Mujtaba Alvi tweeted the author that detailed description of food in the series was making him hungry, in a state of fasting.
@jk_rowling reading harry potter isn’t the best thing to do whilst fasting. The way you describe the food has me starving
— Mujtaba Alvi (@mujtaba_alvi_) June 25, 2015
Rowling replied to the fan’s tweet just after four minutes, and the reply has now been retweeted for around 525 times and got over 2,000 favourites.
.@mujtaba_alvi_ Try Hallows. They don’t eat much in that one!
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) June 25, 2015
The Harry Potter author was quick to advise him which book in the series might be better to read while abstaining from eating and drinking during daylight hours to mark the Muslim holy month.
@jk_rowling you replied to me on my birthday! 😀 greatest gift ever
— Mujtaba Alvi (@mujtaba_alvi_) June 25, 2015