—Of course not.

A: What did you do last weekend?

B:

A: What did you go there for?

B:

A: Old stories?

B: Yes. I enjoy fairy stories a lot. And I know that some wonderful fairy stories are from the old.

A: I see.

B: You're right. In my home town, there are some old people who are more than ninety years old.

A: That sounds great！How many did you get at last?

B: Ten wonderful old stories!

A: Good news! I'll be lucky to read so many good stories!

    J.K. Rowling is the writer of Harry Potter, which is now one of 1 sellers in the world. She was born in Britain on July 31st, 1965. She had one sister who was two years younger than her. Both girls liked 2 to their father's bedtime stories. They especially loved stories about magic. Rowling wrote her first story3the age of six.

    On a long train trip in 1990, an idea came to her. She wanted to write about a boy who had magic but he didn't know it. In 1992, Rowling began4 the first Harry Potter book for young5. It appeared in June, 1997. The book was a great success. And the film came out in November, 2001. Now the Harry Potter series (系列) is6with people of all ages and about sixty7books were sold in 200 countries. In this series, Harry is an ordinary boy: polite, friendly, brave and clever. So when children read about Harry, they can imagine being like him. That's8the Harry Potter series has been so popular. J.K. Rowling is very9with the success. Now she's really enjoying life. She said she would go on 10 children's books.