Harry Potter author JK Rowling isn’t featured in HBO Max’s ReturnToHogwarts special. Here’s why.
✖ The Harry Potter reunion special, Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts, is now streaming on HBO Max and while most of the cast and more came together for the special, there was one noteworthy absence. Harry Potter creator and author J.K. Rowling did not appear in the special which featured, among others, stars Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, and Rupert Grint. Rowling also did not contribute a new interview for the special and now the reason for her absence has been confirmed.
Entertainment Weekly's report noted that Rowling's controversial transphobic comments was not a part in the decision for the author's absence in the reunion. Rowling has come under fire from fans in recent years after a series of anti-trans tweets and remains a polarizing figure. Harry Potter stars Grint, Radcliffe, and Watson have all voiced support for the trans community, with Radcliffe in particular writing a statement on The Trevor Project in 2020 condemning Rowling's words.
"To all the people who now feel that their experience of the books has been tarnished or diminished, I am deeply sorry for the pain these comments have caused you. I really hope that you don't entirely lose what was valuable in these stories to you," a part of Radcliffe's op-ed read.
While Rowling did not participate in the reunion special, there were no shortage of others involved. In addition to Radcliffe, Watson, and Grint, their former costars Tom Felton, Matthew Lewis, Bonnie Wright, Evanna Lynch, James and Oliver Phelps, Alfred Enoch, Helena Bonham Carter, Robbie Coltrane, Ralph Fiennes, Jason Isaacs, Gary Oldman, Mark Williams, Ian Hart, and Toby Jones all participated.
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