Celebrity | JK Rowling JK Rowling Reaches Out to Depressed Fan on Twitter Other 'Harry Potter' fans join in By Evann Gastaldo Posted Feb 8, 2016 10:47 AM CST Copied In this Oct. 16, 2012, file photo “Harry Potter” novels author JK Rowling poses for a photo at an appearance at The David H. Koch Theater in New York. (Photo by Dan Hallman/Invision/AP, File) JK Rowling is an active tweeter, and Mashable points out this heartwarming Monday morning exchange between the Harry Potter author and a fan: Twitter user "pale emo nerd" tweeted, "@jk_rowling could you please teach me how to scare the dementors that have been living under my bed? i'm tired of being sad all the time." Rowling's response came just a few minutes later: "They're bothering a unique, valuable human being who deserves happiness. Ask for help. Don't fight alone. Big hug." Rowling's reply got the Twitterverse's attention, and dozens of other supportive tweets came pouring in to the original tweeter. Rowling herself retweeted one of those messages with the note, "wise words." The wise words in question? "And don't forget to eat chocolate every now & then! *hugs from another person fighting her dementors*" The original tweeter, who had been sending other sad messages like "some day soon I'll leave this life behind," soon started retweeting the messages of support and thanking everyone. She eventually wrote, "oh god im going to sleep now with a big smile on my face." Read These Next Doctor left her Alaskan cruise and never returned. Extremely rare bat-borne virus claims a human life. Police shot a bank robber as a drone delivered some Faygo Red Pop. A 9-year-old girl died in a hot car while her mother was at work. Report an error