“Look, why don't you go talk to Ron about all this?" Harry asked."Well, I would, but he's always asleep when I go and see him!" said Lavender fretfully."Is he?" said Harry, surprised, for he had found Ron perfectly alert every time he had been up to the hospital wing.”

British author, philanthropist, producer, and screenwriter

J. K. Rowling, born Joanne Rowling, is a British author, philanthropist, producer, and screenwriter. She is known for creating the Harry Potter series, and she was born under her full name before becoming widely known by her pen name. Her Harry Potter books follow a young wizard across seven volumes and became the best-selling book series in history, with more than 600 million copies sold. She also writes the ongoing Cormoran Strike crime fiction series under the name Robert Galbraith.