J.K. Rowling just absolutely destroyed yet another troll

Just. Don't. Mess. With. Rowling.
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Sam Haysom
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J.K. Rowling just absolutely destroyed yet another troll
The troll hunter is back. Credit: Jonathan Hordle/REX/Shutterstock

For some reason the trolls just never learn.

J.K. Rowling has proved time, and time, and time again that she has no problem making her Twitter critics look ridiculous, but for some reason they keep coming back for more.

The latest person to make this mistake tweeted at Rowling on Tuesday afternoon.

"JK Rowlings thinks shes tough [sic sic sic]," they wrote. "Stupid dyke."

Rowling's response was as perfect as ever:

At the time of writing her tweet has been shared over 1,000 times, and that number's climbing quickly.

There were plenty of replies, but this person probably said it best:

Never change, Jo.

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Sam Haysom

Sam Haysom is the Deputy UK Editor for Mashable. He covers entertainment and online culture, and writes horror fiction in his spare time.

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