‘Harry Potter’ Author J.K. Rowling Stands Up For LGBT, Says There Is One Important Thing Which Readers Should Remember From Famous Wizard Series

Last Tuesday, "Harry Potter" author J.K. Rowling held an on-the-spot Twitter question-and-answer session for her fans. The questions she answered were very diverse - from religion to fashion.

Fans also applauded her for confirming that lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender students were also welcome in the infamous witchcraft and wizardry school.

"Harry Potter" author J.K. Rowling said that students from all sorts of religion have been represented at Hogwarts.

"To everyone asking whether their religion/belief/non-belief system is represented at Hogwarts: the only people I never imagined there 1/2 are Wiccans," she wrote.

When one fan said that she thought Luna Lovegood was a "little bit wiccan," the British author responded: "Me too! But it's a different concept of magic to the one laid out in the books, so I don't really see how they can co-exist."

For those wondering whether Hogwarts likewise welcomed the Jews, Rowling confirmed that of the original 40 students she penned about, one was actually a Jewish.

"Anthony Goldstein, Ravenclaw, Jewish wizard," she wrote.

Of all her responses, the most retweeted was her response to one fan who asked whether Hogwarts would be deemed safe for the members of the LGBT community.

"It's safe to assume that Hogwarts had a variety of people and I like to think it's a safe place for LGBT students," the fan wrote.
Rowling's response was a photo with the line: "If Harry Potter taught us anything, it's that no one should live in a closet."

What do you think of Rowling's answers about the diversity of students in Hogwarts?

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