JK Rowling has opened up about a rather wild nightmare she had that involved both hammer-wielding serial killers and a lunch date with Emma Watson.
The Harry Potter author shared the ‘most elaborate’ dream she’s ever had, and we were stunned to learn that dreams could have so many sub-plots.
But then again, she did create one of the most intricate and astounding literary series of the modern age, so it does kind of make sense that her mind is that barmy.
Taking to Twitter, Rowling said: ‘Had the most elaborate nightmare of my life last night: a hammer-wielding serial killer, a female scientist working on a Coronavirus vaccine & many sub-plots, one involving rescuing an ape from a window ledge.’
Casually, she concluded: ‘In a break between gruesome killings, I took @EmmaWatson out to lunch.’
At least she had time to catch up with Emma before getting back to all the murders.
It looks like lockdown is getting to us all.
One fan asked the important questions, like where the writer and Emma – who is best known for playing Harry Potter’s best pal Hermione Granger in the film series – went to eat.
‘Emma wanted to go to a diner, but the diner looked like a department store,’ she replied.
‘Afterwards I went back to the lab where the serial killer was and Emma disappeared.
‘Possibly she was disappointed we hadn’t gone to a real diner. I know I rescued the ape alone.’
If we were the Emma in Rowling’s dream state, we’d be upset it wasn’t a real diner too, to be fair.
One person asked whether she was the scientist finding the cure to the virus, or the serial killer.
‘I drifted between passively watching what the serial killer was doing, like a ghost, and being active in rescuing the ape and taking Emma out to lunch,’ Rowling explained.
We’re thinking she should write this up into a new novel series. We’d certainly read it.
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