According to Mugglenet.com, J.K. Rowling has been named the ninth most powerful celebrity by Forbes. Said Forbes, "It was wizardry that transformed J.K. Rowling from a destitute single mother on welfare into a best-selling billionaire. Her adventures of teenage magician Harry Potter and his classmates at Hogwarts became a children's literary sensation in 1998 with the U.S. publication of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone."

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