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J.K. Rowling shares touching Mother's Day message, comforts fans

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Sam Haysom

on March 27, 2017

J.K. Rowling shares touching Mother's Day message, comforts fans

J.K. Rowling marked Mother's Day by sharing an old family photo. Credit: Abel Fermin/REX/Shutterstock

The first thing to come to mind when you think of J.K. Rowling's Twitter feed would probably be her impressive ability to call people out and shut down trolls.

But that's not the only thing she uses Twitter for.

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On Sunday, the Harry Potter author marked Mother's Day in the UK by sharing a photo of herself as a little girl with her mum, Anne, and her sister.

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Over the course of the afternoon, Rowling responded to fans who'd tweeted to say they were missing their mum.

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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.