“Harry Potter” and the choice of the new Hermione causes controversy: will her skin color change?

The reboot of the “Harry Potter” saga on the screen with a series made fans expect who will be the new actors of Harry, Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger.

Currently, Warner Bros. Discovery said only that it has already begun the process of searching for actors to play the leads, although no auditions have been held with Hollywood agencies.

However, as the ‘Harry Potter’ series for the Max (formerly HBO Max) streaming platform promises to be a faithful adaptation of JK Rowling’s books, the fact that Hermione might have another skin color has caused controversy.

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Harry Potter: Choice of new Hermione sparks controversy, will her skin color change?

Ever since the new series was rumored, fans have wondered if the “Harry Potter” characters would look like their description in the books, because even in the movies they had some changes.

In the case of Hermione, played on film by Emma Watson, the character is already embroiled in this controversy after a black actress was chosen to play her in a play in 2016.

The musical “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” tells the story of the characters after what they saw in the movies and the adult version of Hermione played by actress Noma Dumezweni.

Since then, a sector of fans and Rowling herself have pointed out that Hermione’s race is not specified anywhere in the books, so there is nothing stopping her from being a woman of color.

Looking for more representation, HBO may look to keep casting a black person to play Hermione Granger in its new series and stay consistent with what the writer said and what was seen in the play.

However, the controversy has also arisen because fans have pointed out that in the books Hermione is mocked and ridiculed for complaining about the enslavement of elves.

Fans point out that they couldn’t adapt this from the books, as it would be in bad taste and very disappointing for a black girl to be ridiculed by Hogwarts students just for having an anti-slavery opinion.

It has also been pointed out that if an African-American child actress is cast, she would not only have to put up with abuse like her character on the show, but also in real life from people who attack this kind of casting.

In this way, the controversy over the lack of diversity in the Harry Potter saga and the fact that Hermione is played by a black person has created various positions on the internet.

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