J.K. Rowling first had the idea for Harry Potter while delayed on a train travelling from Manchester to London King's Cross in 1990. Over the next five years, she began to plan out the seven books of the series. She wrote mostly in longhand and amassed a mountain of notes, many of which were on scraps of paper.

How the Harry Potter books were written?

On a delayed train from Manchester to London's King's Cross station, Rowling came up with the idea for "Harry Potter." Over the next five years, she outlined the plots for seven books in the series, writing in longhand and amassing scraps of notes written on different papers.

How was Harry Potter created?

Jo conceived the idea of Harry Potter in 1990 while sitting on a delayed train from Manchester to London King's Cross. Over the next five years, she began to map out all seven books of the series. She wrote mostly in longhand and gradually built up a mass of notes, many of which were scribbled on odd scraps of paper.