Rowling, who had gotten the idea for Harry Potter in 1990, wrote the first book while completing a teacher training course. The couple separated a few months after Jessica’s birth, and Rowling moved with her infant daughter to Edinburgh, Scotland. ![]() They married two years later, and their daughter, Jessica, was born a year after that. ![]() There, she met Portuguese journalist Jorge Arantes. She later moved to Portugal to teach English at night, and to write during the day. After, Rowling worked as a researcher and bilingual secretary in London for Amnesty International. Rowling then attended the University of Exeter, studying French and Classics. ![]() Rowling attended secondary school at Wyedean School and College, where her mother worked. As a child, Rowling often wrote fantasy stories and was very precocious. Rowling was born outside of Bristol England to Peter James Rowling, an aircraft engineer, and Anne Rowling, a science technician.
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