To misconstrue is to interpret something in the wrong way or to understand someone's actions or intentions differently than intended. When your cute neighbor is staring at you because you have spinach in your teeth and you think he's looking because you have a cute new haircut, this is an example of a time when you misconstrue his attention.
J.K. Rowling Facts. J.K. Rowling is a British novelist best known as the author of the Harry Potter fantasy series. The books have gained worldwide attention, won multiple awards, sold more than 400 million copies and been adapted into award-winning movies as well. For more information, see the J.K. Rowling fact file below.
Joanne Rowling was born in Yate, near Bristol, a few miles south of a town called Dursley (Harry Potter's Muggle-family). Her father Peter Rowling was an engineer for Rolls Royce in Bristol at this time. Her mother, Anne, was half-French and half-Scottish. They met on a train as it left King's Cross Station in London.