JK Rowling Doesn t Need More Press Coverage

We’ve seen transphobic institutions make progress in the wake of Rowling’s support, and this being brought into the timelines of even well-meaning individuals only serve to spread them further and wider. I understand the noble intention, and figures like this should be demonised and called out where appropriate, but I fear we’re forgetting about the echochamber we exist within and how substantial Rowling and Harry Potter are in the cultural zeitgeist. Fantastic Beasts is still getting a third film, The Cursed Child is still killing it on the West End, and I bet the films will be all over television during the Christmas period. Harry Potter isn’t going anywhere, it’s eternally relevant and will be read to generations of children to come. For the absolute worst, it’s here to stay, and Rowling’s pockets will be continually lined with profit regardless of how loud we manage to get.


It's hard to imagine that Warner Bros. Games would neglect to include this in the franchise's first open-world title, but stranger things have happened. It's a shame that a quality Quidditch experience is hard to find, and Hogwarts Legacy is the perfect opportunity to correct that hist


Hogwarts Legacy was heavily leaked up to two years before the reveal trailer was published. These leaks featured screenshots of an intricate character creation tool and gameplay footage that turned out to be very similar to the gameplay that was unveiled in the official trailer in 2020. However, further details surrounding character customization and gameplay are still forthcoming, meaning players know fairly little about Hogwarts Legacy's most intricate deta

This is where the Guardian’s Person of the Year poll comes into it. The Guardian, a left leaning newspaper that still frequently platforms anti-trans columnists and rarely gives actual trans people a voice, has a Person of the Year much like Time’s, except it is voted for by the public - or more specifically, Guardian readers. "In a sign of the ongoing debate over gender issues, many readers also nominated the author JK Rowling," reads the Guardian’s introduction. While other nominees have achieved specific things this year - Gareth Southgate for leading England to the Euro final for the first time in their history, Dame Sarah Gilbert for championing non-profit vaccines, Simone Biles for her openness on mental health in sport at the Olympics - JK Rowling is there because of her views on gender we’ve known for quite some time. Even her infamous TERF Wars blog post came out in 2020. She is the de facto mascot of the anti-trans movement, having been mentioned by various government officials around the world as they have pushed through anti-LGBT legislation. Guardian reader Michelle, 45, is the exact demographic of middle class women who have likely never met a trans person but still don’t like them very much, and she writes Rowling’s blurb, ending with "She is very inspiring for women and is supportive of women’s rights, despite people trying to drag her down."


The Wizarding World in particular, especially at the Wizarding World of Harry Potter, has made a great deal out of the singing toads that the Hogwarts Legacy news' choir use. It's extremely likely therefore that players will be able to join in with that croaky chorus at some st

Even if the story won't be in any way linked to the characters fans remember from the books and films, it may possess tonal similarities. We know that Hogwarts Legacy will focus on ancient magic that only your character is able to understand and use, and that player choices will be one of the main pillars of the game's mechanics. Knowing this, it is only logical to assume that the same fight between good and evil that fans will remember from the books will play a significant role in the game's narrative, and will likely represent a more internal struggle in the player's character decisions when it comes to giving in to the temptation of evil, or doing the right th


Hogwarts Legacy has been officially described as " an immersive, open-world RPG ", so players can expect that it will involve a fair amount of exploration, possibly to known locations of the Wizarding World. The game won't be limited to just Hogwarts itself, so it could include places that have already been spotted in the reveal trailer, such as Hogsmeade, Diagon Alley, and the Forbidden Forest. One of the first questions players had after the trailer reveal was whether Hogwarts Legacy would be single-player or some kind of online experience, but there are currently no plans from Avalance to add a multiplayer m


Avalanche has confirmed that players will be able to level up abilities for their characters, master spells, and perfect combat skills, as well as taming beasts and " select companions to help them face off against deadly enemie s". Although we still don't know what these companions will be, it is possible that these could be other Hogwarts students or even tamed beasts. Missions and scenarios will also be an essential part of the game, involving player choices that are likely to play into the main story, which revolves around the familiar fight between good and e