J.K. Rowling is all about the Twitter tease lately. The author is gearing up for the film trilogy of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, which we already know a lot about [1], and she just sent several tweets teasing fans about what she's working on.
Very busy at the moment working on a novel, tweaking a screenplay and being involved in @lumos [2] campaigns. Back when I've finished something!
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) October 5, 2014 [3]
She then followed up a fan's reply with this:
.@peruseproject [4] See, now I'm tempted to post a riddle or an anagram. Must resist temptation... must work...
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) October 5, 2014 [5]
It was then followed by an actual riddle/anagram:
Cry, foe! Run amok! Fa awry! My wand won't tolerate this nonsense.
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) October 6, 2014 [6]
When someone made a suggestion, she hinted that she was close:
"Newt Scamander's History of New York Fauna: One town, my tale" Warmer.
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) October 7, 2014 [7]
Then she clarified:
#helpfulhint [8] The solution is the first sentence of a synopsis of Newt's story. It isn't part of the script, but sets the scene.
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) October 7, 2014 [9]
So exciting! Can you solve the riddle?