Syrian girl thanks J.K. Rowling for her 'Harry Potter' books
It's been a series of magical moments for Bana Alabed.
The 7-year-old girl who has been tweeting from a war zone in Aleppo, Syria is now able to escape into the magical world of Harry Potter, thanks to a gift from the author herself.
On Thursday, Bana's account, which is run by her mother Fatemah, shared a video of her thanking the author for sending copies of the books.
"My friend, Joanne, how are you? I started reading the books. Thank you very much. I love you," Alabed said in a video, showing the cover of the Philosopher's Stone on a phone.
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The exchange originated back when Bana's mother tweeted that her family had watched a Harry Potter movie and wanted to read the books. Rowling couldn't send a package into the war zone, but she managed to send copies of Ebooks.
Bana has been reading the books with her two brothers.
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Rowling sent a tweet later in the day Thursday.
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Still, the bloodshed continues in Syria. Following the exchange between Rowling and Bana, the girl tweeted a bloody photo of one of her friends, a boy, who was killed by a bomb that night, according to Bana.
"I can't stop crying," Bana tweeted.
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Kerry Flynn is a business reporter for Mashable covering the tech industry. She previously reported on social media companies, mobile apps and startups for International Business Times. She has also written for The Huffington Post, Forbes and Money magazine. Kerry studied environmental science and economics at Harvard College, where she led The Harvard Crimson's metro news and design teams and played mellophone in the Band. When not listening to startup pitches, she runs half-marathons, plays with puppies and pretends to like craft beer.
