JK Rowling

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@jeff__miller No, they were pleased, really. The staff were lovely when I was working there and ordering endless coffee (we were having work done on our house and the noise drove me out). They were just checking it was definitely written by me.

1/12/2026, 3:54:02 PM

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Jeff Miller

@jeff__miller

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@jk_rowling Were they actually angry!? Should be a listed historic site lol.

J.K. Rowling

@jk_rowling

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It's true, I did. And they called my PA, who laughed and turned to me and said 'you won't believe this. It's someone pretending to be from the Balmoral, saying you graffitied a bust.' And I had to say, 'oh yeah, I did do that, actually.'

Wizarding World Direct

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Today in 2007, J. K. Rowling finished writing HARRY POTTER and the Deathly Hallows at the Balmoral Hotel in Edinburgh

She celebrated by graffiti-ing a bust in her hotel room

The statement is lighthearted and conversational, discussing a humorous anecdote about graffiti at a hotel. It does not engage with public issues or societal concerns, and thus does not constitute public discourse.