Fans Celebrate J.K. Rowling’s & Harry Potter’s Birthday
J.K. Rowling and the iconic wizard she created share their birthday, which passed on July 31. Their attentive fans did not forget this, and they flew on to social media to celebrate the two people who have inspired so much joy in them.
FANS CELEBRATE J.K. ROWLING’S & HARRY POTTER’S BIRTHDAY
Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, the groundbreaking novel that introduced Rowling’s fantastical realm to the world, was first released in United Kingdom bookstores in June 1996. It was released just over a year later in the United States as Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone.
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Rowling, now 53 years old, is currently focusing her attention on Warner Bros.’s Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, a prequel film set long before Harry and his friends attended Hogwarts. Harry Potter’s birth-year, meanwhile, is listed as 1980, which would make him 38.
I’m a long way out of my usual time zone and have just woken up to hundreds of early birthday greetings! Thank you 💝
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) July 31, 2018
Tuesday morning, Rowling tweeted out gratitude for all of the birthday wishes she received from her fans. Here’s a small compilation of some of the well wishes she and her flagship character accrued:
Happy birthday to @jk_rowling and #HarryPotter who served bravely alongside me at the battle of Hogwarts. pic.twitter.com/hL1bBmt8lq
— Josh Gad (@joshgad) July 31, 2018
Happy birthday @jk_rowling!
Siempre,
Slytherin Lin https://t.co/x7FZ3IhwcP— Lin-Manuel Miranda (@Lin_Manuel) July 31, 2018
The boy who lived. #HappyBirthdayHarryPotter ✨ pic.twitter.com/yvXtxfP7oU
— Vashti Harrison (@VashtiHarrison) July 31, 2018
The boy who lived. #HappyBirthdayHarryPotter ✨ pic.twitter.com/yvXtxfP7oU
Happy birthday to “Harry Potter” creator, J.K. Rowling! 🧙♀️🎂
(Oh, and Harry Potter too ⚡) #HappyBirthdayHarryPotter pic.twitter.com/wGZG4uK4S9
— AJ+ (@ajplus) July 31, 2018
Thank you J. K. Rowling (and HBD!), for 20 years of magic. ✨ https://t.co/H0896DPEU1 pic.twitter.com/9OvYzEMd97
— Barnes & Noble (@BNBuzz) August 1, 2018
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