Shortly after news of the Orlando massacre broke, fans of Harry Potter informed J.K Rowling that employees of the Universal Orlando theme park based on her books were among the dead and injured — Luis Vielma and someone, still unidentified, named “Tony.” She responded with heartfelt support:
I'm praying Tony pulls through. My thoughts are with all of you #LoveIsLove #Orlando https://t.co/JLSBMWRrfJ
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) June 13, 2016
Universal Orlando statement on Luis Vielma, Harry Potter ride worker that died in #Orlando shooting. @jk_rowling pic.twitter.com/2SQkDIQbxs
— Tufayel Ahmed (@tufayel) June 13, 2016
She began re-tweeting other messages from friends of Vielma:
had the pleasure of meeting him last week on my holidays, he was SO nice to my son, such a lovely guy 💙
— Sarah Lawrence (@sezlawrence1) June 13, 2016
At which point she pinned her tweet about Vielma to the top of her timeline:
Luis Vielma worked on the Harry Potter ride at Universal. He was 22 years old. I can't stop crying. #Orlando pic.twitter.com/Nz2ZCWxNsS
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) June 13, 2016
