New Harry Potter Game Features a Transgender Character
Harry Potter series author J.K. Rowling’s comments about transgender identity.The Hogwarts Legacy video game, which reimagines the Wizarding World universe created by Rowling in the novels as a 19th-century role-playing game, was released earlier today, Friday, Feb.
10.According to Game Revolution, the game features the character of Sirona Ryan, a transgender witch who owns the Three Broomsticks pub in Hogsmeade village.Players are able to interact with Sirona while searching for a goblin named Lodgok.
In response to a question about Lodgok’s whereabouts, Sirona reportedly responds, “Hadn’t seen him in years when he came in a few months ago.
But, he recognized me instantly. Which is more than I can say for some of my own classmates. Took them a second to realize I was actually a witch, not a wizard.”No voice actress is officially listed as being attached to the Sirona role in any public materials.
