Recogemos en esta entrada el especial J.K. Rowling, realizado desde el Proyecto Bilingüe por la profesora Isabel Carmona y los alumnos Hugo Algeciras y Ana Durán de 1º de ESO para colaborar en el programa Punto Hits del martes 19 de febrero. Actividad vinculada al Plan de Igualdad.
INTERVIEWER: Good
morning to everyone! Today I am really excited to have here with us one of the
most famous writers in the world, the author of the Harry Potter series which
is magical in many aspects. This group of wizards and witches has taught
everyone about life, love, acceptance, friendship, death and bravery. And on
the other hand, the Harry Potter books have started a movement all around the
world which refers not only to reading but also to the creation of museums,
computer games, amusement parks and all
kinds of merchandising, and all this thanks to their author, J. K. Rowling.
Good morning, Mrs Rowling.
J.K.
ROWLING: Good morning. I am also very happy to be here with you all.
INTERVIEWER:
Well, here in IES LAGUNA DE TOLLÓN we would like to know a bit more about you
and how you started the Harry Potter revolution. Where do you come from?
J.K.
ROWLING: I was born in Bristol and lived there till I finished university, when
I moved to London.
INTERVIEWER:
Could you tell us about your first creations?
J.K.
ROWLING: I wanted to be a writer since an early age. I wrote my first book when
I was six . It was a story about a rabbit, called ‘Rabbit’. And at eleven, I
wrote my first novel which was about seven cursed diamonds and the people who
owned them.
INTERVIEWER:
Wow, with just six years all!! You were so young! And what inspired you to
write the Harry Potter series?
J.K.
ROWLING: My knowledge of Classics that I acquired at university was really
Handy to start with, specially for the spells! I came up with the idea while I
was sitting on a delayed train from Manchester to London. That was in 1990 and
I spent the next five years mapping out all seven books of the series.
INTERVIEWER:
What was your job at that time?
J.K.
ROWLING: I was a teacher. I worked as an English teacher in Portugal, where I
got married and had my daughter Jessica. Unfortunately, my marriage ended and I
went to Edinburgh. That was 1993 and I had already finished the three first
chapters of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone.
INTERVIEWER:
So it does take longer to write a book than people think…
J.K.
ROWLING: No, not at all! While I was writing, I continued working as a teacher
in Edinburgh. I used all my spare time for it. Having completed the full
manuscript, I sent the first three chapters to a number of literary agents, one
of whom wrote back asking to see the rest of it. It was the best letter I had
ever received in my life. The first book was published in 1997, seven years
after I started writing. So, it is true, it is not so easy and quick.
INTERVIEWER:
You know you are a model for many people who have incredible ideas and want to
become writers. What would you recommend them?
J.K.
ROWLING: I would tell them to keep writing if that is what they really like.
Everyone should do whatever they like with passion. I can tell you that is the
key to success, not only in writing. Enjoy what you want to do.
INTERVIEWER:
That is a good piece of advise. We would like to continue talking and talking,
but we have almost run out of time. To conclude, could you read to all our
listeners one sentence with a message from your books?
J.K.
ROWLING: Sure, I can. This is one of my favourite and it is from Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire:
“Differences
of habit and language are nothing at all if our aims are identical and our hearts
are open.”
INTERVIEWER:
Thank you Mrs. Rowling for letting us live such a fascinating world with so
valuable messages as this one.
J.K. ROWLING: Thank you to you
all.
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