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J.K. Rowling Is Now Just Completely Trolling Fans

The Harry Potter author made a very cruel joke on Twitter

It has been eight years since the final book in the Harry Potter series was published, but fans still completely freak out every time J.K. Rowling releases new stories about their favorite characters from Hogwarts.

The novelist is aware of the strange power she wields on the Internet, and took to Twitter Thursday to have some fun with her fanbase.

Dumbledore’s Army was not amused.

Sorry, muggles, guess you’ll just have to try to get excited for Insurgent.

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