The Inferi are a group of almost undead beasts which had previously attacked Harry and Dumbledore while they were trying to retrieve one of Voldemort’s Horcruxes. They are completely dead behind the eyes and quite haunt

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 trailer shows a Hogwarts Legacy updates student fighting off one of these horrible monsters and it’s already well known that there’s plenty living in the grounds of the school. Any student taking a trip through the Forbidden Forest may be in for a big surpr

Star Wars is one of the most loved movie franchises of all time, with the series inspiring countless spin off media including comic books, novels, and video games. While some Star Wars video games have been fantastic pieces of media, there is yet to be a true open world Star Wars g

I’m not sure Hogwarts Legacy’s trans character creator makes that big of a difference to the game’s place in the industry, what it represents, or whether it absolves the game of any of JK Rowling’s baked-in guilt. It certainly doesn’t change how I feel about it. Hopefully, though, it can at least be a helpful stepping stone for a triple-A game to one day get trans representation right from start to finish. Until then, yet again the game industry is moving two steps forward, one step b

While there have been several Lord of the Rings video games, it would be incredible to play a game that allows the player to explore the vast world of Middle Earth, perhaps even in a different age to the Lord of the Rings ’ Third

The Hogwarts Legacy game has showcased that dragons will be a part of the player’s own journey, with one getting dangerously close to burning the hero character to a crisp in the trailer. Hopefully there will be a huge range of species to explore in the game, such as Hungarian Horntails and Norwegian Ridgeba

JK Rowling is not just a transphobic person, she’s the transphobic person. She is the most well known and most respected openly transphobic person in pop culture, and her views get shared far and wide as a result of this. And while she’s a huge success, Hogwarts Legacy also feels like it might be her last roll of the dice for elite cultural relevance. Harry Potter book sales are declining, Fantastic Beasts has performed nowhere near as well as the Daniel Radcliffe-led original movie series, and while her recent adult novels have been bestsellers, they’ve had minimal staying power and have slid down the charts quickly. If this tanks, it’s a serious b

Quidditch is the number-one sport when it comes to the wizarding world, something Harry learns even before he gets to Hogwarts. The Boy Who Lived turns out to be a natural, being given the role of Seeker on the Gryffindor team after wowing Professor McGonagall by catching a Rememberall. This inspired many across the world, with the game now an actual sport in real li

Earlier this month, just as she should have been promoting her Christmas children’s book, said Harry Potter special, and as the hype cycles for the new Harry Potter movie and game are about to begin, she tweeted “War is Peace. Freedom is Slavery. Ignorance is Strength. The Penised Individual Who Raped You Is a Woman.” This ignores the fact that while rape is legally a man penetrating a woman, the law denotes that a woman who aids in rape, by coersion, trafficking, etc, can be charged with rape even if they are not “a penised individual” and did not physically commit rape themselves.

Hagrid tried to be a good Care of Magical Creatures professor , introducing the students to Buckbeak. The beautiful hippogriff was angered by Draco’s arrogance and was resultantly sentenced to death— until he was saved by Hermione and Ha