J.K. Rowling drops the mic on Donald Trump with 1 spell-binding tweet

She even got a pun about sniffing in there.
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J.K. Rowling drops the mic on Donald Trump with 1 spell-binding tweet
In the battle of J.K. Rowling v. Twitter egg, there will only ever be one winner. Credit: Rob Stothard/Getty Images/twitter/@gimurray56/mashable composite

LONDON -- There are a lot of things J.K. Rowling doesn't have time for on Twitter, and both Donald Trump and the angry opinions of Twitter eggs are high up on that list.

Following Rowling's three-tweet shutdown of the Republican presidential candidate on Monday, one such hapless egg made the foolish decision to question her.

Big mistake.

Once again, the Harry Potter author was only too happy to demonstrate the wand-worthy power she's capable of wielding in a mere 140 characters.

"Gets within sniffing distance."

You really can't compete with that, can you?

BONUS: Watch Trump lurk behind Clinton in the debate.

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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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