Contrary to popular belief, J.K Rowling does write books other than the ‘Harry Potter’ series. The renowned author is currently working on her next book of the ‘Cormoran Strike’ series.
While the entire world has been amazed by Rowling’s phenomenal art of storytelling, she recently made us aware of her talent of playing interesting games on Twitter with her fans.
How? You ask. Well, here is what happened.
A Rowling fan asked the author for a hint about the title of her next novel through Twitter.
https://twitter.com/Lumos405/status/841617677810565120?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
To which the author gave a ‘hangman-style’ reply.
_ _ _ H _ _ _ H _ _ _ https://t.co/fa0rJRKnCS
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) March 14, 2017
As soon as Rowling gave the hint, everyone started playing the guessing game. Here are some of the funniest replies.
1. People took off quickly
.@jk_rowling Lethal Charm… Eighth Child… Gothic Chain…? #CormoranStrike
— lizo mzimba (@lizo_mzimba) March 14, 2017
.@g_rafael @ClaveDeFabiana @jk_rowling Or Lethal Shade, Lethal Shame, Lethal Chaos…
— lizo mzimba (@lizo_mzimba) March 14, 2017
2. Everyone was up for the challenge
https://twitter.com/YiannisBab/status/841626526365974528
3. Yeah, sure
Is it HHHHHH HHHHH?
— Gary Bainbridge (@Gary_Bainbridge) March 14, 2017
4. Meanwhile, a sheep stole the show
Still loving Mayhem Sheep. pic.twitter.com/NAIT4jFUvI
— 𝙇𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙋𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙤𝙣 (@LancePaters1) March 14, 2017
5. Er…is this offensive?
HARHRY PHOTR? With subtitle 'A history of dyslectic wizards at Hogwarts'
— Casper Albers (@CaAl) March 14, 2017
6. You call this cheating? Watch the Aussies bat sometime
This isn't cheating… right? pic.twitter.com/QiZ87bv2tx
— Tyler (@OldGoldenSnitch) March 14, 2017
7. This one even caught the attention of Rowling
Afghan Ahead?
Mighty Chimp?
Python Shame?— JimParad (@OhThatJim) March 14, 2017
I would also read a book called 'Python Shame', but that's not the fourth Strike. https://t.co/hSvXNSIgue
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) March 14, 2017
8. Anyone would buy 5 copies for that title
https://twitter.com/essdog26/status/841625656177885184
9. So subtle. IYKWIM
https://twitter.com/ohmydanvrs/status/841630796108709888
10. Woah! That’d make for one good TV show
LETHAL SHEDS, a gritty and disturbing exploration of the DIY community’s dark underbelly
— Tom Phillips (@flashboy) March 14, 2017
Then came this guy, with a very important question.
https://twitter.com/DemelzaP/status/841635546782924800
Looking people get desperate, Rowling threw another hint.
Loads of people have got the first word.
A few people have got the second word.
Nobody seems to have put them together yet.— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) March 14, 2017
And then, this guy hit the target with the correct title, ‘Lethal White’.
lethal white
— Sanket🔗 (@spilledink___) March 14, 2017
Rowling announced the winner of the game.
Ladies and gentlemen, we have a winner. https://t.co/2aOXDYi6qA
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) March 14, 2017
And the winner is going to get a healthy reward too.
.@warpathed DM me your address and I'll make sure you get a signed copy when I finally finish it!
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) March 14, 2017
After a long day of fun and games, Rowling went back to finishing the book.
Well, that was fun. Back to chapter 23.
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) March 14, 2017
But as it turns out, ‘Mayhem Sheep’ caught the attention of a lot of people.
From my editor, this morning. pic.twitter.com/bySUlJC05R
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) March 15, 2017
While I wasn’t planning on reading the series before. This game has certainly piqued my interest in the novels. And this is the reason Rowling is one of the most loved authors of our times.