JK Rowling loves casting of black actor as Hermione

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.

It was announced yesterday that Swaziland-born actress Noma Dumezweni would take on the role made famous by Emma Watson.

Some fans messaged the author expressing confusion at a divergence from the Hermione they were used to seeing in the films and some made openly racist comments, but Rowling used her social media account to state that Hermione’s skin colour had never been specified in the books.