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So instead of moaning about Rowling on social media the next time she makes a stink - which she will, trust me - try and champion the trans people in your life, or creators who identify as such who are responsible for games, films, shows, books, comics, or anything else that means something to you. Highlight those voices, since the passion found within their stories and personal journeys means so much more than a rich author who wrote a load of shit novels about wizards. To be an ally you need to recognise how your own actions and those of others can positively and negatively influence LGBTQ+ people, and this will involve screaming from the rooftops to show your support and committing to silence when those above us are determined to beat us down. It’s complicated, and I don’t blame you for feeling disheartened by it all, but we’re in this together and can help make the world a better place.

The Chamber of Secrets may be an extremely secretive place that no one had supposedly uncovered for so long, but it's also one of the most famous locations in the castle for fans and it's hard to see how it could be left out of the g

The game trailer reveals that a few more hippogriffs will be featured around the school. Players will be able to fly on the back of the amazing magical creatures and this could be a way of travelling between the various locations built into the g

I’ve no doubt that a number of talented developers worked on this game, but they’ll be paid for their work regardless of its success, so we should arguably just deny its existence or interact with it in a way that is keenly aware of the context in which it exists. Rowling will make money from this game, although she’s arguably got too much to spend in a single lifetime already, but supporting her means you are indirectly complicit in views she can share and reinforce using a platform that is almost untouchable. We could deplatform smaller figures for their bigotry, but she exists in another realm altogether. She’s like The Queen or John Cena, a larger than life figure who also happens to believe I shouldn’t exist.

Charms are really the bread and butter of the world of spells. There's plenty of amazing and fantastical enchantments that could come in handy throughout the rest of the game, that students will be able to pick up in this cl

It’s exhausting being trans. There’s the beautiful side of finally embracing who you want to be, finding a sense of euphoria and belonging that had been missing for far too long. When you finally figure out your identity it can mean the world, it’s just a shame that so much of that very same world seems dead set against our existence. Please, just leave us alone.

It will take some unbelievably powerful spells to have to fight off these horrors, but at some stage players will have to face off against them, with the trailer revealing that these Wizarding World zombies will be posing a threat in the g

Earlier this week saw JK Rowling once again spout transphobic views on social media, with the billionaire author seeking to put down vulnerable people who simply want to be heard and accepted instead of demonised. The Harry Potter author makes it clear that she "knows and loves trans people" in her life but every facet of this ideology goes against that viewpoint. I’m not buying it, and neither are so many cisgender people on my social media who are happy to quote tweet these instances to dunk on Rowling and stand up for people like me.

Brewing potions, finding artifacts, choosing a wand, and getting sorted in a house were all a part of the larger experience. It was a site that allowed fans to really feel a part of Hogwarts Legacy Patch Notes which is something the upcoming console title will have to replicate in some

As players progress through the game, they'll be able to join a vampire clan, honing their abilities and focusing on whatever skills they wish. With extensive social and combat mechanisms available, Bloodlines 2 looks to be an immersive, bloody good ti

While it may have been critically panned, the video game adaptation of Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part 2 did bring a few new ideas into the gameplay mechanics of the series. The dueling, for instance, was the best it had ever b

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.