Top Ten Reasons (We Think) Scotland Crowned Jo Queen of Twitter

by · November 19, 2015

Earlier today in an article on the Edinburgh News website, it was announced that J.K. Rowling has been named the Queen.

Of Twitter, that is.

The list of top 50 of Scotland’s most active and influential literary voices was released in preparation for Scotland’s annual celebration of literature. While researchers couldn’t help but note that Jo’s 5.8 million followers trumped all of the nation’s other writers, several variables went into the decision. According to the article:

Researchers also looked at how much each novelist engaged with other Twitter users and the regularity of their tweets, as part of the study for the Scottish Book Trust.

Jo won the metaphorical crown, beating out other well-known Scottish authors such as Irvine Welsh and Ian Rankin.

Just in case her 5.8 million followers and occasional Potter-related info sessions weren’t enough to convince you, here’s ten more reasons MuggleNet thinks Jo is the queen of the internet Twitter.

10. Jo doesn’t just tweet, she connects with her fans, often in strange and hilarious ways. Like the time she saved this Twitter user from a very interesting body modification fiasco.

Or the time she made this guy’s day:

9. Even though Jo occasionally fearlessly tweets things like this at Stephen King without batting an eyelash:

She’s also proven time and time again that she’s a normal person, just like the rest of us. Sort of.

8. Jo isn’t afraid to express her views:

And she certainly isn’t afraid to defend them either.

7. Jo is multi-talented. She even has a crime novel-writing middle-aged man living inside her head. Remember this?

They’ve even had some exchanges on Twitter. Like this one:

6. She has a sassy come-back for just about everything thrown her way and isn’t afraid to use that sass to defend others just as she defends herself. Like the time this guy was giving Serena Williams a hard time:

5. She gets angry at inanimate objects… and then tweets about it to share her frustration with us.

4. Even though the Harry Potter series is completed and the films wrapped long ago, Jo is still a huge supporter of the Potter cast members. Like this time she gave Emma kudos on her #HeforShe movement:

Or supporting Matthew when he stripped down for a photo shoot.

3. She isn’t afraid to give credit where it’s due.

2. She gives great life advice.

And of course, our No. 1 reason why Jo is the undisputed Queen of Twitter and our hearts? No matter what she (or Robert) are up to, the Dobby eyes will always work.

Do you think Jo earned her crown? Did we miss anything on our list? Let us know in the comments!