--- description: The author of the beloved Harry Potter series, J.K. Rowling, expressed her dismay on Twitter after Britain voted to leave the European Union title: J.K. Rowling Wishes Magic Could Get U.K. Out of Brexit image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd5501b0587684c9f/69889941e20a87543ca915b2/gettyimages-469064838.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [World](/section/world/) ## World Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # J.K. Rowling Wishes Magic Could Get U.K. Out of Brexit by [Amanda Calvo](/author/amanda-calvo/) ## Amanda Calvo Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 24, 2016 8:18 AM CUT  J.K. Rowling illuminates the Empire State Building to mark the USA launch of her non-profit children's organization, Lumos, on April 9, 2015 in New York City. J.K. Rowling illuminates the Empire State Building to mark the USA launch of her non-profit children's organization, Lumos, on April 9, 2015 in New York City.Nomi Ellenson—FilmMagic/Getty Images by [Amanda Calvo](/author/amanda-calvo/) ## Amanda Calvo Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 24, 2016 8:18 AM CUT The author of the beloved _Harry Potter_ series, J.K. Rowling, expressed her dismay Friday on Twitter after Britain [voted to leave](http://time.com/4381042/leave-eu-referendum-brexit-vote/?xid=homepage "undefined") the European Union. One of Rowling’s 7.5 million fans [tweeted](http://www.msn.com/en-za/entertainment/topnews/jk-rowling-wishes-magic-could-reverse-uks-vote-for-brexit/ar-AAhzvUp "undefined") that the author “do something” about the result, prompting Rowling to reply, “I don’t think I’ve ever wanted magic more.” This is not the first time Rowling — who appears to be in favor of remaining in the E.U. — has commented on referendum debate. Last week she [penned an essay ](http://time.com/4374624/as-an-expert-on-creating-monsters-j-k-rowling-made-this-intervention-in-the-brexit-debate/ "undefined")on her blog about monsters and villains, equating them to the stories being spun by both sides of the “Brexit” campaign. “Everything is going to come down to whose story we like best, but at the moment we vote, we stop being readers and become authors,” [she wrote](http://time.com/4374624/as-an-expert-on-creating-monsters-j-k-rowling-made-this-intervention-in-the-brexit-debate/ "undefined"). > [](https://twitter.com/jk%5Frowling/status/746192965568077824) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4381196/j-k-rowling-brexit-magic-tweet/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4381196/j-k-rowling-brexit-magic-tweet/"},"headline":"J.K. Rowling Wishes Magic Could Get U.K. Out of Brexit","datePublished":"2016-06-24T08:18:01.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T22:49:45.727Z","description":"\"I don’t think I’ve ever wanted magic more\"","url":"https://time.com/4381196/j-k-rowling-brexit-magic-tweet/","keywords":["Entertainment","celebrities","Harry Potter","JK Rowling","United Kingdom","magic","People","Brexit"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd5501b0587684c9f/69889941e20a87543ca915b2/gettyimages-469064838.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Amanda Calvo","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/amanda-calvo/"}],"articleSection":"World","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd5501b0587684c9f/69889941e20a87543ca915b2/gettyimages-469064838.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Author J.K. Rowling Visits The Empire State Building","caption":"Author J.K. Rowling Visits The Empire State Building","creditText":"Nomi Ellenson—FilmMagic/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/world/","name":"World"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4381196/j-k-rowling-brexit-magic-tweet/","name":"J.K. Rowling Wishes Magic Could Get U.K. Out of Brexit"}}]}] ```