And since Hogwarts Legacy is based on the beloved world, the author will benefit from its sales. It falls under both trademark and copyright laws, and Rowling receives royalties from anything that uses the Harry Potter IP. Wizarding World is one of the most protected fictional IP universes. Rowling, who already has a net worth of $1 billion, even richer, is "yes". So the short answer to the question of whether the new game will make J.K. However, they had to admit that any Wizarding World project is considered to be based on the Harry Potter books. Rowling is not directly involved in the creation of the game. Games has tried to distance the upcoming game from the controversial public image of the Harry Potter author, writing in the now-deleted FAQ section (via The Verge): Although Rowling explained her absence by saying that the reunion was about the movies and not her novels, fans found it hard to believe that was the only reason. Rowling's stance sparked public outrage and resulted in the author's absence from the Harry Potter 20th Anniversary Special, which aired on HBO Max last year. (featured image: Stuart C.The Harry Potter author has been under siege in recent years for her social media posts and comments that the public has deemed transphobic. She could have picked any names and personalities for her fictional characters, yet decided Kingsley Shacklebolt and Cho Chang were the best choices she could make. But we should all remember that Rowling was an adult woman with a college degree when she wrote Harry Potter. Many remaining fans of Rowling may argue she isn’t racist and that we are misconstruing her words or taking things wrong. After Cedric dies, her character vacillates from crying all the time (understandable, as her boyfriend just died and Hogwarts doesn’t seem big on providing trauma counseling) or just being a placeholder for Harry to lust after (before eventually marrying a white girl who he notes “doesn’t cry”). Only Harry can’t have her because she’s interested in a different basic white boy, Cedric Diggory. And she is in Ravenclaw, the house of all the smart kids. She giggles a lot and is known for being cute. She is introduced in the books as a love interest for Harry. Rowling continued that fetishization with Cho. Sadly, there is a long history of Western culture co-opting Asian cultures and dehumanizing Asian women. If you have any doubts about how much this character was wronged, check out the video of Rachel Rostad’s poem, “To JK Rowling, from Cho Chang.” The actress who played Cho, Katie Leung, spoke about racist attacks she faced from Harry Potter fans just for playing the character. Her name is a combination of two common surnames from two entirely different Asian cultures. As the only East Asian character, she is probably the most racist and stereotypical character in the entire series. Let’s refresh ourselves with Rowling’s stereotypical and racist character names. With her non-British and non-white characters, Rowling goes from silly to completely racist. There are dumb names that are way too on the nose like Remus Lupin and Sirius Black. But honestly, it continues the tradition of the terrible name tradition started by Rowling. One point of contention with this new character is her name: Sirona Ryan. Hogwarts Legacy tried to pivot away from Rowling’s transphobic rhetoric by tossing in a transgender non-playable character that fans are less than thrilled with. A trope that the developers of the Hogwarts Legacy video game kept as one of the central elements of their story. Many former fans are finally coming to realize Rowling’s use of bank-running goblins is an antisemitic trope. Rowling’s ever-growing TERF behavior, everything about the Harry Potter franchise is being re-evaluated. With the release of Hogwarts Legacy and J.
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