J.K. Rowling is setting the record straight?she loves a black Hermione.
Rowling would not stand for any intolerance when it came to the casting for the upcoming stage production of a Potter-based play called Harry Potter and the Cursed Child.
The play features the trio of beloved wizards set 19 years into the future and will debut on the London stage this summer. While fans are endlessly hungry for any addition to the classic storyline, some were not as thrilled to find out that the woman set to play Granger is British actress Noma Dumezweni, a South-African born award-winning British actress.
Specifically, some complained her skin tone did not match the films' depiction. Rowling defended the choice by simply revisiting her famous text. the author wrote on Twitter, "Canon: brown eyes, frizzy hair and very clever. White skin was never specified. Rowling loves black Hermione.? She expressed her elation even further on her Pottermore website, stating, "I'm so excited with the choice of casting for Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. I can't wait to see Jamie, Noma and Paul bring the adult Harry, Hermione and Ron to life on stage next summer."
