JK Rowling sends personalised notes and Harry Potter goodies to students of Kashmir school

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When a 12-year-old Kulsum wrote an essay on her favourite writer JK Rowling for a school assignment, little did she know that months later the author would send her Harry Potter books and merchandises as a token of appreciation.

Kulsum, a first generation English learner, studies in a remote school in Jammu called Haji Public School. The class VII student had written in her essay how she wished to meet Rowling one day.

“I am not inspired by JK Rowling only because she writes well but also because she has faced many difficulties but she never gave up. May Allah bless JK Rowling and give her a long life so that when I grow up, I get to meet her,” Kulsum wrote in her essay.

The school’s director and Kulsum’s teacher Sabbah Haji had tweeted the essay to Rowling and invited her to visit the school.

“Dear @jk_rowling. Kulsum, 12, a first generation English learner from the Himalayas would like to meet you someday. So come visit us at #HajiPublicSchool,” Sabbah had tweeted.

Rowling had responded to the tweet asking for Kulsum full name and address. ” Please, can you send me Kulsum’s full name by DM? I’d love to send her something,” the author tweeted.

This happened in April. Two months later, Rowling kept her word and to everyone’s surprise sent Kulsum and her classmates a box of gifts including entire book series, magic wands, Hedwig figure, bookmarks among others.

“Today was our last day of class before Term 1 exams and look what arrived in the mail. GIFTS FROM JKR with personalized notes for Kulsum. All of class 7 (along with their director @imsabbah) lost their minds,” one of Kulsum’s teacher wrote in a tweet.

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