JK Rowling said she “loves black Hermione” and defended the decision to cast a black actress in the role of Hermione Granger in a new stage play Harry Potter And The Cursed Child.

HARRY POTTER and the Order of the Phoenix worked like magic in its US box office debut, taking $44.8 million (€32.49m) for the biggest Wednesday ever, according to studio estimates.

JAPAN rolled out the red carpet yesterday for the world premiere of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, the fifth movie from JK Rowling’s mega-hit fantasy series.