According to JK Rowling, her abusive ex-husband tried to prevent her from leaving him by hiding the first Harry Potter book’s manuscript.
According to the author, she worried that Portuguese TV reporter Jorge Arantes might burn the pages of “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone” that he was holding as “hostage.” READ MORE: J.
K. Rowling Says Her Anti-Trans Remarks Were 'Misunderstood' Rowling surreptitiously began photocopying a few pages every day after learning where the manuscript was to make sure her effort wouldn’t be lost.
Rowling appeared on the first episode of the new Spotify podcast documentary series “The Witch Trials of JK Rowling.” Rowling said: “It was a horrible state of tension to live in because I had to act as though I wasn’t going and I don’t think I’m a very good actor.
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