J.K. Rowling shuts down Trump's inauguration with Horcrux-themed burn

What a way with words.
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LONDON -- J.K. Rowling was not about to let inauguration day go by without at least one Donald Trump burn.

On Friday morning, following her already impressive display of unrelenting, Trump-targeted Twitter shut-downs, Rowling responded to the following tweet from journalist Terry Moran.

**Burn incoming**

She certainly has a way with words, doesn't she?

Rowling wasn't about to be put off by trolls, either.

To wrap the whole thing up -- at least for the time being -- Rowling busted out her secret weapon: the Harry Potter reference.

That one's going straight to the top of the #inauguration hashtag.

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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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