J.K. Rowling's candle exploded and it almost certainly wasn't a magical incident, but we can't prove it wasn't

Ask a writer what they keep around to help them they're working. Perhaps they'll answer: a photo of a loved one, or maybe a peace lily, or even just mounds and mounds of coffee beans that they habitually rub into their gums. But not an exploding candle.

J.K. Rowling was sitting writing her next Strike book yesterday when this happened.

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One can only imagine the sick back-flip she pulled off in response. Of course, Twitter had its own theories about the explosion.

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Apparently some people had more scientific explanations for the boom-candle, to which Rowling replied.

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She even elucidated the Twittersphere as to why she lit the cursed candle.

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Whatever it takes J.K., whatever it takes...