I am 53 years old, and I heard about Harry Potter in 2000, and I have always been an avid reader, of all kinds of books/stories,etc. I had the idea that children, all over the world, in this day, and age, couldn't be "wrong", if they were reading these books. So, I decided to "check them out" for myself. Well, not only have I been a dedicated fan, since then, but I have "converted" many, many people, to the delights that this brilliant writer has given us. I will be thankful to Jo, for the the rest of my days, for the joy of reading her stories, so eloquently written.

Deb Preston, Prior Lake, MN

I am thinking of writing a story about a little boy called BARRY MOTTER who is kept in a cuboard under the SINK by his evil step parents, Mr and Mrs PURSLEY, until one day a CUCKOO comes with a letter for him telling him that he has got to go to PIGZIT'S school for hocus pocus and such like. A giant bloke called BAGRID comes to get him on a flying SKATEBOARD or something and takes him off to platform 9 and a HALF where he has tons of adventures with chocolate TOADS and a lad called GREVILLE and his half-baked sister HOMONYMIE.
I need five thousand pounds to pay 'Sad Vanity Publishing Inc.' of Ruislip to get my book in the bookshops and start making a few million like what JK has. Perhaps she could send the money to me and I'll pay her back out of all the cash I make. Could you pass the message on?

George Lennan, La Rochelle, France

Anyone who can have children lining the streets, at midnight, full of excitement and waiting for the local Waterstones to open so they can be the first to buy A BOOK - and not a Play Station - gets my vote anyday.
Possibly not just Harry Potter who has magical powers.
Well done J.K - we salute you!

C.T, Aberdeen , Scotland

I say good luck to J.K. Her books have rekindled children's interest in reading, which is a wonderful achievement. As a children's author myself (my book Sebastian Darke is on the new list of librarian's recommendations) I know how children react whenever her name is mentioned and that she has played a major role in bringing children's fiction into the new 'golden age.'

philip caveney, manchester, UK

I wonder if I set up a JK Rowling fan club she might just pass some wealth my way - Harry Potter eh? Who would have thought wizards and witches made for children's bedtime stories - I'd stick with my Beatrix Potter tales and ones by Enid Blyton any day - one thing's for sure, I know I would have had some heeby-jeeby dreams thinking of Harry Potter and his pursuers.

Coll B. Lue, London, UK