I wonder if J.K. Rowling will ever actually write an important character as a minority, or if she will just leave it open and then claim it later when it doesn’t affect her sales so she can seem very politically aware
*sips tea*
ugh tumblr can fuck off
Tumblr: THE BOOK DOESNT SAY WHAT RACE SHE IS SO ITS OPEN.
JK: *confirms this, and says literally the exact same thing*
Tumblr: bitches more
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?????????@seriouslysolas – yeah, I agree.
Also she is not just saying now that Hermione could be not white. She is also endorsing a portrayal of Hermione as a woman of colour.
Like, the play is a thing that is happening. Her tweet/confirmation is not just a concept or a coy ploy. It’s not the same as her outing of Dumbledore’s sexuality post-books after the fact when the story was done: this is current.
An answer to the original question: yes, in The Casual Vacancy.