--- title: Ariana Grande Just Outed Herself as a Harry Potter Superfan description: The 'Side to Side' showed off her Harry Potter knowledge in a tweet responding to J.K. Rowling, using a rare spell from the movies. canonical: https://time.com/4946186/ariana-grande-harry-potter-spider/ author: Raisa Bruner article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-09-18T16:54:46.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:47:21.365Z og:title: Ariana Grande Just Proved She's a Harry Potter Spell Expert og:description: Grande shared a rare spell to help J.K. 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Kevin Mazur—Getty Images for Live Nation  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Sep 18, 2017 4:54 PM UTC It’s official: [Ariana Grande](http://time.com/4929023/charlottesville-dave-matthews-band-concert-free-tickets/) knows more about magic — of the Harry Potter variety, anyway — than the rest of us mere Muggles. In a tweet fired off early Monday morning, the [_Dangerous Woman_ singer](http://time.com/4308929/ariana-grande-dangerous-woman-time-100/) responded to a recent update from author J.K. Rowling, using a rare only-seen-in-movies spell. It all started when Rowling shared a photo of a giant spider that she recently encountered. “I am a strong, independent woman. Also, thanks very much to my husband for dealing with this so I could go through the door it was blocking,” she joked in the tweet. (Warning: arachnophobes, look away now.) Seems like Rowling shares at least one trait in common with Ron Weasley. > [](https://twitter.com/jk%5Frowling/status/909671414499827712) But Grande has the perfect answer to all of Rowling’s troubles — assuming, of course, that at least one of them is a witch. “Arania exumai,” she tweeted back at Rowling. Potter movie addicts will recall that this is the incantation used in the movie version of _Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets_ when Harry and Ron venture into the dangerous territory of a tribe of [giant venomous acromantulas](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-64vAnXnoW0) in the Forbidden Forest. > [](https://twitter.com/ArianaGrande/status/909695481235767296) This isn’t the first time Grande has shown off her love for Rowling’s magical world, though. 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