The Harry Potter author will be 43 on 31st July. JK Rowling who became famous after the incredible and unprecedented success of the Harry Potter books is loved by children and adults alike all over the world.

But life wasn’t always so rosy. Hers is truly a “rags to riches” story. Born under the sun sign of Leo, Rowling is determined, ambitious and courageous, which would have given her incredible strength when writing her books as a hard-up, struggling, single mother.

What does the following year hold in store for the famous author? 2009 will mostly be a year of luck for those born in the first decade of Leo. With the film release of the sixth Harry Potter instalment Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince this summer and all the publicity that will come with it, Rowling will certainly be busy, taking her away from her current writing projects.

The successful author is an example to us all of how determination, perseverance and a little bit of magic can make successes of us all.