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I was travelling back to London on my own on a crowded train
The image in the section Inspiration and mother's death seems totally irrelevant. According to the text, Rowling was on a train when she was delayed, not in a station, certainly not in King's Cross Station, if that is where the photograph was taken. On her eventual arrival at KX from Manchester, she would have left the station without delay. Apuldram (talk) 18:41, 19 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Perhaps there should be a separate paragraph in the main text, explaining the connection between Harry Potter and KX. The original image would then be more appropriate, as it shows a train, perhaps the Hogwarts Express. Apuldram (talk) 09:22, 20 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Error in Religion Section
The Church of Scotland is a Protestant church, not Catholic. J.K.'s daughter would have been christened, not baptised. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 14.201.172.33 (talk) 04:01, 2 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]
There's a bit of confusion there; the source says Church of Scotland, but it's very likely that it was Scottish Episopal, though we haven't found a source yet to confirm it. Serendipodous 09:32, 2 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]
There seems to be a number of sources, but difficult to find one that's authoritative. How about this? Also, JKR is listed in the Wiki category Scottish Episcopalians.
In any case, surely protestants are baptised? Apuldram (talk) 10:21, 2 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]
I always thought so. Serendipodous 11:02, 2 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]
S. Episcopal is Anglo-Catholic rather than Protestant, whereas the Church of Scotland is Protestant. I've never heard that Protestants don't use the term "baptism"; after all, Baptists are a Protestant denomination. Serendipodous 13:43, 2 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]
The Church of Scotland uses the term baptism, see direct quote from their website here "The usual pattern for joining the Church of Scotland is that infant children of Church members are received into the Church through Baptism." The statement in section Religion of the article ("She attended a Church of Scotland congregation while writing Harry Potter and her eldest daughter, Jessica, was baptised there") is therfore correct. I think it's time to put this discussion to bed. Apuldram (talk) 21:41, 2 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]
New subsection on Scottish independence issue
I have updated the Politics section and decided to create a separate subsection for the independence topic, as it has become increasingly significant in Rowling's career/public life. I will also be updating this content on related pages, such as the Better Together page. However, I am happy to collaborate on the further development of the section, as I am new to editing this page.--Soulparadox (talk) 04:52, 13 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]
I'm not sure that it really merits a separate section from politics generally, as her support of Better Together is consistent with her already expressed political beliefs (support of the Labour Party). The "Death Eater" reference belongs more in the politics of Harry Potter article. There is a useful article on the BBC about this. Jmorrison230582 (talk) 09:54, 13 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]