In London while receiving a South Bank Show Award for outstanding achievement, J.K. Rowling has mentioned (with her eyes watering) that splitting with Harry Potter was so painful, even more painful than breaking with a man.

Rowling is a happy mother and wife, she married Dr. Neil Murray in 2001. And her former marriage ended with the birth of their daughter, Jessica in 1993. After the last book about Harry Potter adventures was published, the author had time to think about her future and her past.

Lord Attenborough, a man presenting the award, asked Rowling to let him try a himself and play at least a very small role in Harry Potter movies. She joked that everything is possible. The first book was written right after the splitting with the 1st husband of Rowling.