More proof that Twitter isn't real life:

Sales of the Harry Potter books have increased despite calls for a boycott of author JK Rowling over her transgender views.

Bloomsbury said sales of the wizarding stories had jumped 35pc in the first half of the year – a quarter of a century since Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone was first released.

That compares to a 5pc increase in the number sold in the year to February 28.

It comes amid a furious row over Rowling's criticism of gender ideology in an essay published in 2020 and her concerns about threats to women-only spaces.

Her views have seen her branded "transphobic" and "fascist", allegations she denies, leading to calls by some fans for a boycott of her work.

You don't have to be a Harry Potter fan to appreciate that the woke train has completely derailed here in an impotent display of internet rage.

A few years ago, whoever irked the Twitter mob was summarily unpersoned.

Now, even the heads of major companies are starting to realize there's more money in not listening to the wokescolds.

However, Nigel Newton, chief executive of Bloomsbury, shrugged off the row, saying: "Harry Potter continues to do the most enormous amount of good in spreading the love of reading among children."

It's a bit ironic though that the actors who played Harry Potter and Hermione Granger have attacked Rowling while the guy who played the Dark Lord Voldemort is defending her.

Rowling has been publicly criticised for her views by members of the Harry Potter films cast, including Daniel Radcliffe and Emma Watson.

But earlier this month, Ralph Fiennes, who played Lord Voldemort, defended Rowling, telling The New York Times that the author is facing "disgusting" abuse.

What a time to be alive!