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24th June 2022
11:55am BST
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The prankster goes on to pose a difficult line of questioning, asking Rowling everything from whether she would change the Z-shaped scar in Harry Potter to the Ukrainian trident in support of the country, whether her charity's funds are going towards buy[ing] lot of weapons and missiles... to destroy Russian troops", as well as "what gender is Boris Johnson?"
Rowling replied that the PM is "definitely a man".
As for the other difficultly phrased questions, Rowling insisted that "we’ll look after the kids but I really want Ukraine to have all of the arms it needs".
She was then invited to speak to a group of three people dubbed 'The Order of the Ukrainian Phoenix' who claimed to be wizards and witches "doing spells" in hopes of helping the Ukrainian army.
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As pictured above, the individuals are holding wands and waving in a friendly manner. Rowling appears unaware that their t-shirts read ‘Only Putin’ in Russian.
The pranksters said: “We read Harry Potter to the soldiers in the battalion. … Just don’t read them passages about half-breeds [as] they are nationalists and [we] do not like such people”.
The prank was reportedly carried out by Russian comedy duo Vovan and Lexus, who are infamous for pranking high-profile figures, including defence secretary Ben Wallace, and celebrities, including Elton John and Prince Harry. US Vice President Kamala Harris and former President George W Bush have also been pranked.
You can watch the full Zoom prank down below:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lar4uiqD01o&t=646s
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