J.K Rowling

　　J.K Rowling

　　J.K.罗琳

　　她是个平凡的单身母亲，却拥有一整个魔法世界。作为风靡全球《哈利波特》的“创世祖”，罗琳其实有段十分心酸的过往。1991年母亲的去世让她一直无法从打击和悲痛中恢复，那时的她选择了逃避，来到了葡萄牙波尔图教授英语。

　　谈起自己的间隔年，罗琳常常感慨万千：

　　"Nine months after my mother's death, desperate to get away for a while, I left for Portugal. I took with me the still-growing manuscript of Harry Potter, hopeful that my new working hours (I taught in the afternoon and evening) would lend themselves to pressing on with my novel. The manuscript had changed a lot since my mother had died. Now, Harry's feelings about his dead parents had become much deeper; much stronger; much more real.”

　　“母亲去世9个月后，我不顾一切的选择了逃离来到了葡萄牙。我带上了未完成的《哈利波特》手稿，希望我的新工作(我在下午和晚上授课)能给我时间继续完成我的小说。母亲离世后，我的手稿做了很大的改动。如今，哈利对于逝去双亲的感觉更加深刻，更加强烈，也更加真实了。”