Hogwarts hysteria

Published February 10, 2023 6:33am ET



When Hogwarts Legacy comes out later this week, Harry Potter fans and gamers alike will enjoy an action role-playing game set in J.K. Rowling’s Wizarding World. But don’t remind them about Rowling. Then they’ll have to remember to feel bad about enjoying a harmless video game.

Writing for the technology blog Engadget, one author defends her decision to play the game, writing: “The author wasn’t involved in the creation of Hogwarts Legacy and her status as the world’s richest author won’t change regardless of the game’s success.” Despite being a bisexual woman with “a big ol’ Harry Potter tattoo next to an anti-TERF tattoo,” she fears pushback, adding that “it’s slightly frightening” to write about wanting to play the game, “knowing the condemnation I could receive … from people I actually care about.”

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