LONDON — J.K. Rowling has been incredibly vocal throughout the 2016 U.S. presidential campaign, and the night of the election was no exception.

As a Trump win becoming more and more of a reality — and was eventually confirmed — Rowling kept herself busy on Twitter in two ways: comforting worried fans, and casually annihilating any troll who made the bad mistake of crossing her.

It started when she posted the following tweet, shortly before polls began to close.

One way or another, history will surely be made tonight.



Let it be the good kind. Please, please let it be the good kind. #ElectionNight — J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) November 8, 2016

Her tweet was shared more than 55,000 times and favourited over 125,000 times. But it also drew the attention of pro-Trump Twitter trolls.

Fuck off Limey https://t.co/PMkuCZmzsg — Hillary Never Wins (@liars_never_win) November 9, 2016

Luckily, Rowling doesn't let trolls faze her.

As the night continued, Rowling kept the shut downs coming.

@yugyeomhe I can, but I probably won't. — J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) November 9, 2016

In the hours before Trump was confirmed as president, Rowling's fans began tweeting at her to say how scared they were about what it might mean — and Rowling took the time out to reply to them individually with words of comfort.

@Aishu5381 Deep breaths. You're not alone. There are many, many people on your side. The battle's only over when you stop fighting. xoxox — J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) November 9, 2016

@marc_kirchner Sending you big hugs. You aren't alone. Millions of us are with you. — J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) November 9, 2016

@Animerai I think so. I know it sounds melodramatic, but it was a bit like a bereavement. Stay strong xxx — J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) November 9, 2016

@CR_French We're in this together and that's going to get us through x — J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) November 9, 2016

@HoopyRooster Look after each other, organise, ecome activists, hug, eat chocolate, keep falling in love, be proud of who you are xxxx — J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) November 9, 2016

And while Rowling was busy comforting people, she also kept up the troll-bashing.

I've been called bitch, 'libtard' and plenty more tonight. Quite proud really; who'd want these people's approval? #DegenerateArmy https://t.co/f1i73HrrnG — J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) November 9, 2016

In fairness, I *am* pasty.



Not going to shut up, though. pic.twitter.com/wqehsnXzPp — J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) November 9, 2016

As the night continued, some people tweeted at her to argue it wasn't worth giving the trolls any attention. But Rowling had other ideas.

In response, she launched into a sequence of tweets explaining why, in her experience, simply ignoring trolls "doesn't work."

Ramon, I know you mean well, but tonight of all nights I'm going to say it. Ignoring spite, and hate, and bullying, doesn't work. https://t.co/VF6NePPySm — J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) November 9, 2016

The easy thing is to be silenced because you don't want the insults. The easy thing is to look the other way when it's happening to others. https://t.co/VF6NePPySm — J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) November 9, 2016

The easy thing is to keep your head down & let the bullies run amok. The right thing to do is to challenge racism, misogyny and hatred. https://t.co/VF6NePPySm — J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) November 9, 2016

The hard thing to do is to keep on keepin' on when the bullies actually win. How do we even move forward from here? https://t.co/lTnGmXxRY4 — Mallory (@malmal1012) November 9, 2016

We stand together. We stick up for the vulnerable. We challenge bigots. We don't let hate speech become normalised. We hold the line. https://t.co/ro9AkRSc9Q — J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) November 9, 2016

Trolls may be bullies but trolling is very different to bullying.

They feel no shame when challenged https://t.co/u45S81oVqX — Cham Payne (@Calamity_Payne) November 9, 2016

I don't give a damn what trolls feel. Speaking up is about letting the people who are being intimidated know they're not alone. https://t.co/aPcd2gzAdg — J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) November 9, 2016

At the time of writing, Rowling is still busy annihilating trolls. According to this tweet, she's only had 15 minutes sleep.

I stand chastened. What the world needs now is more anonymous hate frogs. Dazzle us with your insights and empathy, do. pic.twitter.com/z3OLTi9JdC — J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) November 9, 2016

Hey, I know I can't compare to the president elect. He has the deepest thoughts. So deep you'll need a big shovel to get at 'em. Bigly deep. pic.twitter.com/Ie074mCspR — J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) November 9, 2016