J.K. Rowling bribed fans with new 'Harry Potter' information to get them to cheer for her favorite rugby team
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It all started with a tweet from Rowling on Saturday.
The author was on her way to watch Scottish rugby team play in the Rugby World Cup in Newcastle, England.
"If lots of you tweet #AsOne to support Scotland, you can have Sirius's birthday," the author tweeted.
Off to Newcastle for #SAMvSCO and if lots of you tweet #AsOne to support Scotland, you can have Sirius's birthday! #RugbyWorldCup
- J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) October 10, 2015
@jk_rowling GO SCOTLAND ! #AsOne #RugbyWorldCup pic.twitter.com/TD3V5E2SJS
- Elise (@DRVCOMVLFOY) October 10, 2015
Some got their pets involved.
@jk_rowling I'm already doing my part. pic.twitter.com/UVEjX5MtZo
- Stephen Daisley (@JournoStephen) October 10, 2015
Even Dumbledore lent his support to Scotland.
@jk_rowling Let's go Hogwarts! #AsOne #AsOne #AsOne #AsOne #AsOne #AsOne #AsOne #AsOne #AsOne #AsOne pic.twitter.com/A0qKJy7mCJ
- Albus Dumbledore (@ProfessorDum) October 10, 2015
Check out this reluctant Welsh fan tweeting using the Scottish hashtag #AsOne.
.@jk_rowling For the sake of Sirius' birthday #AsOne ?? but #iamwales. Feel the might of the dragon ??
- Jo Rowling Online (@JoRowlingNet) October 10, 2015
"More like Sirius Blackmail," another Twitter user quipped.
@jk_rowling @HelenMilburn @JournoStephen more like Sirius Blackmail
- Vic (@Hinny_Potter) October 10, 2015
Rowling herself even joked she had placed her Twitter followers under the Imperius curse, an unforgivable curse from Harry Potter that forces the bewitched to do whatever the bewitcher wants them to.
Imperius curse, obviously. https://t.co/m4z4QwwRBI
- J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) October 10, 2015
Scotland's team won and Rowling, apparently pleased with Twitter's Scottish support, released Black's birthday, November 3.
WE WON!!!!!! And Sirius Black was born on the 3rd of November xxxxxxxx
- J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) October 10, 2015
@jk_rowling Reveal who killed Ariana Dumbledore. For the love of God!
- Albus Dumbledore (@ProfessorDum) October 10, 2015
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