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So as you may know by now, there's going to be a play called "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child", which will feature...

So as you may know by now, there's going to be a play called "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child", which will feature the Golden Trio in middle age. A Swedish actress of African descent is playing Hermione, and the internet is going nuts. What do you guys think? Let's discuss it in the comments.  Personally, one of the things I love about Harry Potter is that it encourages the inclusion of EVERYONE. I feel like the internet is  Draco Malfoy turning this actress into a mudblood. They're missing the point. And I'm ALL FOR characters being true to their original forms (Aang should have been Asian, Annabeth should have been blonde, Clary's hair needed to be more carrot-colored, Storm needs an African accent of some kind) but if Queen Rowling is cool with it and never really specified Hermione's ethnicity, good for her! Remember, this is the character of Hermione Granger that we're talking about, not Emma Watson , and also, this is a play , not anothe...