Scottish Library Offers JK Rowling Cake If She Shows Up To Book Club — And That's Exactly What She Does

If you bake it, they will come. (In this instance, "they" are internationally-renowned bestselling authors).

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Joanna Fantozzi|March 9, 2016 10:40 am EST

The Orkney Library in Scotland received quite a surprise when Harry Potter author JK Rowling showed up to their discussion of The Cuckoo's Calling, which Rowling wrote under a pseudonym, Robert Galbraith.

In an endearing exchange on Twitter, the world-famous author hinted that she might attend the discussion, and the library told her they would keep a seat open and save her some lemon drizzle cake — Rowling's favorite (like the twinkly-eyed Professor Dumbledore of her own invention, she is also partial to lemon-flavored sweets). Surprisingly, she did attend the book club discussion, much to the delight of Harry Potter and lemon cake fans everywhere.

The Twitter exchange contained a bit of playful banter and even a Potter joke thrown in for good measure:

@OrkneyLibrary @RGalbraith Weather looks a bit rough. Might just Apparate.

— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) March 4, 2016

And we have the lemon cake on standby just in case @jk_rowling turns up #shopbought #weapologise pic.twitter.com/AmADuuEE42

— Orkney Library (@OrkneyLibrary) March 5, 2016

And she actually showed up! Cake has magical powers.

.@OrkneyLibrary I had the best time! Thanks for wonderful chat, cake and, of course, letting me touch The Book. pic.twitter.com/VCrU2lJAT6

— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) March 5, 2016