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First trans character in “Harry Potter” universe
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2/7/2023
This “Harry Potter” video game appears to feature the universe’s first transgender character.
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A new video game set in the Harry Potter universe appears to feature a transgender character,
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a first for the franchise. Hogwarts Legacy is an action role-playing game set within
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the iconic locations from the books and movies. During one of the quests,
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players meet Serona Ryan, the owner of a pub in Hogsmeade Village. Although the
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character doesn't specifically say she is trans, a line in her dialogue led many
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to make their own conclusion. Which is more than I can say for some of my own classmates.
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Took them a second to realize I was actually a witch, not a wizard.
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The inclusion of a trans character is particularly noteworthy given Harry Potter creator J.K. Rowling's
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history of transphobic commentary. Hogwarts Legacy was created without the involvement
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of Rowling, therefore some see the inclusion of such a character as a gesture of goodwill
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towards the trans community. Others however have argued that the character is an example
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of empty representation in a game that directly benefits from Rowling and her creation. They also
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noted that her name begins with the masculine title Sir, thus falling into Rowling's history
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of on-the-nose naming conventions, which often conform to ethnic or identity-based stereotypes.
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