The TV special sees the stars reunite for the 20th anniversary of the release of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone.
Rowling, who vehemently denies she is transphobic, defended her comments, saying: “If sex isn’t real, there’s no same-sex attraction.”
Similarly, Robbie Coltrane, who plays Rubeus Hagrid, said: “One of the many reasons I admire JK so much is millions now read books who would have never have lifted a book up in their lives and you suddenly realise the power of writing.” In the past, Radcliffe, who rose to fame after playing the schoolboy wizard Harry Potter, wrote “transgender women are women” in a statement through LGBT suicide prevention charity the Trevor Project.The Harry Potter special features the stars reuniting on board the Hogwarts Express, embracing in the Great Hall around a Christmas tree, and Grint, Radcliffe and Watson reuniting in the Gryffindor common room.
The special also features appearances from Helena Bonham Carter, who is Bellatrix Lestrange, Ralph Fiennes, who plays Lord Voldemort, and Jason Isaacs, who was Lucius Malfoy.
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