J K Rowling penned a heartwarming letter as 'Dumbledore' to help a grieving teenager, the sole surviver of a shooting in Texas which killed her parents and siblings.
Cassidy Stay, 15 raised the alarm after a gunman shot her mother, father, two sisters and two brothers in Texas on July 9 this year.
At a memorial for her family members, Stay moved everyone by quoting lines from 'Harry Potter's fictional headmaster Albus Dumbledore: "Happiness can be found even in the darkest times if one only remembers to turn on the light."
Rowling soon contacted her by sending a letter as Dumbledore in purple ink. The author also posted a wand, an acceptance letter to Harry Potter's school Hogwarts, a list of school supplies and a signed book, reported the Telegraph.
A post on a Facebook page, which has been trying to rally support for a meeting between Rowling and Stay, stated: "This afternoon, I talked to a friend of Cassidy's who confirmed that JK Rowling did, in fact, write her a personalized letter from 'Dumbledore' (hand-written with purple ink).
"She was also sent a wand, an acceptance letter to Hogwarts with a school supply list, along with the 3rd book with JK's autograph.
A spokesman for the 49-year-old author confirmed that Rowling was in touch with Stay. "However, the contents of the letter remain private," the spokesman said.
The Newswire
Rowling Sends Letter as Dumbledore to Comfort Shooting Survivor
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