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Shocked observers cry "black magic" after Hogwarts Legacy Switch gameplay leaks and somehow looks half decent

Well, those PS1 Hagrid comparisons haven't aged well

GamesRadar

J.K. Rowling chided for 'unfounded' claim on SA courts

Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling has "misunderstood" a courts practice note on pronoun use, South Australia's top judge says.

AAP

J.K. Rowling Slams [Checks Notes] South Australia For Using Preferred Pronouns In Courtrooms

You literally don’t even go here.

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Fantastic Beasts director was left blindsided by JK Rowling comment

‘It was a surprise to most of us,’ David Yates admitted

The Independent UK

What book bans and fake piety are always about

Whether conservative or on the left, censorship is always about one thing: peoples’ sex lives.

Chicago Sun-Times

The Most Controversial Epic Movie Franchise in the World Is in Serious Trouble

Harry Potter defined 2000s pop culture. Now, the iconic series may have petered out to an anti-climatic end.

Inverse

Fantastic Beasts director says he was left blindsided by JK Rowling comment at first screening

‘It was a surprise to most of us,’ David Yates admitted

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Fantastic Beasts: JK Rowling franchise has been ‘parked’, director says

David Yates reveals it was ‘a total surprise’ to learn that the Harry Potter author had planned for five films, and says there have been no in-depth conversations about making more

The Guardian - AU

Stephen King praises new JK Rowling book despite past row over trans views

King praised ‘The Running Grave’, the latest novel in Rowling’s Cormoran Strike detective series

The Independent UK

Dressing up for Halloween? You could be in breach of copyright law, but it's unlikely you'll be sued

Love it or loathe it, it’s almost Halloween.

The Conversation

J.K. Rowling would risk prison for this?

In her latest rant, Rowling weighed lock-up against "forced denial of the reality and importance of sex"

Salon

JK Rowling claims she would ‘happily’ spend two years in prison for misgendering a trans person

Harry Potter author was responding to a speculative report about a hypothetical new hate crime legislation under a Labour government

The Independent UK

Autistic Harry Potter fan, 12, and her grandmother found dead in Gaza after being taken hostage

Noya Dan, 12, was described as "sensitive, kind, funny and a massive Harry Potter fan"

Evening Standard

JK Rowling speaks at Scottish feminist conference labelled 'transphobic'

HARRY Potter author JK Rowling made a rare public appearance to speak at a women’s rights conference branded “transphobic” by campaigners ...

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The Independent UK

JK Rowling says Lisa Nandy is reason women on left don’t trust Labour

Author claims ‘many women on the left no longer trust Labour to defend their rights’

The Guardian - UK

The best recent crime and thriller writing – review roundup

JK Rowling, as Robert Galbraith, is back with a cult classic, while elsewhere past crimes make for gripping reads

The Independent UK

Daniel Radcliffe and JK Rowling lead Harry Potter tributes to ‘fearless’ Dumbledore star Michael Gambon

Actor took over as Hogwarts headmaster following the death of its original star, Richard Harris, in 2002

The Independent UK

JK Rowling and Daniel Radcliffe lead tributes to Harry Potter star Michael Gambon

The Dublin-born star found a legion of new fans in recent years after starring in six of the eight Harry Potter films.

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Michael Gambon, who played Dumbledore in 'Harry Potter,' dies at 82

Gambon was best known for playing Albus Dumbledore in most of the Harry Potter movies. The Irish-born actor got his start on stage and worked under Laurence Olivier.

The Guardian - UK

The Running Grave by Robert Galbraith review – a riveting race against time

JK Rowling’s will they/won’t they detective duo return in a hefty but immersive tale of an attempted rescue from a cult

Pedestrian.tv

Insider Muggles Reckon There’s A Hogwarts Legacy Sequel In The Works & My Wand Is Hard AF

Fingers crossed there are more trans characters.

Evening Standard

How Róisín Murphy became the most vilified female celebrity since J.K. Rowling

Cancelled shows, an internet pile-on... but her most successful album yet. Katie Strick asks whether the treatment of the Irish songstress could mark a turning point for cancel culture

The Independent UK

Very early version of JK Rowling’s first Harry Potter book fails to sell at auction

Auctioneer said it would have been ‘wrong’ to sell it for ‘too little’

The Guardian - UK

What to read this autumn: 2023’s biggest new books

Sara Pascoe’s new novel, rare Terry Pratchett, memoirs from Barbra Streisand and Britney Spears, plus the essential reading on today’s hot button topics – all the releases to look out for

Fortune

The Target-trained marketing genius who helped move $16 billion in Harry Potter movies and merch has a nascent new project: reviving Care Bears

In an exclusive interview, George Jones—former chief of licensing and retail at Warner Bros.—lays out his strategy for injecting Care Bears with some trademark marketing magic.

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