J.K. Rowling and Obama dine in London, channeling their Ravenclaw selves

It was a magical, literary time in London
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J.K. Rowling and Obama dine in London, channeling their Ravenclaw selves
J.K. Rowling, creator of Harry Potter, at the White House Easter Egg roll in 2010. Credit: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

J.K. Rowling, the creator of Harry Potter, is staying plenty busy these days, but she's not too busy to squeeze in dinner with a world leader. She was one of a handful of people who were invited to join the visiting President Obama for dinner in London on Saturday. 

Rowling spokeswoman Rebecca Salt confirmed Sunday that the author attended a private dinner with Obama at the London residence of the U.S. ambassador. British Prime Minister David Cameron was also among the guests.


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It's not the first time the two dignitaries have joined forces. There was that time in 2009 when, at the G20 summit, Obama had a bit of a fan boy moment meeting Rowling for the first time. 

Then, in 2010, Rowling visited the White House, reading a selection from one of her Harry Potter books as part of the White House Easter Egg Roll. 

There aren't many details about the dinner or what the two talked about, but given their mutual admiration and the fact they were dining together, it's not outlandish to think that they're both in the same house. Maybe Ravenclaw? 

Earlier in his visit, the president visited Shakespeare's Globe Theatre to mark the 400th anniversary of the playwright's death.

Additional reporting by the Associated Press.

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Marcus Gilmer is Mashable's Assistant Real-Times News Editor on the West Coast, reporting on breaking news from his location in San Francisco. An Alabama native, Marcus earned his BA from Birmingham-Southern College and his MFA in Communications from the University of New Orleans. Marcus has previously worked for Chicagoist, The A.V. Club, the Chicago Sun-Times and the San Francisco Chronicle.

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