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JK Rowling, writer of the ever-popular, beloved fantasy series Harry Potter, took to Twitter Tuesday night seemingly unprompted to answer some questions from her fans. There was no formal announcement that Rowling would take questions or any explanation as to how she chose them.
Here are some of the best things she said:
She told everyone her favorite quotes from her books:
.@LisaKTrainor 'Of course it is happening inside your head, Harry, but why on earth should that mean that it is not real?'
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) December 16, 2014
She talked about diversity at Hogwarts, and the presence of LGBT wizards.
.@benjaminroffman Anthony Goldstein, Ravenclaw, Jewish wizard.
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) December 16, 2014
.@claraoswiin But of course. pic.twitter.com/Galu47MT4X
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) December 16, 2014
When talking about religion, she was very clear that everyone was included (except Wiccans)
To everyone asking whether their religion/belief/non-belief system is represented at Hogwarts: the only people I never imagined there 1/2
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) December 16, 2014
are Wiccans.
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) December 16, 2014
And then she laughed about how silly that was.
.@HikePenido No, I am happy to confirm that you are entirely normal.
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) December 16, 2014
She talked about herself in third person. (The Robert the questioner references is Robert Galbraith, Rowling's pen name for her ongoing mystery series.)
.@Niphai I see what you did there... No, @RGalbraith has asked me not to say, either.
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) December 16, 2014
She even gave some advice to her teenage self:
.@AnnaH_Blackwell 'It will get better'. Also 'those baggy red dungarees are a horrible look on you.'
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) December 16, 2014
All in all, it made for some A+ engagement on the part of one of the world's most famous authors.
