CC Crew / Cursed Child / J.K. Rowling / News
“Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” producers Sonia Friedman and Colin Callender, playwright Jack Thorne, director John Tiffany, and actors Jamie Parker and Noma Dumezweni, who will be playing Harry and Hermione, respectively, have given a little more insight into the eagerly awaited play’s origins.
J.K. Rowling has again spoken out in support of Noma Dumezweni’s casting as Hermione in the hotly anticipated new play “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child”. She revealed her frustration at online reaction by a “bunch of racists” who vocalized their disapproval of a black actress playing the character.
CC Cast / Cursed Child / News
Yesterday, we were given a glimpse of the Potter family in “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child”, with a look at Harry, Ginny, and Albus. Today, it’s the Weasley family’s – or as they’re now known, the Granger-Weasleys – turn!
It’s the time of year when it feels as though all you do is study. I took inspiration from the films to see how the trio coped with the stress of Hogwarts!
In honor of Mental Health Awareness Month, let’s look at the characters of “Harry Potter” and what mental illness they could represent.
Let’s talk about one of my favorite things – the minutiae of canon! More specifically, let’s talk about the 40 students in Harry’s year.
Hermione Granger meets every requirement to be considered a literary heroine and is equally the hero that Harry Potter is.
The next installment of the “MuggleNet Rereads ‘Harry Potter'” series. What did you think during your latest reread of “Prisoner of Azkaban”?
The Internet has been abuzz since last month when the actors cast as Harry, Ron, and Hermione in the stage play “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” were announced, and most of the attention has focused on the fact that the actress cast as Hermione, Noma Dumezweni, is black. Dumezweni spoke to the “Standard” recently in response to her critics, saying that though she had previously experienced some “unconscious” prejudice while auditioning for roles, never before had anyone outwardly questioned her ability to play a character because of the color of her skin.
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