HBO’s Harry Potter Reboot Could Finally Bring the Series’ Only Trans Character to Screen — And J.K. Rowling Won’t Be Thrilled
HBO’s Harry Potter Reboot Could Finally Bring the Series’ Only Trans Character to Screen — And J.K. Rowling Won’t Be Thrilled
Sirona Ryan, the franchise’s first openly trans character, emerged from a project J.K. Rowling didn’t touch—proof Harry Potter can evolve beyond its creator’s gender politics. With HBO now mounting its most ambitious adaptation, the real test is whether it brings Sirona, or any openly trans character, into canon—and what that choice will signal.
Katie Leung’s Real Age When She Played Harry’s First Love in Harry Potter
Katie Leung’s Real Age When She Played Harry’s First Love in Harry Potter
Katie Leung shot to fame as Cho Chang, Harry Potter’s first love, debuting in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire as Cedric Diggory’s girlfriend before her romance with the Boy Who Lived took center stage in Order of the Phoenix.
Harry Potter: The Dumbledore Theory That Changes Everything — Was He Death in Disguise?
Harry Potter: The Dumbledore Theory That Changes Everything — Was He Death in Disguise?
Forget the kindly headmaster act—Dumbledore as Death reframes the Tale of the Three Brothers, casting him as the Hallows’ architect who meets each brother across the saga and upends how we read the series.
Harry Potter: The $50M Bollywood Icon Who Refused to Audition for Dumbledore
Harry Potter: The $50M Bollywood Icon Who Refused to Audition for Dumbledore
As HBO forges ahead with a new Harry Potter series, a surprising bit of franchise lore has resurfaced: Bollywood legend Naseeruddin Shah was once approached to audition for Albus Dumbledore in the original films.
From Zatanna to Doctor Fate: Where Every DC Wizard and Sorcerer Gets Sorted at Hogwarts
From Zatanna to Doctor Fate: Where Every DC Wizard and Sorcerer Gets Sorted at Hogwarts
Move over Marvel and Percy Jackson—what happens when the Wizarding World collides with DC's mystics? Picture wands clashing with the Helm of Nabu as Zatanna, Constantine, Doctor Fate and Raven unleash real magic mayhem at Hogwarts.
Emma Watson's Hermione Is Harry Potter's True Hero — So Why Wasn't the Story Hers?
Emma Watson's Hermione Is Harry Potter's True Hero — So Why Wasn't the Story Hers?
Emma Watson’s Hermione Granger exploded onto screens in 2001 with brains, grit, and star power—so why did the wizarding world’s sharpest hero spend so much time on the sidelines? Two decades on, it’s time to ask how Harry Potter shortchanged its most formidable witch and what the series missed by not letting Hermione lead.
From Background to Backbone: Every Harry Potter Muggle Ranked
From Background to Backbone: Every Harry Potter Muggle Ranked
Magic hogs the spotlight in Harry Potter, but the Muggles quietly steal scenes—anchoring the emotion, seeding crucial backstory, and shaping Harry’s fate long before his first spell.
Harry Potter Notches a Record 19-Year Streak Through 2026 — A Feat George R.R. Martin Has Yet to Match
Harry Potter Notches a Record 19-Year Streak Through 2026 — A Feat George R.R. Martin Has Yet to Match
By 2026, it will be nearly 20 years since the saga ended in 2007 — and Harry Potter still dominates bestseller lists, with Philosopher’s Stone leading the pack.
The One Law of Nature J.K. Rowling Says Even Harry Potter Magic Can’t Break
The One Law of Nature J.K. Rowling Says Even Harry Potter Magic Can’t Break
Wands can bend time, but they can’t beat the grave. J.K. Rowling drew a hard line in Harry Potter: no one comes back. Why she made death final might surprise fans.
Ron Weasley Was Never the Sidekick — Rupert Grint Knew It All Along
Ron Weasley Was Never the Sidekick — Rupert Grint Knew It All Along
From the books’ loyal heart of the trio to the films’ resident punchline, Ron Weasley was stripped of his guts and glory on the big screen — and fans are calling out Warner Bros. for it.
Every Harry Potter Year at Hogwarts, Ranked From Chaos to Glory
Every Harry Potter Year at Hogwarts, Ranked From Chaos to Glory
Every 90s kid waited for a Hogwarts letter—now relive the spellbinding chaos of each school year, from that first awe-struck step into the Great Hall to the twists that rewrote wizarding history.
From Rock Bottom to $1.2 Billion: J.K. Rowling’s Relentless Hustle—and Why There May Never Be Another Harry Potter
From Rock Bottom to $1.2 Billion: J.K. Rowling’s Relentless Hustle—and Why There May Never Be Another Harry Potter
Long before the Hogwarts Express left the station, J.K. Rowling was battling empty bank accounts, isolation, and a wall of rejections. In her 2008 Harvard commencement address, she lays bare the years of doubt and failure that ultimately sparked a global phenomenon.
We Ranked Every Harry Potter Quidditch Match at Hogwarts, from Forgettable to Legendary
We Ranked Every Harry Potter Quidditch Match at Hogwarts, from Forgettable to Legendary
Forget classroom spells—Quidditch is where Harry Potter truly lived on the edge: bruising Bludgers, last-second Snitch snatches, and stakes so personal every match felt like life or death. It’s fast, risky, often unfair—and that chaos is exactly why fans can’t look away.
Hollywood Kept Passing on The White Lotus S4 Star Alexander Ludwig: Here’s Why
Hollywood Kept Passing on The White Lotus S4 Star Alexander Ludwig: Here’s Why
He grew up on set, but Alexander Ludwig still isn’t a household name; best remembered as Björn Ironside in the History Channel series Vikings or for a chilling big-screen villain turn, his long run begs the question—why hasn’t the global spotlight stuck?
Which Hogwarts House Throws the Best Holiday Party? We Ranked Them All
Which Hogwarts House Throws the Best Holiday Party? We Ranked Them All
No one parties like the wizarding world, and Hogwarts goes biggest of all—turning December into a spellbound spectacle of floating enchantments and feast-laden halls.
5 Harry Potter Roles Kit Harington Was Born to Play in the HBO Series, Ranked
5 Harry Potter Roles Kit Harington Was Born to Play in the HBO Series, Ranked
From the frozen North to Hogwarts, Kit Harington trades broadswords for bravado, debuting as Gilderoy Lockhart in Audible’s Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets and staking his claim in the Wizarding World.
Harry Potter Did What Dumbledore and Voldemort Never Could
Harry Potter Did What Dumbledore and Voldemort Never Could
Beating Voldemort wasn’t Harry Potter’s rarest feat. Across the saga, he pulled off what even Voldemort and Albus Dumbledore never did: surviving all three Unforgivable Curses—from the Killing Curse as a baby to resisting Imperius and enduring Cruciatus.
The Weasley the Harry Potter Movies Erased: The Dragonologist Hagrid Respects
The Weasley the Harry Potter Movies Erased: The Dragonologist Hagrid Respects
The Harry Potter films sidelined a standout Weasley: Charlie, the Gryffindor daredevil who left Hogwarts to wrangle dragons in Romania — the franchise’s most intriguing missing link. From a fleeting Sorcerer’s Stone nod to a life lived in firelight, it’s time he got his due.
Emma Watson Grew Up Before Our Eyes — Here’s Her Age in Every Harry Potter Movie
Emma Watson Grew Up Before Our Eyes — Here’s Her Age in Every Harry Potter Movie
She arrived at 11, bowed out at 21 — Emma Watson’s on-screen coming-of-age as Hermione turned Harry Potter into a real-time rite of passage for a generation.
Before Fallout Season 2, Ella Purnell Led a Dark Fantasy Epic That Rivals Harry Potter
Before Fallout Season 2, Ella Purnell Led a Dark Fantasy Epic That Rivals Harry Potter
Before Fallout turned her into a vault-dwelling sensation, Ella Purnell teamed with Tim Burton on Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children, a neo-gothic riff that upended the Harry Potter playbook.