The original Harry Potter books and films might have long been concluded but it seems like fans all over the world can't seem to get enough of the boy wizard and the magical wizarding world of Hogwarts. Author J.K. Rowling has taken to Twitter to answer fan questions and has been known to be quite conscionable when it comes to responding.
In an article with the Inquisitr, Rowling was asked by fans asked if Jewish wizards existed at Hogwarts. She was quick to answer the question with an affirmative.
"Anthony Goldstein, Ravenclaw, Jewish wizard." tweeted Rowling.
Apparently, the reply to the tweet resulted in a blazing number of queries, which led the 'Harry Potter' author to respond
"To everyone asking whether their religion/belief/non-belief system is represented at Hogwarts: the only people I never imagined there are Wiccans." she said in a later tweet.
Rowling also attracted media attention when she revealed that Albus Dumbledore, the wise headmaster of Hogwarts was gay. Andrew Slack, head of the Harry Potter Alliance said that there were textual clues prior to Rowling's announcement on the headmaster's sexual orientation.
"After she outed Dumbledore, Rowling said that she viewed the whole series as a prolonged treatise on tolerance. Dumbledore is the personification of this. Like the LGBT community that has time and again used its own oppression to fight for the equality of others, Dumbledore was a champion for the rights of werewolves, giants, house elves, muggle-borns, centaurs, merpeople -- even alternative marriage. When it came time to decide whether the marriage between Lupin the werewolf and Tonks the full-blooded witch could be considered natural, Professor Minerva McGonagall said, 'Dumbledore would have been happier than anybody to think that there was a little more love in the world.'" he said.
Rowling was also asked of her opinion on Emma Watson's feminist speech last September for UN Women. She believed that Hermione Granger would be proud.
"She'd be extremely proud. Emma's speech was incredible. #heforshe" tweeted Rowling.
There is currently a Harry Potter sequel said to be in the works to be directed by David Yates. The current project date is November 2016 and will contain a detailed back-story of the popular Harry Potter characters.
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