#harry potter and the cursed child merchandise

[thatslytherinqueen]

[intothestacks]

Questions I have about the Harry Potter books and their universe

Did Hermione’s parents not think it was strange that their 12-year-old suddenly stopped writing or answering their letters one day? I mean, she was petrified for a good long while...

Are muggle parents unable to visit Hogwarts? If so, it’s a wonder any of them let their kid go to some undisclosed location in the Scottish highlands where they would not have access to their child if the need arose.

What’s the most amount of wands Olivander had to go through before he found someone the right one?

What are the parameters he uses to decide which wand to get a customer to try? Why does he need their arm measurement (especially for children yet to go through their growth spurt)?

Would ballpoint pens work at Hogwarts? I mean, they’re a muggle technology, so they shouldn’t, right?

How will the wizarding world stay hidden in the age of cellphones and cameras?

Did house elves ever gain their freedom?

Whatever happened to Winkie after the Battle for Hogwarts?

What were the other Sorting Hat songs we didn’t get to see? What were its songs like during the time of the Founders?

Did Dudley change his ways from being a bully because of his experiences in Deathly Hallows?

Is the curse over the DADA position ever broken? 

How do professional sports teams ensure no players have taken Felix Felicis before playing a game?

If it’s so easy to hatch a basilisk why don’t people do it more often? I mean, we humans eat spoonfuls of cinnamon and tide pods -- you bet your butt we’d be dumb enough to try to hatch a basilisk.

What happens to the blind dragon Hermione freed?

How will MACUSA keep Trump from doing what he does best and blabbing about the wizarding world to muggles?

Where did Fawkes go when he left Hogwarts?

If there are only 3 wizarding schools in Europe then where do you go if you don’t speak Bulgarian, English, or French?

Do kids whose parents have to move for work have to stay in the same school or do they transfer over?

If sorcerers can live so much longer than muggles doesn’t that mean they’re a different species (kind of like the X-Men)?

If you died while pregnant and decided to stay on Earth would your ghost be pregnant too? Does the baby get to decide whether to stay or go?

What will happen to ghosts when the sun goes supernova? will they just float in space?

Why don’t we ever hear of animal ghosts, like ghost cats or owls or something?

Is there Hogwarts school merchandising? I feel like there should be a little shop on campus somewhere.

[yibennianyaji]

Well, I doubt that Harry Potter reboot series is what anyone at WB wants to be doing. Hell, as several people have already pointed out, there’s a real question as to how substantial a reboot this is going to be - the announcement clip echoes the existing movie aesthetic quite strongly, an aesthetic that is already locked in by the parks and merchandise. I would be very surprised if this new series made substantial changes to either the story or the look and feel of the world.

But the problem is, WB have got hold of one of the biggest entertainment franchises in existence, and it is hemorrhaging money. Largely because the woman whose name is slapped all over it has become one of the world’s most famous bigots. They would probably love to make a Cursed Child movie, but none of the grown-up actors are willing to work with her anymore. Meanwhile, the Fantastic Beasts movies have flopped, and Hogwarts Legacy fizzled out. The parks and the play still make money, but that’s after years of being shut down due to the pandemic. Add to that the fact that Max (ugh) is, like all the other streamers, desperately trying to monetize its biggest franchise, and you can see how the options narrowed down to this one.

Now, personally if I didn’t have morals and had to use this IP I might have gone for a Marauders prequel series, possibly with a Wednesday vibe. But there you run into another problem, which is that the actors in a show like that will be in their late teens or twenties - in other words, exactly the demographic most likely to be congenial to trans rights (if not genderqueer themselves). Another factor in opting for a reboot is that it enables you to lock in a group of children who will be, presumably, too young to have strongly formed opinions on the topic (or young enough to be browbeaten into not expressing those opinions). Of course, this does not get around the problem that the majority of the series’s cast will be adults, who will have to live up to the likes of Alan Rickman and Maggie Smith without caring that they’ve associated themselves with a bigot.

So yeah, this is going to be a shitshow. I have no intention of watching it, but I look forward to reading reports of the trashfire with great pleasure.

[lyrabelcquas]

harry potter reboot show is stupid and it’s got me so heated i was talking to my friend about it until 3am last night

1. it is far too soon for a reboot

“the films came out 20 years ago” okay but the fact is the films are still so fresh in public consciousness!! not a day goes by that i don’t see a harry potter gif, or hear a family member make a harry potter reference, or walk into a shop and see harry potter merchandise! while the original films may have ended in 2011, people still talk about them and reference them to this day!!! usually reboots occur after a property has been put to rest and the general public has ‘forgotten’ it - this is not the case with harry potter! it’s shocking how culturally relevant these films still continue to be, and fever around the original films still feels ongoing, rather than a distant thing of the past - making a reboot completely unnecessary

2. the films were too good

there is a trend of early 2000s fantasy films being rebooted into tv series at the moment (percy jackson, his dark materials, narnia). these franchises are different than harry potter for two reasons though. the first is that they have been mostly forgotten by the public (see the above point) and the second is that the film versions of these products were considered to be flawed. this is not the case with harry potter!!! those films are universally adored and a new adaptation is so unnecessary! of course there are some minor details changed or left out from the books, but overall they are considered extremely high quality adaptations. this tv show is not needed to ‘fix’ anything. no matter how excellent this tv show is (and i’m sure it will be very high quality), i don’t think it will be able to compare to the iconography and status of the films,

3. pressure on the actors

whoever is cast in this show is going to be under an intense amount of pressure and scrutiny because anyone cast will be directly compared to the BELOVED actors of the original films. the cast will need to be 10x better than the original actors, and even if they are, there will still be people hating on them because “you can’t replace the originals”. considering how YOUNG the majority of this cast will be, and how cruel the internet is, i can only think this will put them in an extremely unfair and difficult position.

4. jk rowling

enough said

5. there are so many other stories that could be told

the wizarding world is a universe with unlimited story potential!!! we could have a tv show about the founders of hogwarts or the marauders or tom riddle or a completely new story set in the modern world or ANYTHING ELSE!! there is so much potential in this universe for new stories, it seems so lazy and unneeded to rehash the original

6. it seems like a step back

the wizarding world tried to tell new stories with cursed child and fantastic beasts, and they received questionable critical reception - however at least this was an attempt to try and move forward with new ideas! reverting back to the original harry potter story seems like a step back rather than a step forward into a new future of potential for this universe.

[ohscorbus]

The third cast’s souvenir brochure has finally been released! The majority of the photos are already on the website but there are a few new ones. I don’t have a scanner but hopefully these photos will do for now until someone can scan them : )

[hpcursedchildbway]

New Programs are IN!

If you’re heading to the Lyric Theatre soon, grab a new Broadway program. Not yet sure about the poster, though...

[boredomblazed]

So much merch

[acupobutterbeer]

my newest purchase get someone who looks at you the way i look at an og harry potter poster

[thesocietyporg]

The most beautiful parcel arrived this morning!! And I'm already in love with them!! Also is that an 'A' for Albus carved into Mr. Malfoy's wand ???

[thatslytherinqueen]

Harry Potter and the cursed child haul from today! 💚🐍✨️

[marvelsmostwanted]

I saw some people wondering if fans could make a financial impact on JK Rowling given her apparent obliviousness to fan outrage about her transphobic tweets. Obviously she’s very wealthy and will continue to be wealthy, and her income from Harry Potter will never stop entirely, but here are some options to consider:

Stop purchasing Official Harry Potter Merchandise™

Instead, buy fan-created merch (posters, laptop stickers, jewelry, etc.) from Etsy, Redbubble, or other online marketplaces where money goes directly to the fans who made it

If you want to read or re-read any of her books, borrow them from your local library instead of purchasing them (many libraries also have audiobooks)

If you want to watch the movies, also consider borrowing them from your local library

If you want to cosplay as a Harry Potter character, then create your own costume, borrow one from a friend, or shop for clothes that are not official HP merchandise

If you visit any Universal parks or other official Harry Potter-themed stores, avoid making large purchases (e.g. wands that go for $50+ and prop replicas upwards of $100) because you can buy most of those items or something similar online for much cheaper anyway

Be aware that she makes money from the website Pottermore, the Fantastic Beasts franchise (movie, books, and merchandise), Harry Potter and the Cursed Child on Broadway (tickets and merchandise), her other published books under the pen name Robert Galbraith, as well as e-books and audiobooks

Just a few thoughts, feel free to add to the list

Here’s an article about how she makes money

[hpdabbles]

Number 1 Fan

Since I am tired, I’m just going to post the bullet points for this dream I had a few days ago and it was mostly due to @childotkw because I spent waaay to long on their blog (which is amazing) right before bed. I added a few more when I woke up but here it is.

Harry time travels to the year 1943 due to a accident involving Ron and Hermione arguing about how time travel can change the time line if someone were to go further back then when they were born and thus not run into their past self claims the redhead. Ron was right and now Harry is stuck in the past. He is seventeen to Tom Riddle’s fifteen. 

Now with the war going on no one really cares about Harry or where he came from- most assuming he is a refugee- and he doesn’t grab a lot of attention. He has funds due to sealing the Potter and Black vaults into a tattoo he has on his left pec but he’s bored. 

Harry decides to sign up for duelist competitions as he has always been good at that. The British Ministry of Magic isn’t really part of the war against Gellert Grindelwald so he thinks he can relax a little and let Dumbledore handle it. For once not be the Hero. 

Harry rapidly becomes a dueling champion but he doesn’t get famous until he is drafted for the National Duelist Team. His fame skyrockets as he soon becomes the youngest on the British team and the undefeated. Much like Lockhart he is turn into a teen idol, with screaming love-stuck fans at each of his matches and indorsed merchandise. 

One of his first matches before he was on the NDT, Tom riddle accompanied Orion Black and Abraxas Malfoy to watch the aspiring rookie making waves in the amateur duels. He went only to make good connections with the Pureblood Heirs but is left awestruck by Harry’s performance. He couldn’t look away from the handsome teenager throwing men twice his age and weight like rag dolls. Tom thinks Harry looks Feral and Collected all at the same time. He gets a big fat crush.

Tom after that becomes Harry’s number one fan. He never misses the result of Harry’s matches in the newspaper or Radio, always fights his way to the front of the store selling Harry’s new merch and even starts a club. Ordinally the club was meant to study Dueling techniques and spells, but it morphed into Tom gushing about the hot new duelist for hours instead. The club surprisingly gets a lot more members when words gets out it’s a fanclub for Harry the Undefeated. 

Dumbledore of course notices Tom’s new extracurriculars. He is suspicious at first but once he realizes that Harry is distracting Tom from Grindelwald-like tendencies he is super supportive of the club. He even organizes for Harry to come give a speech at Hogwarts to “inspire” young people to work hard. (Read: Force the magic of Love onto Evil Child) 

So distracted is Tom he actually stops trying to find his father and the Chamber of secrets because Harry the Undefeated, love of his life, man of his dreams might actually come to Hogwarts! He may get to meet him! In! Person!

Harry of course accepts and is horrified to see a Tom Riddle screaming his head off, covered head to toe in his merchandise and wearing Club Founder/President stash for his fanclub when he arrives. What kind of trick is this?

Harry thinks Tom Riddle is Up To Something when in reality Tom is just writing poems about Harry’s green eyes and fanfiction of them falling in love in his diary. 

Harry is offed the teaching position for the Defense Against the Dark Arts after his speech from Dumbledore but Headmaster Dippet doesn’t allow it due to Harry not having any Owls or Newts. He is fine with that but breaks so many hearts when he leaves Hogwarts. 

Tom cried for three days and Orio almost threw himself out a window after having to hear Riddle’s woes. “He’s so handsome Orion...Did you see his eyes!? They look like the killing curse!...He’ll never love me!”  “Grim I beg thee, end my suffering”

Unknown to Tom, Harry was worried about Tom Sr. and had spent a few months on trying to find the man. When he did, he carefully creates a muggle business to partner with Tom Sr. and offer him help for what he went though.

He unknowingly inform the man of a son he didn’t know by implying he knew a teenager who looked like him. Tom Sr. takes it upon himself to verify this claim and finds Wools Orphanage. He meets Tom for the first time that summer. 

Tom Sr. is ~Gay~ which is why the love potion hurt him so much. He is expecting to hate his son for reminding him of the witch but is actually met with a boy who is ~Bi~  who reminds him of himself with a love for a man he can not have and thinks “Well I won’t have any heirs anyway. Mom and Dad are desperate for the line to continue.”

 He takes Tom away from Wools and is quite please with his new heir for Tom has the perfect mannerism, pose and accomplishments- when he’s not squealing about some duelist. The grandparents are just happy to have someone who will live on with the name they don’t care he’s gay and magic. They would take anything at this point.

Tom Sr. grows to accept the magic world only because they allow gay marriage and any world that does that can’t be all bad. Besides his son is a riot.  Evil maybe but a riot.

Harry is not happy to find Tom with his dad the next time he goes for tea especially when the boy looking at him like he hung the sun and the moon but also like he isn’t breathing. 

“F-father I can’t believe it... you know Harry!? Omg I meeting Harry the Undefeated.”  *Wheezing Hormonal gasps of a teen who never learn to Emotions correctly* ”I can’t believe it. Harry the Undefeated here...in the flesh....you’re so pretty”  “Come near me and I’ll cut off your arm”  “You have a pretty voice.” 

Just Tom Riddle being Harry’s number one fan messing up the time line and Harry wanting a break for once in his life from this madness. 

[hailbop1701]

25 Days of FicMas

December 17th prompt: Christmas shopping with a stranger (Modern AU)

Word Count: 2,154

Toy Shop Terror

Okay so this one is much lighter and fluffier than yesterday's prompt! They're not really together when shopping but this is what I came up with! I hope y'all like it!

-H❤🖖

Leonard McCoy ran a hand through his hair frantically; he was in the corner of a crowded toy store on Christmas eve looking for the “Harry Potter” section. Leonard marveled at how people were going completely insane over something their child will most likely play with for a week or two. Shaking his head he bobbed and weaved through the mass of angry, hurried customers keeping an eye for the isle he needed. Spotting the large sign Leonard ducked into the aisle to find it torn apart, “oh these poor workers,” he muttered eyes wide. Toys and merchandise lay scattered over the almost barren shelves and littered the floor. Stepping over large cardboard boxes that once held said merchandise Leonard groaned in frustration, “damnit!” he cursed, voice a deep growl. A loud shriek made him quickly lookup; he saw a pretty young woman stumble into the aisle clutching onto a stuffed panda bear like it was a lifeline, “same to you pal!” you shouted flipping off the man that shoved you out of the way. The gesture was reciprocated. Scowling you examined the bear carefully, searching for rips or tears. When you felt it was in okay condition you finally looked up to see him there with an amused expression on his face. “Some people,” you chuckled nervously, waving the bear around. You took note of the shelves Leonard was standing in front of and winced sympathetically. “Oh, Harry Potter that's tough, I’m sorry,” you grimaced at the state of things; Leonard huffed in agreement, “my daughter has been begging for the books for a while and I’ve been looking everywhere for the box set,” he muttered hand going through his already messed up hair again. 

“Well I wish you the best of luck, god knows you’re gonna need it,” you said with a dry laugh. You looked around, clearing your throat you bit your lip, “have uh you seen the electronic section?” Leonard raised an eyebrow and pointed a thumb toward the back of the store, his own look of sympathy crossing his face. “Fuck, okay. Stupid drone is gonna be the death of me. Good luck and may the odds ever be in your favor, wait wrong series…” you trailed off scrunching up your face in thought. Leonard couldn’t help but chuckle at your antics; giving him a cheeky smile you gave him a two-fingered salute and dove back into the crowd.  ‘What a strange woman,’ he thought with a crooked smile.

Sighing Leonard looked back at the barren shelves with slumped shoulders, “Maybe I should look for something else,” he murmured almost missing the sound of his phone ringing. Pulling the object Leonard looked at the caller ID, “I can’t talk now Jim,” he answered pressing a finger to his opposite ear. A faint voice whined from the other end of the call, “no I haven’t found it yet and I honestly don’t think I will. I knew I should have just ordered it off of-no, and no you can’t, that’s-I don’t care. Jim as your best friend I advise you that hitting on my sister is bad for your health," Leonard hung up the call and swiftly inserted himself into the crowd of shoppers. 

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You bit your lip as you precariously balanced on some empty shelves hoping to peek over the throng of people. Your hunt for the drone your nephew had been begging for all year was nowhere to be found. Scanning over the crowd with a deep scowl on your face something caught your eye, a much older looking woman clutched three distinct green boxes to her chest. “Oh not today Brenda,” you growled the image of the cute forlorn father popping into your mind. You smirked at the thought of the guy, ‘I’m allowed. He had no ring…' your mind wandered as you pushed and shoved your way through shoppers. Scooping up an opened ‘Nerf Gun’ you cocked it and fired. The foam bullets bounced off of the woman’s head causing her to turn every which way. She screamed startled when one stuck itself to her coke bottle glasses. While she was distracted you slipped past sneakily grabbing one of the boxes from her stack. “Manager!” you heard her howl, glancing over your shoulder you grinned as no one bothered to give her a second glance. Whistling you tossed the plastic gun into a bin and held the box of books to your chest with the panda bear for your baby niece hanging from your fingers. “Now where is Mr. cute butt at…” you hummed thoughtfully. 

Meanwhile, on the other side of the store, McCoy stared at a mass of stuffed animals and to his complete amazement, a pristine box holding a remote control drone sat amongst the bears, unicorns, and oddly enough poop pillows. Blinking he picked up the box, his mind drifting back to you. “Hold on to that tight man, last one!” an employee called to him as he passed. Holding the box closer Leonard eyed the people watching with envy as he walked by, “Alright darlin’ maybe I didn’t get what I came here for but that doesn’t mean you have to suffer,” he drawled searching for you in every aisle. Not looking where he was going he slammed into something small, it squeaked indignantly and he quickly grabbed the person steadying them. “Hey!” you both exclaimed with wide smiles. 

You held up the Harry Potter box set proudly and Leonard practically sagged in relief, “did you-how-” he laughed in shock. You chuckled looking mildly guilty, “don’t ask and you won’t be implicated,” you whispered which made Leonard raise a single eyebrow. Instead of commenting, he held up the drone you were searching for, making you squeal in delight. You bounced on your feet as you exchanged items, “Thank you!” you gasped looking at the drone eyes sparkling, “My nephew is gonna die!” thinking for a second you held out your hand, “I’m (Y/N) (Y/L/N),” 

Leonard couldn’t keep the smile from his face as he grasped your tiny hand in his much bigger one, “Leonard McCoy, at your service ma’am.” he replied smoothly. Happening to glance over Leonard’s shoulder you spotted the ‘Harry Potter’ hoarder from earlier nerf bullet still stuck to her glasses. Blanching you clutched onto Leonards’s hand tighter before turning around and running off pulling the confused man behind you, “move it McCoy unless you want to give up the books!” you yelped shoving people out of the way. Leonard was suddenly ahead of you now pulling you easily through the hoard of people toward the check out area. You stumbled a few times with him being a bit taller and faster than you, “whoa cowboy!” 

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“I can’t believe you did that to get this,” Leonard barked out laughing, his shoulders shook as he sat across from you. You snickered munching on a french fry, “she had like three. I did her a favor those books were like a hundred and fifty a pop,” you muttered picking up your soda glass. Leonard smirked, “believe me darlin’ I know,” he huffed with a shake of his head. “Your daughter is lucky to have a dad like you,” you beamed at him picking up another fry from the basket you both were sharing. “I mean not many parents would be in a toy store on Christmas eve,” you said with a smirk. Leonard looked out the window of the little diner you had ducked into. Red tinted his cheeks and the tops of his ears, he shrugged after a minute, “She’s my world, there isn’t a lot I wouldn’t do for her,” he said looking back at you. He grabbed a french fry, “You visiting Georgia for the Holidays?” he inquired popping the potato into his mouth. Taking a sip of soda you nodded, “Yeah though not for long. I’ll be moving here pretty soon,” you grinned. “Oh really, where are you comin’ from?” Leonard asked eyes lighting up thrilled at the prospect of you living in Georgia, “Seattle, I’m a paramedic,” you said with a smile. 

The conversation flowed easily; jumping from topic to topic. Leonard talked about how he was a doctor at Atlanta General and then you told him about the adventures from your profession. It would have flowed endlessly but the waitress walked over to your table saying that they were closing up soon; she smiled prettily at Leonard hoping he would take notice but he simply gave her a polite smile and paid for the meal. 

Once the bill was paid and a generous tip was left Leonard helped you into your jacket. He grabbed both your bags and he shot down your protests. Walking to the door you were about to open it when he beat you to it. “And they said chivalry is dead,” you murmured with a crooked smile. “Sweetheart my momma would kill me if I didn’t treat you like a lady,” McCoy flirted as he walked you to your car. "Your mom is a smart woman," you chuckled. You took the shopping bags from Leonard and stowed them away into the trunk of your rental, turning you held out your hand “Lemme see your phone,” you giggled when he gave a confused look. He wordlessly handed it to you and watched as you added your number to his contact information. Taking a picture of yourself you saved it as one of his favorites before giving it back. “There now you can get ahold of me, you know in case you need help getting the Hunger Games or something. Though I don’t think the Brenda's of the world would appreciate it,” you grinned. Leonard snorted a laugh as he pocketed his phone again, “Okay Katniss,” he sassed opening your car door. Your grin grew bigger, “Doctor I am impressed,” you gasped placing a hand over your heart dramatically. McCoy’s laugh echoed across the almost empty parking lot; getting in the car you shut the door and started the engine quickly so you could roll down the window. “Well my girl likes books so I’ve been kept up to date on her latest favorites,” he said leaning down resting his forearm just above the window. ���She sounds like an amazing girl,” you whispered with a soft smile, Leonard’s dark hazel eyes twinkled in the street light you were parked under. “She truly is,” he murmured back. The air became thick and full of something you couldn’t place, Leonard cleared his throat leaning back. “You should get going, your family is going to worry,” he sighed not wanting to see you go. Your smile turned sad, “Yeah my brother will have a fit,” you agreed, glaring at the car's dash clock. You said your "Goodbyes" and you were soon on your way back to your brother’s home with a lot of things on your mind; a handsome doctor being one of them. 

The very next day you sat on your bedroom floor with a slew of presents waiting to be wrapped. Grumbling to yourself you struggled and fought with the wrapping paper, “Fold damnit!” you growled, voice muffled by the disposable tape dispenser in between your teeth. Your phone began to vibrate on the floor causing it to skitter in place, cursing you held the paper in place with one hand while the other grabbed the device. “H’lo,” your voice was muffled again. Rolling your eyes at your own stupidity you spat out the tape and tried again, “hello?” there was a deep chuckle from the other end. “(Y/N) it’s Leonard,” you sat up straighter a smile spreading across your face. “Len hey!” you greeted voice light, “I was wondering what your plans are for New Year’s Eve?” Leonard asked sounding nervous. ‘My god he’s adorable,’ you thought dreamily, “I’m not doing much just packing to head back to Seattle so I can then pack again to head back here,” you chuckled and facepalmed due to your ‘lameness,’ 

“I was uh- wonderin’ if you’d like to spend the day with me?” he asked making you scream internally, “Yeah I would love to,” you said hoping to not sound desperate. You heard a whispered voice in the background, “awesome Bones!” it said encouragingly. You bit your lip to keep from snickering. “I- uh that’s great! I’ll message you the details in a little bit!” Leonard said clearly smiling. “Daddy, can you help me with my braid?” the voice of a little girl hit your ear.  ‘That must be Joanna,’ your heart warmed, “I have to go but I’ll talk to you soon,” Leonard promised lowly making you chuckle. “Okay Len, talk to you then,” you set your phone down and took a deep breath. “I think I’m going to really like it here,” you murmured to the butterflies fluttering around in your chest and stomach. 

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[samesanegirl]

JK ROWLING & SEPARATING THE ART FROM THE ARTIST

As everyone knows, the Harry Potter fandom is in chaos and ups and arms about JK Rowling’s transphobic tweets. Many people stopped buying Harry Potter merchandise, some threw away the books and some claim that Daniel Radcliffe wrote the Harry Potter series.

So, the question is: Do we stop supporting Harry Potter as well?

I absolutely love Blue Jasmine. Not because of Woody Allen’s direction and writing, but because of Cate Blanchett’s marvellous performance. I walked away from the movie impressed by Woody Allen’s craft but I bought it FOR Cate Blanchett (this was way before the allegations came out.) Many people yelled at me over social media, telling me that I am supporting a rapist. That I am ignoring their victims. But they don’t understand that just because I like people’s art doesn't mean I support their actions and I will never defend Woody Allen for what he did.

So, how does this apply to JK Rowling?

I am comparing JK Rowling and Woody Allen as they have done terrible things but created the art on display. And I am comparing Cate Blanchett in Blue Jasmine to the characters and world building of Harry Potter. I am not reading it for JK. I am staying for the beloved characters and the world. 

Look, when I read the transphobic tweets, I was more puzzled than angry to be honest. Yes, trans women don't have periods and can't get pregnant. So???? Was she trying to outline the differences between cis and trans women? Was she reminding us of this? What was her point exactly???

If her point is that trans and cis women are different in a biological standpoint, she is right since face different health risks. However, Trans women should be treated exactly like a cis women. They should be respected and should be addressed by female pronouns (and trans males as well.) These people are incredibly brave to step up and live their life like they want to. JK Rowling has left so many beautiful themes in her books and one of them was courage. These trans people are taking a step forward and are trying to live their best life despite the judgement they receive. Yet JK humiliates and judges them???

As someone who wrote a fantastic series with depth and detail, she sure missed the bull’s eye with this one.

Not only that but she made a very personal attack by highlighting that autistic people are likely to go through this. I obviously love being a woman (except the periods) and I will remain one. However, I was diagnosed with autism at age 6. There is so much stigma around autism and we are portrayed as retarded, dependent and violent. This has severely affected my mental health and studied extremely hard in high school to prove them wrong. I went above and beyond to  gain academic excellences and school awards. And in the years when I failed to get them, I would beat myself and believe that I am retarded due to my autism. So I am no longer standing with JK at all because of her ignorant comments.

Still, I will love Harry Potter for the rest of my life. I will not associate Harry Potter with JK Rowling at all (she has also dragged the series down with the stupid Cursed Child.) But I will always stand with Harry Potter as it is the biggest source of happiness and the reason why I am so optimistic and imaginative. And if I stopped liking Harry Potter, how would I ever believe in true love without Romione in my life?

If you like HP, but do not want to give money to JK, buy the books second hand. Or the merchandise from Ebay. Or paint your own Harry Potter jackets with acrylic paint and fabric medium (this is only to those who don't want to give money, you don't necessarily have to stop buying HP objects. Your decision!)

From now on, I will hail Daniel, Rupert and Emma as the collaborators on this fantastic series. Bc they are unproblematic legends.

And can we please appreciate how fucking amazing the Harry Potter cast has been lately? They are not afraid to stand to the creator of their world and do not hail her as a goddess!

[hpcursedchildbway]

Sneak peek at the "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" Broadway windowcard (poster).

[the-eighth-story]

This is why everyone should indulge themselves with this owl! It’s little flappy wings wave by as you leave the theatre too #keepthesecrets