Twelve years ago Harry Potter did not even exist.  One day while on a train back home JoAnne Rowling, a then struggling elementary school teacher, thought of a small boy who lived a troubled life, but that all turns around when he finds out that he is a wizard.  Since then Harry Potter has become a pop-culture phenomenon.  The franchise is now worth over 10 billion dollars, between book and movie sales, and since all seven books have been international bestsellers.  J.K. Rowling is now one of the wealthiest people alive and is the wealthiest woman living in the UK.  It’s safe to say that the magic of Harry Potter has taken the world by storm.