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BREAKING: J.K. Rowling Reveals Details of Jessica Williams’ “Fantastic Beasts” Character

by Shelby Dale DeWeese · April 22, 2018

J.K. Rowling, who has been blowing up Twitter with details of her trip to NYC for the Broadway opening of Cursed Child, just dropped some major info about the upcoming Fantastic Beasts films. In a tweet, Rowling finally revealed the role Jessica Williams will be playing: Professor Eulalie (Lally) Hicks of Ilvermorny!

 

Professor Eulalie (Lally) Hicks of Ilvermorny School of Witchcraft and Wizardry with some random woman during the interval of #CursedChildNYC pic.twitter.com/Kl7joRz8me

— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) April 22, 2018

 

Fans have been theorizing about Williams’ role since her casting was announced last year, so the response to this bombshell was unsurprisingly swift. Rowling went on to reply to some fan comments, further revealing that while Williams will have a role in Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, that role will grow significantly in the third Fantastic Beasts film.

 

.@msjwilly does not lie. https://t.co/mPIbwxrBY4

— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) April 22, 2018

 

You only see a HINT of Lally in Fantastic Beasts 2. Her true glory is revealed in FB3. https://t.co/8vyhdlU71m

— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) April 22, 2018

 

We can’t wait to see what Rowling means by Lally’s “true glory.” What role do you think Professor Hicks might have in the films?

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