The Internet Freaked Out When a Joke Hashtag Promised a New Harry Potter Book
The hashtag #NewHarryPotterBooks trended last night, and left a lot of people hopeful, bewildered, confused and then very, very angry.
It was all part of an @Midnight hashtag game meant to come up with humorous (fake) Harry Potter books.
But Harry Potter fans didn't take it as a joke. And they let everyone feel their anger.
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Fans were disappointed, to say the least.
My reaction when I saw that #NewHarryPotterBooks had nothing to do with J.K. Rowling releasing new books?? pic.twitter.com/bvIdQcYLDF
— Student Problems (@FactsOfSchool) July 30, 2015For person who started this trend #NewHarryPotterBooks pic.twitter.com/AEv7HAaHAu
— Osiem Zapalek (@rainb_dash) July 30, 2015 -
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#NewHarryPotterBooks when you get hyped up for the hashtag and then you see that its not what you think it is pic.twitter.com/1YDatjHslC
— ? (@HlSTORYOFMAGIC) July 30, 2015Me realising #NewHarryPotterBooks has nothing to do with new Harry Potter books pic.twitter.com/YezSvxHKrU
— siún (@asongofwesteros) July 30, 2015#NewHarryPotterBooks Whoever started this trend, meet her in the office. Now. You must not tell lies. pic.twitter.com/fGF8DR3ngi
— asdfsfkellyhbsh ? (@wreckitkhells) July 30, 2015 -
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Despite the rage, there were actually some pretty good "new" books.
Planet of the Snapes #NewHarryPotterBooks pic.twitter.com/j1P6wGt9uK
— Harry Potter (@ArryPottah) July 30, 2015#NewHarryPotterBooks are out. pic.twitter.com/v8tfgKTqIk
— Anonymous (@occupythemob) July 30, 2015