JK Rowling reduced to tears by fan who said Harry Potter helped her cope with death of sister
dailyrecord.co.ukHarry Potter author JK Rowling was reduced to tears after receiving a message from a fan on Twitter. Fan of the books Emma Harris shared the heartbreaking impact the authors novel had on her childhood experience.Emma sadly lost her sister at the young age of five and was so distraught she says that she didn't speak again until she was seven years old.And in her tweet, Emma revealed that when she was finally able to say something it was the first line from the Philosophers Stone- the first book in the Harry Potter series.When author Rowling noticed Emma's tweet she said she immediately burst into tears.She wrote: "Nothing like logging into Twitter and immediately bursting into tears.
Emma, I'm so very sorry to hear about your sister and so pleased to know Harry helped."The encounter has had thousands of reactions from other fans who have praised the now controversial Scottish writer.The message she received said: "I lost my little sister when I was 5 years old, out of grief I stopped talking for 2 years.
Thanks to you, I spoke. 'Mr. and Mrs. Dursley of number four, Privet Drive, were proud to say that they were perfectly normal, thank you very much.'"Ms Harris later clarified her message by saying: "It is the first line of the philosopher's stone book.
This is the first words, I spoke after 2 years. Hope that helps."JK Rowling has been at the centre of a Trans debate that has seen some fans abandon her for siding with gender-critical feminists.In 2020 Rowling sparked widespread condemnation and accusations of transphobia after she retweeted an opinion piece that discussed “people who menstruate.""‘People who menstruate.’ I’m sure there used to be a word for those people.
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