series. Yes, five years of brainstorming before a single book hit the shelves. She wrote much of her first draft sitting in local cafés around Edinburgh, typing away while sipping coffee. But it wasn’t just the caffeine that helped. Edinburgh itself was a quiet co-writer. In an old interview, J.K. Rowling mentioned how the city slipped into her books. “It had some influence,” she shared (via Snitch Seeker). “There are some small things that wouldn’t have …
