J. K. ROWLING blewoman from the region came to visit the school, it was the job of the Head Girl to show her around the school fair. The requirement that Joanne dreaded the most was that the Head Girl also had to give a talk to the whole school. "I decided to play them a record to cut down on the time that I had to speak to them," she laughingly recalled in a Web site memory. "Well, the record was scratched, and right in the middle of playing, it began skipping and played the same line over and over again. Finally the deputy head- mistress came out on stage and kicked it." Joanne ended her years at Wyedean Compre hensive with high honors. Her teachers were pre dicting a bright future for her. Her parents were proud. Joanne Kathleen Rowling was quiet on the subject of her future. She knew in her heart of hearts what she wanted to do with her life. She had her own hopes and dreams Now all she had to do was figure out how to make them come true