@flipsqueaks: As a matter of fact, I did look it up; hence the note at the top, and the empty parentheses beside the answer.
You're right that the K "does not exist" in the sense that Rowling legally has no middle name; however, in choosing to publish as "J. K.," she did have a particular name in mind (her grandmother's). [Rowling explained this in an interview whose transcript can be found at http://www.hpthedailyprophet.com/transcript-oprah-interview.] So, since it's not possible to give credit for a blank answer, I think it makes sense to ask for that name. I'm sorry you find this so disappointing. |