J.K. Rowling's Twitter riddle has been explained by the "Harry Potter" author herself.
After poring over the anagrams and riddles on J.K. Rowling's Twitter account, fans can now get peace and bask in the joy of learning what has ben revealed.
On Monday, the author posted a tweet about not updating the social media account because she was busy with writing a screenplay, a new book and working for Lumos. Many speculations came out when she later posted an anagram: "Cry foe! Run amok! Fa awry! My wand won't tolerate this nonsense."
While fans hoped it meant the return of Harry Potter, the anagram was actually refering to a Potter spin-off: "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" and was giving hints about the setting of the story. Rowling is currently working on the screenplay of the movie set to be released on November 18, 2016.
Rowling published the book under the pseudonym New Scamander in 2001 in aid of Comic Relief.
After many guesses as to what the anagram could mean, one follower answered "Newt Scamander only meant to stay in New York for a few hours," to which Rowling replied with "YES!!!!!!!!!!! People, we have a winner!"
She ten explained that the anagram "was the first sentence of a synopsis of Newt's story. It isn't part of the script, but sets the scene."
In a statement last year, Rowling explained that "'Fantastic Beasts and Where to Fine Them' is neither a prequel nor a sequel to the Harry Potter series, but an extension of the wizarding world. The laws and customs of the hidden magical society will be familiar to anyone who has read the Harry Potter books or seen the films, but Newt's story will start in New York, seventy years before Harry's gets underway."
After the frenzy, J.K. Rowling's Twitter will be quiet again as the author posted "OK, the next riddle is... kiding. As I said (was it only 2 days ago?) I've got a novel to finish and a screenplay to tweak."
